The Happy Heterotopia: Science and Leisure in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens

The botanic garden is a space of leisure, scientific endeavour, passive recreation, education and conservation. These roles are contradictory, yet coexist 'happily' in a single space. The central aim of this thesis is to investigate the diversity of spaces and meanings in the Christchurch...

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Main Author: Wieck, Susannah Diane
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Sociology and Anthropology 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/886