An eye opening and urgent re examination of nature in our cities from the Sunday Times bestselling author Awe inspiring full of wonder warning and hope ISABELLA TREE author of WildingOur 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 Wilson soars like a falcon over global cities on five continents WASHINGTON POST Novel and provocative THE TIMES
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Sarah Bakewell estudió filosofía en la Universidad de Essex y trabajó durante diez años como curadora de libros antiguos en la Wellcome Library de Londres. Actualmente enseña escritura creativa en la City University y en la Open University. Es autora de Cómo vivir: una vida con Montaigne, y de En el café de los existencialistas, ambos publicados en Ariel.