Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Jardin Atlantique: From Modernism to Postmodernity in Maine-Montparnasse -- Chapter 2. Jardin des Halles: A Garden at the City Center -- Chapter 3. Gardening and Meaning in the Parc André-Citroën -- Chapter 4. Bercy's "Jardin de la Mémoire": Ruin, Allegory, Memory -- Chapter 5. The Promenade Plantée, or Coulée Verte: Practices and Perceptions of Movement -- Conclusion. The City as a Site of Constant Cultivation -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments