Both theoretically rich and empirically robust and will be of interest to anyone who is grappling with the whys and hows of urban greening and sustainability politics, from urban planners, community activists, academics, and everyday urbanites whose lives are intimately connected to green spaces in the city. (Journal of Planning Education and Research) Provides great insight on what one might call the "political ecology" of cities, and helps us to understand how spatial change is engendered by, and reflected in, the relationship between bureaucratic systems and social movements. (The Gotham Center for New York City History) City of Forests, City of Farms serves as an interesting story of how urban politics and plan implementation play out in real life and provides some basis for optimism about future efforts. (Journal of Urban Affairs) The author employs interviews and archival analysis as well as actor network theory, urban regime theory, and other frameworks to describe the progress of the two environmental concerns. In its careful and thorough analysis of forestry and community gardening in the largest city in the United States, the work represents a model for how to convert a dissertation on an important topic into an engaging and timely book. (aag review of books) City of Forests, City of Farms is both theoretically rich and empirically robust and will be of interest to anyone who is grappling with the whys and hows of urban greening and sustainability politics, from urban planners, community activists, academics, and everyday urbanites whose lives are intimately connected to green spaces in the city. (Journal of PLannig Education and Research).