Urban Wild
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50 Things To Do In The Urban Wild
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Author : Clare Gogerty
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2022-10-03
50 Things To Do In The Urban Wild written by Clare Gogerty and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-03 with Gardening categories.
Increasing numbers of urban dwellers has led to many of us feeling alienated from the natural world. This is not how we are meant to live, and we don’t have to. Even in the most built-up environment, nature makes its presence felt. All we have to do is let it in.
Wild City
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Author : Florence Wilkinson
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2022-04-01
Wild City written by Florence Wilkinson and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-01 with Nature categories.
'The mark of a good nature book is that it opens your eyes to what is there, but you missed, and then to the beautiful possibility of what might be. This is a very good book.' John Lewis-Stempel 'An enjoyable and timely reminder that we are never alone.' Tristan Gooley 'Wild City is as bright and hopeful as a dandelion springing up through the crack between pavings.' Hannah Bourne Taylor 'Florence Wilkinson is an engaging guide to the hidden - and not-so-hidden - delights of the real 'urban jungle', and what is being done to give them a helping hand.' Stephen Moss 'Think wildlife and an image of the countryside automatically comes to mind doesn't it? But our cities and towns are teeming with animals; not just foxes but badgers, bats and red squirrels too. I've learnt all about that from Wild City.' Martha Kearney 'A beautifully written reminder of the importance and benefits of protecting urban wildlife. I hope that in addition to campaigners and lovers of nature, politicians are reading this book because we need nature - and nature needs us more than ever. ' Alastair Campbell The badgers of Brighton's most exclusive postcode. The water voles of Glasgow. The Black Country bats who have found a haven in old industrial tunnels. The peregrine falcons nesting on the ledges of tower blocks. The mosquitoes found on the London Underground and nowhere else on earth. In Wild City Florence Wilkinson takes us on a fascinating journey into why we should engage with our fellow urban species. 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. As more and more of our planet is urbanised, we humans still feel that primal pull to connect with our wilder roots. 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. Wild City proposes a compelling manifesto for city wildlife, suggesting how we might take action to protect the often-overlooked residents who live alongside us. City-dwellers, it's time to meet your neighbours.
Urban Wild
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Author : Australian Geographic
language : en
Publisher: Australian Geographic
Release Date : 2020-10
Urban Wild written by Australian Geographic and has been published by Australian Geographic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10 with categories.
Australia is the most urbanised nation on earth and yet we share our built environment with a cavalcade of amazing native creatures. This book examines some of the issues around our complex relationship with nature.
Secret Life Of The City
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Author : Hanna Hagen Bjørgaas
language : en
Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd
Release Date : 2023-04-25
Secret Life Of The City written by Hanna Hagen Bjørgaas and has been published by Greystone Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-25 with Nature categories.
Come along on an informative, whirlwind tour of urban species—from intelligent crows to backyard lichens—and discover that you are surrounded by wild nature, even in your own backyard. When biologist Hanna Bjørgaas spots a fairy cup lichen in Antarctica, she is surprised to recognize it from her own backyard in Oslo. When she returns home, she embarks on a journey into urban nature, visiting city parks, cemeteries, and concrete rooftops to investigate the species that live in urban spaces. Along the way, she meets corvids, songbirds, ants, pigeons, bats, sparrows, fungi, and linden trees—and the experts who study their surprising abilities to survive, and thrive, in the city. As Bjørgaas discovers, urban nature—and its unique mixture of species that have never lived together before in Earth’s history—is valuable. More than half of the world’s human population lives in densely populated areas—and plants and animals have followed us into cities. Secret Life of the City invites us to pay more attention to the sounds, sights, and smells of urban nature right outside our door. A treasure trove of fascinating flora and fauna, this wonderful book offers a plea to save our city plants, animals, and fungi before we lose them, too.
Urban Wild
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Author : Tricia Knoll
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-05-02
Urban Wild written by Tricia Knoll and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-02 with categories.
The Urban Bestiary
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Author : Lyanda Lynn Haupt
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-09-17
The Urban Bestiary written by Lyanda Lynn Haupt and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-17 with Nature categories.
From the bestselling author of Crow Planet, a compelling journey into the secret lives of the wild animals at our back door. In The Urban Bestiary, acclaimed nature writer Lyanda Lynn Haupt journeys into the heart of the everyday wild, where coyotes, raccoons, chickens, hawks, and humans live in closer proximity than ever before. Haupt's observations bring compelling new questions to light: Whose "home" is this? Where does the wild end and the city begin? And what difference does it make to us as humans living our everyday lives? In this wholly original blend of science, story, myth, and memoir, Haupt draws us into the secret world of the wild creatures that dwell among us in our urban neighborhoods, whether we are aware of them or not. With beautiful illustrations and practical sidebars on everything from animal tracking to opossum removal, The Urban Bestiary is a lyrical book that awakens wonder, delight, and respect for the urban wild, and our place within it.
Urban Wildlife Conservation
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Author : Robert A. McCleery
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-11-11
Urban Wildlife Conservation written by Robert A. McCleery and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-11 with Science categories.
In the past, wildlife living in urban areas were ignored by wildlife professionals and urban planners because cities were perceived as places for people and not for wild animals. Paradoxically, though, many species of wildlife thrive in these built environments. Interactions between humans and wildlife are more frequent in urban areas than any other place on earth and these interactions impact human health, safety and welfare in both positive and negative ways. Although urban wildlife control pest species, pollinate plants and are fun to watch, they also damage property, spread disease and even attack people and pets. In urban areas, the combination of dense human populations, buildings, impermeable surfaces, introduced vegetation, and high concentrations of food, water and pollution alter wildlife populations and communities in ways unseen in more natural environments. For these ecological and practical reasons, researchers and mangers have shown a growing interest in urban wildlife ecology and management. This growing interest in urban wildlife has inspired many studies on the subject that have yet to be synthesized in a cohesive narrative. Urban Wildlife: Theory and Practice fills this void by synthesizing the latest ecological and social knowledge in the subject area into an interdisciplinary and practical text. This volume provides a foundation for the future growth and understanding of urban wildlife ecology and management by: • Clearly defining th e concepts used to study and describe urban wildlife, • Offering a cohesive understanding of the coupled natural and social drivers that shape urban wildlife ecology, • Presenting the patterns and processes of wildlife response to an urbanizing world and explaining the mechanisms behind them and • Proposing means to create physical and social environments that are mutually beneficial for both humans and wildlife.
Urban Wild
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Author : Helen Rook
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2022-02-17
Urban Wild written by Helen Rook and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-17 with Gardening categories.
Learn how to de-stress, relax and connect with the wildness you can find on your doorstep even in urban and suburban settings. Increasing workload, nervous tension, trouble sleeping? Wondering whether there is more to life? You're not having a mid-life crisis. Like so many others, you are feeling the call of the wild. Today's urban living makes it easy for us to feel divorced from nature. This practical book is filled with 52 varied and inspiring activities illustrated with beautiful colour photographs that will get you out and about whatever the weather. Featuring a combination of creative, culinary, herbal and mindful projects, all with nature at their heart, you'll be surprised how much wildness you can find on your doorstep when you know where to look. Organised by month, Urban Wild's simple, seasonal, step-by-step activities open the door to nature in urban and suburban landscapes to help you increase your potential for health and well-being and take your first steps on a journey of discovery towards a lifelong connection with the natural world.
Urban Wildlife Habitats
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Author : Lowell W. Adams
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Release Date : 1994
Urban Wildlife Habitats written by Lowell W. Adams and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Nature categories.
Urban Wildlife Habitats was first published in 1994. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. In cities, towns, and villages, between buildings and parking lots, streets and sidewalks, and polluted streams and rivers, there is ever less space for the "natural," the plants and animals that once were at home across North America. In this first book-length study of the subject, Lowell W. Adams reviews the impact of urban and suburban growth on natural plant and animal communities and reveals how, with appropriate landscape planning and urban development, cities and towns can be made more accommodating for a wide diversity of species, including our own. Soils and ground surface, air, water, and noise pollution, space and demographics are among the urban characteristics Adams considers in relation to wildlife. He describes changes in the composition and structure of vegetation, as native species are replaced by exotic ones, and shows how, with spreading urbanization of natural habitats, the diversity of species of plants and animals almost always declines, although the density of a few species increases. Adams contends, however, that it is possible for a wide variety of species to coexist in the metropolitan environment, and he cites a growing interest in the practice of "natural landscaping," which emphasizes the use of native species and considers the structure, pattern, and species composition of vegetation as it relates to wildlife needs. Urban habitats vary from small city parks in densely built downtowns to suburbs with large yards and considerable open space. Adams discusses the opportunities these areas--along with school yards, hospital grounds, cemeteries, individual residences, and vacant lots--provide for judicious wildlife management and for the salutary interaction of people with nature. Lowell W. Adams is vice president of the National Institute for Urban Wildlife in Columbia, Maryland.
Urban Wilds
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Author : O. Tanner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Urban Wilds written by O. Tanner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with categories.