'Mind-shifting, heart-lifting' ISABELLA TREE 'Inspiring and essential' ALASTAIR HUMPHREYS 'As entertaining as it is enlightening' INDEPENDENT The majority of the world now lives in some form of urban environment. But as the human footprint of brick, concrete and metal expands, our proximity to nature decreases. This is a problem; nature isn't a luxury, it's a necessity. And it's vital to our wellbeing. From tiny urban forests in Tokyo and the star-rich skies of Flagstaff, to the meandering waters of Munich and prowling lions of Nairobi, this is a globe-spanning look at how to bring nature into the places we live - and how to create the wild cities of the future. 'Thought-provoking' GEOGRAPHICAL 'An excellent, meticulously researched book' COUNTRY LIFE Gold title * FOR FANS OF CAL FLYN'S 'ISLANDS OF ABANDONMENT', this book blends science, observation, history and a forward-look to consider the role of nature in our cities. A HOPEFUL AND RESEARCHED BOOK, CAPTURING THE MAGIC OF NATURE. * GLOBAL IN SCOPE, each chapter focuses on a different city around the word: Tokyo, Tallinn Singapore, Wellington, Nairobi, Sydney, Flagstaff, Copenhagen, Lisbon, Tulin, Paris * COLOURFUL TRAVEL WRITING and ACCESSIBLE SCIENCE WRITING Competition: Native;Islands of Abandonment;Shadowlands;Thicker than Water;An Immense World;Regenesis;The Future of Geography;Earth;Material World.

Patrick Laurie;Cal Flyn;Matthew Green;Nick Hayes;Tim Marshall;Ed Yong;Isabella Tree;Thomas Halliday;Ed Conway;Chris Packham;Guy Shrubsole;.