Urban Wilds
08–13–22
With Jill Desimini, Ellen Wong
Urban wilds—successional landscapes shaped by ecological processes in the wake of human disturbance—occupy a paradoxical position in the city. They bear witness to histories of transformation while gesturing toward more ecologically attuned futures. Unlike remote wilderness, they are porous, entangled with human activity, and largely excluded from policy and public recognition. This research critically documents five urban wilds in the Boston area to foreground their role as informal commons—sites of encounter, memory, and resistance within the urban fabric.
Category
Publication, Landscape Research