Planting a City in the Tropical Andes : Plants and People in Bogota, 1880 to 1920

Omtale

This book reveals how the 19th Century modernisation of Bogotá led to a transformation in the social role of plants – showing how this city located in the high altitudes of the tropical Andes turned into a ‘floristic island’ formed by native, introduce, wild and cultivated plants.