{"product_id":"9781398701861-wild-city","title":"Wild City","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEncounters With Urban Wildlife\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hopeful manifesto for urban wildlife\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003ci\u003eA deeply evocative, highly descriptive and thoroughly enjoyable plunge into Britain's urban wildlife with an authentically hopeful message\u003c\/i\u003e' Geographical Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCity-dwellers, it's time to meet your neighbours.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWild City\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlorence proposes a compelling manifesto for city wildlife, suggesting how we might take action to protect the often-overlooked residents who live alongside us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wild City\u003ci\u003e is as bright and hopeful as a dandelion springing up through the crack between pavings\u003c\/i\u003e' Hannah Bourne Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'An enjoyable and timely reminder that we are never alone\u003c\/i\u003e' Tristan Gooley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41063356432481,"sku":"9781398701861","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_21439754.jpg?v=1708509761","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781398701861-wild-city","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}