Secret life of the city : how nature thrives in the urban wild /
Discover who's living in your own backyard. More than half of all humans now live in cities, with a mixture of plants, animals and fungi that have never been together before. Yet not only do few of us see and appreciate these creatures, we often try to eradicate them. What if understanding urba...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from the Norwegian. |
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Vancouver :
Greystone Books,
[2023].
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| Summary: | Discover who's living in your own backyard. More than half of all humans now live in cities, with a mixture of plants, animals and fungi that have never been together before. Yet not only do few of us see and appreciate these creatures, we often try to eradicate them. What if understanding urban species could help preserve our connection to nature? Secret Life of the City introduces us to corvids, songbirds, ants, pigeons, bats, sparrows, lichens and linden trees and the experts who study their surprising abilities to survive, and thrive, in urban spaces. Blending science and story, this fascinating book invites us to pay attention to the sights, sounds and smells all around us. |
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| Item Description: | First published in English by Greystone Books in 2023. Originally published in Norwegian as Byens himmelige liv: Historier fra den urbane villmarka, ©2021, by Cappelen Damm, Oslo. |
| Physical Description: | 257 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1771649356 9781771649353 |