The accidental ecosystem : people and wildlife in American cities /

"The Accidental Ecosystem tells the story of how cities across the United States went from having little wildlife to filling, dramatically and unexpectedly, with wild creatures. Today, many of these cities have more large and charismatic wild animals living in them than at any time in at least...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Alagona, Peter S. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Urban animals > United States > History.
Urban ecology (Biology) > United States.
Cities and towns > Growth.
City planning > Environmental aspects.
Faune urbaine > États-Unis > Histoire.
Écologie urbaine > États-Unis.
Villes > Croissance.
NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection
Urban animals
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction : where the wild things are, now
  • 1. Hot spots
  • 2. The urban barnyard
  • 3. Nurturing nature
  • 4. Bambi boom
  • 5. Room to roam
  • 6. Out of the shadows
  • 7. Close encounters
  • 8. Home to roost
  • 9. Hide and seek
  • 10. Creature discomforts
  • 11. Catch and release
  • 12. Damage control
  • 13. Fast forward
  • 14. Embracing the Urban Wild
  • Coda : lost and found.

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