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Tree Sense

Ways of Thinking About Trees
By Susette Goldsmith
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At a moment when the planet is so clearly in peril, the trees stand as both guardians and messengers. They have words for us — if only we would listen. As climate change imposes significant challenges on the natural world, we are being encouraged to plant... Read More
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A tree miscellany with a focus on our planet's future.

Addresses the lack of Aotearoa-based resources on active citizenship and provides realistic and effective ways for people to engage as active citizens to support their whānau, communities and workplaces • Real-world case studies that inspire action and provide guidance to navigate solutions • A multidisciplinary approach with a wide range of academic contributors and practitioners of change • A companion to the highly successful Tūrangawaewae, reprinted three times

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At a moment when the planet is so clearly in peril, the trees stand as both guardians and messengers. They have words for us — if only we would listen. As climate change imposes significant challenges on the natural world, we are being encouraged to plant trees. At the same time, urban intensification and expansion threaten our existing arboreal resources and lead to disputes among communities, councils, and developers over the fate of mature trees.

To find our way through this confusion, we need to build our respect for trees and to recognise their essential role in our environment, our heritage, our well-being, and our future. We need to build a robust tree sense.

This collection of essays, art, and poetry by artists, activists, ecologists, and advocates, including Philip Simpson, Anne Noble, Elizabeth Smither, Kennedy Warne, and Glyn Church, discusses the many ways in which humans need trees, and how our future is laced into their roots and their branches.

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ISBN: 9780995140745

Publisher: Massey University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 June 2021

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Massey University Press

Illustration: 20 Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 163.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 430g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Dr Susette Goldsmith is of Ngāti Māhanga and Pākehā descent. She is an independent writer and editor of non-fiction, and Adjunct Research Fellow at the Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies, Victoria University of Wellington Te Herenga Waka. She has edited numerous museum, art gallery and scholarly books, essays and monographs, has published several natural and social histories, and has contributed articles and regular columns for diverse publications. Her scholarly research explores ways of perceiving, interpreting and safeguarding natural heritage in Aotearoa.

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