Still the Same Hawk
Reflections on Nature and New York
This essay collection draws on natural history, urban ecology, and environmental politics to consider New York City's complex relationship to nature. How can a hawk nesting above Fifth Avenue become a citywide phenomenon? Why does a sudden butterfly migration at Coney Island energize the community? What makes the presence of a community garden or an empty lot ripple so differently through the surrounding neighborhood? Is the city an oasis or a desert for biodiversity? Does nature even matter to New Yorkers, who choose to live in a concrete jungle? Still the Same Hawk examines these questions with a rich mix of creative nonfiction that rang…
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- ISBN: 978-0-8232-4990-9
- EAN: 9780823249909
- Produktnummer: 22571848
- Verlag: Fordham University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 160 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 3'876 KB
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