Figures & data
Figure 1 Chausseestraße, Berlin. A typical urban wasteland (now lost) where the Berlin Wall once stood. Photo by the author (2007). (Color figure available online.)
Figure 2 The High Line, New York. An ecological simulacrum has been created to resemble elements of what once existed on the site. Photo by the author (2011). (Color figure available online.)
Figure 3 Tempelhof Airport, Berlin. The dry grasslands between the abandoned runways have become important nesting sites for the skylark, Alauda arvensis, a bird that is now much diminished in its natural habitat of open country across much of Europe. Photo by the author (2011). (Color figure available online.)
Figure 4 Lara Almarcegui, To open a wasteland, Brussels (2000). Courtesy of the artist. (Color figure available online.)
