Urban Jungle

"This ... book by the authors of the bestselling Urban Jungle addresses the life-changing magic of living with and caring for plants. Aimed at a wider audience than typical houseplant books, each chapter combines easily digestible plant knowledge, style guidance via real home interiors, and ... advice for using plants to increase energy, creativity, and well-being and to attract love and prosperity"--Publisher's website.

In this exhilarating look at cities, past and future, Ben Wilson proposes that, in our world of rising seas and threatening weather, the natural world may prove the city's savior "Illuminating...Wilson leaves readers with hope about the future of efforts to preserve the ecosystems that surround us, as well as a new perspective that looks beyond the concrete and asphalt when walking along a city’s streets."—Associated Press 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—the author of Metropolis, a seven-thousand-year history of cities that the Wall Street Journal called “a towering achievement”—looks to the fraught relationship between nature and the city for clues to how the planet can survive in an age of climate crisis. Whether it was the market farmers of Paris, Germans in medieval forest cities, or the Aztecs in the floating city of Tenochtitlan, pre-modern humans had an essential bond with nature. But when the day came that water was piped in and food flown from distant fields, that relationship was lost. Today, urban areas are the fastest-growing habitat on Earth and in Urban Jungle Ben Wilson finds that we are at last acknowledging that human engineering is not enough to protect us from extremes of weather. He takes us to places where efforts to rewild the city are under way: to Los Angeles, where the city’s concrete river will run blue again, to New York City, where a bleak landfill will be a vast grassland preserve. The pinnacle of this strategy will be Amsterdam: a city that is its own ecosystem, that makes no waste and produces its own energy. In many cities, Wilson finds, nature is already thriving. Koalas are settling in Brisbane, wild boar may raid your picnic in Berlin. Green canopies, wildflowers, wildlife: the things that will help cities survive, he notes, also make people happy. Urban Jungle offers the pleasures of history—how backyard gardens spread exotic species all over the world, how war produces biodiversity—alongside a fantastic vision of the lush green cities of our future. Climate change, Ben Wilson believes, is only the latest chapter in the dramatic human story of nature and the city.

The book 'Urban Jungle' is a source of green inspiration and a collection of creative plant ideas for everyone who wants to bring more green into their homes and daily lives. The book takes us on an inspiring voyage through five green homes across Europe which prove that living with plants is beautiful, creative, individual and sometimes even arty. Additionally the book features numerous plant styling ideas from successful international bloggers of the Urban Jungle Bloggers community, simple plant care tips and DIY ideas. The book is for everyone and aims to allay any fears about living with plants. You don't need a green thumb - all you need is the book 'Urban Jungle'! 'Urban Jungle' will be published in both English and German.

Much has been written about the effects of British culture on colonized people, but this study suggests that the influence worked both ways. Focusing on the relationship between literature and metropolitan culture, it discusses the cultural confusion caused by bringing the foreign home.

Are you a redpilled man struggling to make your London house bloom and flourish? Do you feel overwhelmed by the constant bombardment of cultural Marxist ideas, making you worry about looking too "traditional"? Fear not, because this book is here to help you embrace your masculine spirit and create the garden of your dreams. Imagine a garden that reflects your strength and individuality, a place where you can enjoy the fruits of your labor while escaping the chaos of city life. With "Mastering the Urban Jungle", you'll learn the ins and outs of London gardening, from choosing the right plants to working with limited space. You'll discover how to create a sanctuary that's uniquely YOU, without falling victim to the suffocating grasp of cultural Marxism. Here are 8 irresistible reasons to buy this book today: 1. Learn from an expert: author Conrad Riker shares his hard-earned knowledge and practical tips, so you don't have to make the same mistakes. 2. Create a safe haven: design a garden that provides a place for relaxation and contemplation, away from the noisy city. 3. Boost your confidence: embrace your masculine side and reject the emasculating influences of cultural Marxism. 4. Save time and money: avoid expensive and time-consuming missteps by following Conrad Riker's proven strategies. 5. Enhance your home's value: a well-crafted garden can increase the appeal and value of your London property. 6. Foster a sense of pride: cultivate a beautiful space that you can be proud to share with friends and family. 7. Live in harmony with nature: reconnect with the natural world and become a steward of the environment. 8. Take control: reclaim your power as a man and create a space that truly reflects your unique identity. If you're ready to transform your London house into a thriving oasis, don't wait any longer. "Mastering the Urban Jungle" will show you how to overcome the challenges of city gardening and embrace your inner redpilled man. Order your copy today!

First published in 1997. This is part of the Children of Poverty series, a collection of works on the effects of single parenthood, the feminisation of poverty and homelessness. This text looks at women, families and community development using case studies of tenant activists in Egleston Square and Boston.

See your city through fresh eyes We are marching towards a future in which three-quarters of humans live in cities, and a large portion of the planet's landmass is urbanized. With much of the rest covered by human-shaped farms, pasture, and plantations, where can nature still go? To the cities -- is Menno Schilthuizen's answer in this remarkable book. And with more and more wildlife carving out new niches among humans, evolution takes a surprising turn. Urban animals evolve to become more cheeky and resourceful, city pigeons develop detox-plumage, and weeds growing from cracks in the pavement get a new type of seeds. City blackbirds are even on their way of becoming an entirely new species, which we could name Turdus urbanicus. Thanks to evolutionary adaptation taking place at unprecedented speeds, plants and animals are coming up with new ways of living in the seemingly hostile environments of asphalt and steel that we humans have created. We are on the verge of a new chapter in the history of life, Schilthuizen says -- a chapter in which much old biodiversity is, sadly, disappearing, but also one in which a new and exciting set of life forms is being born. Menno Schilthuizen shows us that evolution in cities can happen far more rapidly, and strangely, than Darwin had dared dream.

Discusses the lives of wild animals that live in a North American urban environment--