Nature in Towns and Cities

October 23, 2014 By John E. Riutta in Newly Noted Books Tags: book, city, Collins, goode, naturalist, nature, new, town

The last time a New Naturalist series volume was wholly devoted to the subject of nature in an urban area was Richard Fitter’s famous 1945 work London’s Natural History (New Naturalist #3). Now, David Goode once again takes up the subject in his new work published this autumn titled Nature in Towns and Cities (New Naturalist #127). An initial thumb-through leads me to believe it will be a very interesting book and I look forward to discovering if this is indeed so in the very near future.

John E. Riutta

Founder and publisher of The Well-read Naturalist. Inveterate autodidact. Has repeatedly been found out standing in many fields. Plays well with otters.

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