The bird-friendly city : creating safe urban habitats / Timothy Beatley.

"In The Bird-Friendly City, Timothy Beatley, a longtime advocate for intertwining the built and natural environments, takes readers on a global tour of cities that are reinventing the status quo with birds in mind. Efforts span a fascinating breadth of approaches: public education, urban planning an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beatley, Timothy, 1957- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Island Press, [2020]
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Physical Description:xvii, 250 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book

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505 0 |a The benefits of birds in a world shaped by humans -- Birds in a changing world -- Protecting the birds around us: How cities such as Portland are nurturing unlikely alliances of bird and cat lovers -- Returning home: Inspiring work from London to Pittsburgh to make space for migrating swifts -- Replacing habitats lost: The story of the burrowing owls of Phoenix and efforts at urban relocation -- Vertical bird city: Singapore, hornbills, and beyond -- Bird appreciation: Changing perceptions of urban birds -- Design for safe passage: Cities such as San Francisco lead the way with bird-safe buildings and design -- Birds in Ravine City: Toronto's pioneering work to build awareness and design a habitat city -- Black cockatoo rising: The struggle to save birds and bush from a proposed highway -- Birdcity: What makes for a deeply bird-friendly city, and how do we measure it? -- Cultivating a bird-caring citizenry. 
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