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100 1  Beatley, Timothy,|d1957-|eauthor. 
245 14 The Bird-Friendly City :|bCreating Safe Urban Habitats /
       |cTimothy Beatley. 
264  1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bIsland Press,
       |c[2020] 
264  4 |c©2020 
300    1 online resource (272 pages) 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
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520    "How does a bird experience a city? A backyard? A park? As
       the world has become more urban, noisier from increased 
       traffic, and brighter from streetlights and office 
       buildings, it has also become more dangerous for countless
       species of birds. Warblers become disoriented by nighttime
       lights and collide with buildings. Ground-feeding sparrows
       fall prey to feral cats. Hawks and other birds-of-prey are
       sickened by rat poison. These name just a few of the 
       myriad hazards. How do our cities need to change in order 
       to reduce the threats, often created unintentionally, that
       have resulted in nearly three billion birds lost in North 
       America alone since the 1970s? In The Bird-Friendly City ,
       Timothy Beatley, a longtime advocate for intertwining the 
       built and natural environments, takes readers on a global 
       tour of cities that are reinventing the status quo with 
       birds in mind. Efforts span a fascinating breadth of 
       approaches: public education, urban planning and design, 
       habitat restoration, architecture, art, civil disobedience,
       and more. Beatley shares empowering examples, including: 
       advocates for catios," enclosed outdoor spaces that allow 
       cats to enjoy backyards without being able to catch birds;
       a public relations campaign for vultures; and innovations 
       in building design that balance aesthetics with preventing
       bird strikes. Through these changes and the others Beatley
       describes, it is possible to make our urban environments 
       more welcoming to many bird species. Readers will come 
       away motivated to implement and advocate for bird-friendly
       changes, with inspiring examples to draw from. Whether 
       birds are migrating and need a temporary shelter or are 
       taking up permanent residence in a backyard, when the 
       environment is safer for birds, humans are happier as 
       well.""--|cProvided by Freading. 
588 0  Publisher metadata. 
650  0 Birds|xConservation. 
650  0 Birds|xHabitat|xConservation. 
650  0 Urban wildlife management. 
650  7 NATURE / Animals / Birds.|2bisacsh 
655  0 Electronic books. 
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