Gardens and Human Agency in the Anthropocene

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"Focusing on gardens as spaces of mediation between nature and culture, this book offers a novel perspective on the Anthropocene, the proposed geological epoch shaped by human interventions. It offers a rich survey of historical experiences that may turn out to be invaluable when addressing the challenges of the Anthropocene." - Juergen Renn, Director at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, Germany

"Contributors in this interdisciplinary volume show that humble gardens-technology-saturated landscapes that mediate between nature and culture - are an apt site for confronting the seduction of the mighty Anthropocene - and, just possibly, a means readily within our individual and collective human agency to mobilize technology for a better world." - Thomas J. Misa, University of Minnesota, President of SHOT (2019-2020) USA

"By using the garden as a metaphor this series of essays successfully challenges man-induced environmental change, providing a text that should be read not only by this interested in landscapes and gardens, but by anyone interested in the future of life on earth." - Jan Woudstra, Department of Landscape, The University of Sheffield, UK