In Inventing Stanley Park, environmental historian Sean Kheraj examines how this tension between popular expectations of idealized wilderness and the volatility of complex ecosystems helped shape one of the worlds most famous urban parks. Drawing on a wealth of illustrations and the insights of environmental history, Kheraj not only describes and depicts the natural and cultural forces that shaped the parks landscape, he also reveals the roots of our complex relationship with nature.
Released to coincide with Stanley Parks 125th anniversary, this book offers a revealing meditation on the interrelationship between nature, culture, parks policy, and public memory.