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Author Wilson, Ben, 1980- author.

Title URBAN JUNGLE : THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF NATURE IN THE CITY / Ben Wilson.

Edition First large print edition.
Publication Info. New York : Random House Large Print, [2023]
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b3134569~S1
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 Nichols Adult Large Type Nonfiction  577.56 WIL    AVAILABLE
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Description xxiii, 422 pages (large print), 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Physical Medium large print rda
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [359]-391) and index.
Contents Introduction -- On the edge -- Parks & rec -- The crack in the concrete -- The canopy -- Life force -- The harvest -- Zootropolis -- Epilogue.
Summary "Since the beginning of civilization, humans have built cities to wall nature out, then glorified it in beloved but quite artificial parks. In Urban Jungle Ben Wilson...looks to the fraught relationship between nature and the city for clues to how the planet can survive in an age of climate crisis"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Urban ecology (Biology)
Climatic changes.
Urban ecology (Sociology)
City planning.
Nature -- Effect of human beings on.
Genre Large type books.
Added Title History and future of nature in the city
ISBN 9780593863732 (paperback)
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