Still the Same Hawk : Reflections on Nature and New York / John Waldman.
Waldman, John, author.; Buell, Frederick, contributor.; Hiss, Tony, contributor.; Kornblum, William, contributor.; Lopate, Phillip, contributor.; Matthews, Anne, contributor.; McCully, Betsy, contributor.; McMasters, Kelly, contributor.; Meier, Christopher, contributor.; Rosane, David, contributor.; Ross, Dara, contributor.; Sullivan, Robert, contributor.; Waldman, John, contributor.; Zuber, Devin, contributor.
2012
GF504.N7+
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Title
Still the Same Hawk : Reflections on Nature and New York / John Waldman.
Author
Waldman, John, author.
ISBN
9780823249916
Published
New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2012]
Copyright
©2012
Language
English
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In English.
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1 online resource (160 p.)
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10.1515/9780823249916 doi
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GF504.N7+
Dewey Decimal Classification
508.7471
Summary
A groundbreaking new book, Still the Same Hawk: Reflections on Nature and New York brings into conversation diverse and intriguing perspectives on the relationship between nature and America's most prominent city. The volume's title derives from a telling observation in Robert Sullivan's contribution that considers how a hawk in the city is perceived so much differently from a hawk in the countryside.Yet it's still the same hawk.How can a hawk nesting above Fifth Avenue become a citywide phenomenon? Or a sudden butterfly migration at Coney Island energize the community? Why does 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? Why does nature even matter to New Yorkers, who choose to live in the concrete jungle?Still the Same Hawk examines these questions with a rich mix of creative nonfiction that ranges from analytical to anecdotal and humorous. John Waldman's sharp, well-crafted introduction presenting dualism as the defining quality of urban nature is followed by compelling contributions from Besty McCully, Christopher Meier, Tony Hiss, Kelly McMasters, Dara Ross, William Kornblum, Phillip Lopate, David Rosane, Robert Sullivan, Anne Matthews, Devin Zuber, and Frederick Buell. Together these pieces capture a wide range of viewpoints, including the myriad and shifting ways New Yorkers experience and consider the outdoors, the historical roleof nature in shaping New York's development, what natural attributes contribute to New York's regional identity, the many environmental tradeoffs made by urbanization, and even nature's dark side where "urban legends" flourish.Still the Same Hawk intermingles elements of natural history, urban ecology, and environmental politics, providing fresh insights into nature and the urban environment on one of the world's great stages for the clash of these seemingly disparate realms-New York City.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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text file PDF
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 03. Jan 2023)
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Buell, Frederick, contributor.
Hiss, Tony, contributor.
Kornblum, William, contributor.
Lopate, Phillip, contributor.
Matthews, Anne, contributor.
McCully, Betsy, contributor.
McMasters, Kelly, contributor.
Meier, Christopher, contributor.
Rosane, David, contributor.
Ross, Dara, contributor.
Sullivan, Robert, contributor.
Waldman, John, contributor.
Zuber, Devin, contributor.
Hiss, Tony, contributor.
Kornblum, William, contributor.
Lopate, Phillip, contributor.
Matthews, Anne, contributor.
McCully, Betsy, contributor.
McMasters, Kelly, contributor.
Meier, Christopher, contributor.
Rosane, David, contributor.
Ross, Dara, contributor.
Sullivan, Robert, contributor.
Waldman, John, contributor.
Zuber, Devin, contributor.
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Monarchs of the Urban Mind
Welcome to the H2O Region- Your Second Address!
Public Place, Brooklyn
Corner Garden
A Land Ethic for the City
Can Naturalists and Urbanists Find Happiness Together?
Can You Eat in Soup?
The Dark Side; or, My Time Spent in the Nature That People Would Rather Not Think About
The Futures of New York
Imagination, Beauty, and the Urban Land Ethic
Nature in New York
Contributors
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Monarchs of the Urban Mind
Welcome to the H2O Region- Your Second Address!
Public Place, Brooklyn
Corner Garden
A Land Ethic for the City
Can Naturalists and Urbanists Find Happiness Together?
Can You Eat in Soup?
The Dark Side; or, My Time Spent in the Nature That People Would Rather Not Think About
The Futures of New York
Imagination, Beauty, and the Urban Land Ethic
Nature in New York
Contributors