Routledge Wild Spaces in Urban Development - Routledge Book

This book examines how spontaneous nature in neglected urban spaces can reshape our understanding of green infrastructure and sustainable city development. Metropolitan areas face severe inequalities in green space distribution, yet wild growth flourishes in overlooked microsites beyond human control. Drawing on primary research across diverse global cities including Quito in Ecuador, Bengaluru and Kolkata in India, and Whitby in the United Kingdom, the work explores grassroots imaginaries and unaccounted ecosystems within urban environments. It challenges conventional approaches to urban planning by demonstrating how these spontaneous green spaces contribute to sustainable development goals and offer alternative perspectives on the relationship between built environments and nature.