Title: Still the same hawk : reflections on nature and New York /
Authors: Waldman, John.; Waldman, John R.; Waldman, John R.
Year: 2013
Subjects: Human ecology New York (State) New York Metropolitan Area.; Urban ecology (Biology) New York (State) New York Metropolitan Area.; Human ecology New York Metropolitan Area.; Urban ecology (Biology) New York Metropolitan Area.; New York (N.Y.) Environmental conditions.
Abstract: "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.^
Contents: Introduction : bare nature in the naked city / John Waldman -- Monarchs of the urban mind / Betsy McCully -- Welcome to the H₂O region -- your second address! / Christopher Meier and Tony Hiss -- Public place, Brooklyn / Kelly McMasters -- Corner garden / Dara Ross -- A land ethic for the city / William Kornblum -- Can naturalists and urbanists find happiness together? / Phillip Lopate -- Can you eat in soup? : nine million ways to look at a raccoon -- and an apple / David Rosane -- The dark side ; or, my time spent in the nature that people would rather not think about / Robert Sullivan -- The futures of New York / Anne Matthews -- Imagination, beauty and the urban land ethic : teaching environmental literature in New York City / Devin Zuber -- Nature in New York : a brief cultural history / Frederic Buell.