Ecopolitics and the Making of Lisbon’s Green Infrastructure (1764-2020)

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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This book reveals how the city’s politics, culture, and ecology shaped urban nature from 1764 to 2020. Through a longue durée history of Lisbon’s public gardens and green spaces, it offers new insights into green infrastructure, climate adaptation, and the making of the modern city.Drawing on urban history, environmental history, history of science, and landscape studies, the book uncovers how Lisbon’s gardens, parks, boulevards, and tree-lined streets became laboratories of urban modernity and ecological adaptation. Through emblematic case studies, ranging from the Passeio Público and Estrela Garden to Monsanto and Lisbon’s Green Capital transformation, it shows how political regimes, scientific expertise, and civic life shaped the city’s green infrastructure across centuries. Thereby, it presents a deeper understanding of the historical roots of contemporary debates on climate resilience, sustainability, public space, and social life in cities.This book is intended for scholars and students of urban history, environmental history, landscape architecture, urban studies, history of science, and Portuguese studies, as well as policymakers, planners, environmental professionals, and general readers interested in Lisbon, sustainability, climate adaptation, and the historical relationship between cities and nature.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-11-02
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Studies in Urbanism and the City
Antal sidor:262
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781041071273

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Ana Duarte Rodrigues is Associate Professor of History of Science at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon and co-coordinator of the Interuniversity Centre for the History of Science and Technology (CIUHCT). Her work bridges history of science and gardens and landscape studies, with a particular focus on early modern gardens, water history, and the urban history of science, especially in relation to Lisbon and its green infrastructure. In addition to her research and teaching, she plays an active role in academic leadership, serving on scientific councils and international evaluation panels, and is strongly committed to public engagement through exhibitions, conferences, and media outreach.

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Introduction 1. Under Liberalism: The Department of Gardens and Green Grounds at the Lisbon City Council, 1840-1900 2. Green Politics in the City: The Passeio Público as a Contested Urban Landscape 3. The Estrela Garden as a Pioneer: Educational, Social, and Cultural Roles From Liberalism to the Present 4. The Main Axis of Lisbon's Green Infrastructure: The Avenida da Liberdade 5. Park of Liberty, Park Eduardo VII and the Cold Greenhouse 6. Botanic Gardens of Lisbon as Infrastructures of Circulation 7. Lisbon's Grid: Square Gardens and Tree-Lined Streets 8. The Revival of the Department and the Rise of Landscape Architecture Under Dictatorship, c. 1940-1974 9. The Making of Lisbon's Lungs: From Campo Grande to Monsanto 10. Ecopolitics, Social Justice and the Expansion of Green Covering: From Democracy to Capital Green Prize 11. Final Remarks