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The Great Escape

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City forests have always taken a rather special place within urban societies. On the one hand, they are an integral part of it, while on the other they offer – at least the illusion of – a possibility for escape and retreat. In line with Tuan’s (2007) distinction introduced in Chap. 1, city forests are both safe, familiar ‘places’ and unpredictable, exciting and sometimes challenging and unknown ‘spaces’.

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