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Accidental Wilderness : The Origins and Ecology of Toronto's Tommy Thompson Park by Walter H. Kehm (2020, Hardcover)

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PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press

ISBN-101487508344

ISBN-139781487508340

eBay Product ID (ePID)21067514760

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Book TitleAccidental Wilderness : the Origins and Ecology of Toronto's Tommy Thompson Park

Number of Pages176 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2020

TopicGeneral, Ecology, Life Sciences / Biology, Sociology / Urban

IllustratorYes

GenreNature, Social Science, Science

AuthorWalter H. Kehm

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight48.1 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width12.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2020-448111

Reviews"The Spit was quarried from the landfill of the city, cradled and cared for by local activists and then captured by the regenerative forces of nature. This extraordinary saga is beautifully told by Walter H. Kehm and his colleagues and exquisitely highlighted by the photography of Robert Burley."--David Crombie, mayor of Toronto (1972-1978), professor, and writer "This resonating book is a command performance of what is left of nature for the people of Toronto. It is a mirror for change, a welcoming walk into the spirit of renewal."--Diana Beresford-Kroeger, author of To Speak for the Trees "Venturing onto the Leslie Street Spit, we are still in the city but in an entirely different world. It is sublime. The Spit was never intended to be a wilderness park, but it became a magnificent one. In Accidental Wldernessthe photographs by Robert Burley capture the Spit's strange beauty, while the text by Walter H. Kehm and his colleagues brilliantly tells the suspenseful story of the perilous and persistent journey to 'let it be.'"--Ken Greenberg, author of Walking Home and Toronto Reborn "Accidental Wildernessshould be required reading for urbanists, advocates, and environmentalists in Canada and beyond."--Charles Waldheim, Harvard University, "The Spit is miraculous and amazing, growing out of Toronto like a volcanic island. Accidental Wilderness is a stunningly beautiful and hopeful book that captures with writing that is both technical and romantic the story of how the Spit came to be and what it almost was if not for the interventions of the people who protected it." --Shawn Micallef, Spacingmagazine "This book will leave readers with a great appreciation of what has been created in Lake Ontario at the end of Leslie Street and what impact that creation could have on the future of wilderness - accidental or otherwise - in Canada." --Michael Olsen, Ontario Field Ornithologists "This beautifully produced ode celebrates a unique place on the shores of Toronto's Lake Ontario. The Spit, as it is known locally, was a dump site for the city's midcentury building boom, a landform not so much planned as accumulated. But nature arrived uninvited, spurring several decades of local advocacy, and eventually a singular urban park emerged." --Landscape Architecture Magazine "Part field guide, part environmental history, Accidental Wilderness would make an excellent manual for ecological restoration along the entire lakeshore." --Amy Lavender Harris, Spacing Magazine "The book's value is the detailed accounting of how the accidental creation of Tommy Thompson Park evolved in concert with Kehm's park master plan. The planning and design process could be used as a framework for creating and restoring urban wildlands in Great Lakes communities and other coastal ecosystem areas. Such a framework is especially critical given how climate change is shifting weather-induced physical processes and temperature. Burley's photography provides the reader with an intimate feel for the created park character. The book is recommended for those interested in more ecologically based planning and design processes." --Richard Smardon, SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Landscape Journal, "The Spit is miraculous and amazing, growing out of Toronto like a volcanic island. Accidental Wilderness is a stunningly beautiful and hopeful book that captures with writing that is both technical and romantic the story of how the Spit came to be and what it almost was if not for the interventions of the people who protected it." --Shawn Micallef, Spacingmagazine "This book will leave readers with a great appreciation of what has been created in Lake Ontario at the end of Leslie Street and what impact that creation could have on the future of wilderness - accidental or otherwise - in Canada." --Michael Olsen, Ontario Field Ornithologists "This beautifully produced ode celebrates a unique place on the shores of Toronto's Lake Ontario. The Spit, as it is known locally, was a dump site for the city's midcentury building boom, a landform not so much planned as accumulated. But nature arrived uninvited, spurring several decades of local advocacy, and eventually a singular urban park emerged." --Landscape Architecture Magazine "Part field guide, part environmental history, Accidental Wilderness would make an excellent manual for ecological restoration along the entire lakeshore." --Amy Lavender Harris, Spacing Magazine "The book's value is the detailed accounting of how the accidental creation of Tommy Thompson Park evolved in concert with Kehm's park master plan. The planning and design process could be used as a framework for creating and restoring urban wildlands in Great Lakes communities and other coastal ecosystem areas. Such a framework is especially critical given how climate change is shifting weather-induced physical processes and temperature. Burley's photography provides the reader with an intimate feel for the created park character. The book is recommended for those interested in more ecologically based planning and design processes." --Richard Smardon, SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Landscape Journal "The Spit was quarried from the landfill of the city, cradled and cared for by local activists and then captured by the regenerative forces of nature. This extraordinary saga is beautifully told by Walter H. Kehm and his colleagues and exquisitely highlighted by the photography of Robert Burley."--David Crombie, mayor of Toronto (1972-1978), professor, and writer "This resonating book is a command performance of what is left of nature for the people of Toronto. It is a mirror for change, a welcoming walk into the spirit of renewal."--Diana Beresford-Kroeger, author of To Speak for the Trees "Venturing onto the Leslie Street Spit, we are still in the city but in an entirely different world. It is sublime. The Spit was never intended to be a wilderness park, but it became a magnificent one. In Accidental Wldernessthe photographs by Robert Burley capture the Spit's strange beauty, while the text by Walter H. Kehm and his colleagues brilliantly tells the suspenseful story of the perilous and persistent journey to 'let it be.'"--Ken Greenberg, author of Walking Home and Toronto Reborn "Accidental Wildernessshould be required reading for urbanists, advocates, and environmentalists in Canada and beyond."--Charles Waldheim, Harvard University

Table Of ContentForeword David Miller Introduction Walter H. Kehm Portfolio I Robert Burley Part I: Epiphany The Spontaneous Ecology of Tommy Thompson Park Peter Del Tredici Building the Leslie Street Spit Wayne Reeves Aquatic Park Walter H. Kehm The Evolution of Advocacy John Carley Portfolio II Robert Burley Part II: Process Conservation by Design: The 1986 Plan Walter H. Kehm Plants and Natural Succession Gavin Miller Birds and Birding at the Spit Garth Vernon Riley Mammals and Fish Gord MacPherson and Walter H. Kehm Habitat Projects and Wildlife Management Andrea Chreston Portfolio III Robert Burley Part III: Evolution People in the Park Walter H. Kehm Let the Spit Be!! Robert Burley Home Chief R. Stacey Laforme Acknowledgments Comparative Parks List of Bird Species List of Plant Species References Further Resources Image Key Contributors

SynopsisAccidental Wilderness showcases how the removal of city rubble and its displacement can result in new urban parklands with significant ecological importance for the health of the city and its residents., A fortuitous urban miracle, Tommy Thompson Park is an oasis of "accidental wilderness" on Toronto's lakeshore. Initially created as a landfill site on the city's rapidly developing waterfront, the Leslie Street Spit, as the park is affectionately known, has seen its physical and ecological footprint grow dramatically over recent decades. Forests, grasslands, and wildlife now thrive - all within a stone's throw of some of the most densely populated areas of North America's fourth-largest city/ Accidental Wilderness is a rich and lyrical collection of essays curated by internationally recognized landscape architect and original designer of Tommy Thompson Park, Walter H. Kehm. A stunning collection of photographs by renowned landscape photographer Robert Burley complements these essays, which explore the city's port origins; the principles and design of the park's master plan; the native-plant succession process; the park's unique flora and fauna; public advocacy efforts; and public recreation in the park and its effect on mental, physical, and spiritual health. In an era when the dangers of climate change have begun to affect daily life, Tommy Thompson Park offers a hopeful narrative about how nature can flourish in, and contribute to, the well-being of twenty-first-century cities.

LC Classification NumberQH106.2.O6K43 2020