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Urban Jungle

Wilding the City

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An eye-opening and urgent re-examination of nature in our cities, from the Sunday Times bestselling author.

Our modern-day cities might seem to represent our separation from the vitality of the natural world. Yet, as Ben Wilson reveals in this invigorating re-examination of urban landscapes across the globe, nature has always been at the heart of the city.

Moving from Los Angeles and Delhi to Singapore and Amsterdam, Wilson explores how the bond between humans and nature has oscillated throughout history, and shows that – in a time of climate crisis – a new approach to rewilding may prove to be the city’s saviour.

‘Awe-inspiring… full of wonder, warning and hope’
ISABELLA TREE, author of Wilding

‘Wilson soars like a falcon over global cities on five continents’
WASHINGTON POST

‘Novel and provocative’
THE TIMES

©2023 Ben Wilson (P)2023 Penguin Audio
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Great book — as sobering as you would expect a work about the harms done by urbanisation & consumerism to be, but with some tremendous (and sometimes unexpected) notes of hope. Wilson examines a multitude of approaches — past & present — to ‚greening cities‘ around the world, showing not only how strong policy-making shapes cities, but also the vital role played by cities’ residents in shaping green spaces through individual action and grassroots (sorry) campaigning.

Narration is good and very listenable — my only criticism is that the narrator never seems to draw breath (or perhaps it’s been edited that way)!! Slightly longer pauses between paragraphs would be welcome (at least for this neurodivergent listener) for greater clarity, and to let ideas settle a moment before moving onto the next.

Hope and wild

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