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Transspecies urban theory

Author: Wolch, Jennifer R.; West, Kathleen; Gaines, Thomas E.
Date: 1995
Periodical: Environment and Planning D: Society and Space
Abstract: Contemporary urban theory is anthropocentric. In an effort to foreground a transspecies urban theory, we critically assess research on the impacts of urbanization on the natural environment, the range of human-animal interactions in the city, dimensions of urban wildlife ecology, and urban wildlife management and conservation practices. An heuristic device designed to guide the future development of transspecies urban theory is proposed, building upon recent social theoretic debates.