[PDF] When Cities Grow Wild eBook

Author : Peter Del Tredici
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 35,3 MB
Release : 2020-03-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1501740466

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In this field guide to the future, esteemed Harvard University botanist Peter Del Tredici unveils the plants that will become even more dominant in urban environments under projected future environmental conditions. These plants are the most important and most common plants in cities. Learning what they are and the role they play, he writes, will help us all make cities more livable and enjoyable. With more than 1000 photos, readers can easily identify these powerful plants. Learn about the fascinating cultural history of each plant.

Author : Lonely Planet Kids
Publisher : Lonely Planet
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 30,47 MB
Release : 2019-11-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1788686586

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Discover the secret lives of the extraordinary creatures that share our cities. From red foxes sneaking rides on London buses to leopards prowling the backstreets of Mumbai, this book explores the clever ways animals have adapted to the urban environment and gives tips on how you can help protect our wild neighbours.

Author : Michael C. Houck
Publisher :
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 42,31 MB
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780931686146

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With over 85 maps and guides to natural sites, Wild in the City leads the reader, hiker, biker, birder, canoeist, naturalist and armchair enthusiast into the Portland/Vancouver area urban landscape. Essays by acclaimed Northwest writers give a new perspective on these intriguing greenspaces. Drawing on the rich offerings of the Audubon Society of Portland's Urban Naturalist, this engaging book takes readers to unique and surprising places in one of the nation's most livable cities.

Author : Ingo Kowarik
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 38,73 MB
Release : 2005-12-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540268596

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This book provides a first overview of the phemonemon of post-industrial urban wilderness: urban landscapes once shaped by heavy industry that are being re-colonized naturally by forests. These new types of urban woodlands are often overlooked by ecologists, foresters and planners. Individual chapters consider urban woodlands from the perspectives of ecology, environmental sociology, forestry, nature conservation and landscape architecture.

Author : Nicholas Read
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 29,13 MB
Release : 2012-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1554693950

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Discusses the lives of wild animals that live in a North American urban environment--

Author : Ben Lerwill
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 16,33 MB
Release : 2020-09-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0241433789

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Picture a city. What do you see? Traffic and towering buildings? Or maybe you imagine something a little . . . wilder? These are the astonishing stories of the animals who are adapting to live in our urban world - and how you can help them to thrive. From the pitter-patter of penguins in Cape Town, to the prowl of a leopard in Mumbai, the splash of a seal in Sydney, cities are home to all sorts of unexpected residents. Keep your eyes wide open as as we travel the globe discovering wild cities. With magical illustration and beautiful storytelling, these incredible stories will fascinate every reader who has the travel bug, or is an animal fan, or has ever wondered what else exists in our big cities. Featuring: London, Berlin, Paris, Warsaw, Calgary, New York City, Chicago, Sydney, Beijing, Tokyo, Mumbai, Singapore, Cape Town and Seoul.

Author : Wendy Steele
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 27,34 MB
Release : 2022-04
Category : City planning
ISBN : 9780367551575

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This book critically engages with the contemporary challenges of planning wild cities in a climate of change and will be of particular interest to students and scholars of planning, urban studies and sustainable development.

Author : FLORENCE. WILKINSON
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,44 MB
Release : 2024-04-25
Category :
ISBN : 9781398701861

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'A deeply evocative, highly descriptive and thoroughly enjoyable plunge into Britain's urban wildlife with an authentically hopeful message' Geographical Magazine City-dwellers, it's time to meet your neighbours. In Wild City Florence Wilkinson takes us on a fascinating journey into why we should engage with our fellow urban species, from the badgers of central Brighton, to tunnel-dwelling Black Country bats to the mosquitoes found on the London Underground and nowhere else on earth. She shares what we might see - if we only take the time to look - and how nature is adapting to human-engineered environments in unexpected and ingenious ways. This gorgeously lyrical book invites us to celebrate the natural world, while also offering a clear-eyed glimpse into the challenges faced by urban plants and animals as cities grow and sprawl. Florence proposes a compelling manifesto for city wildlife, suggesting how we might take action to protect the often-overlooked residents who live alongside us. 'Wild City is as bright and hopeful as a dandelion springing up through the crack between pavings' Hannah Bourne Taylor 'An enjoyable and timely reminder that we are never alone' Tristan Gooley