The bird-friendly city : creating safe urban habitats / Timothy Beatley.

Includes bibliographic references.

"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." -- Amazon.com

The benefits of birds in a world shaped by humans -- Birds in a changing world -- Protecting the birds around us: How cities such as Portland are nurturing unlikely alliances of bird and cat lovers -- Returning home: Inspiring work from London to Pittsburgh to make space for migrating swifts -- Replacing habitats lost: The story of the burrowing owls of Phoenix and efforts at urban relocation -- Vertical bird city: Singapore, hornbills, and beyond -- Bird appreciation: Changing perceptions of urban birds -- Design for safe passage: Cities such as San Francisco lead the way with bird-safe buildings and design -- Birds in Ravine City: Toronto's pioneering work to build awareness and design a habitat city -- Black cockatoo rising: The struggle to save birds and bush from a proposed highway -- Birdcity: What makes for a deeply bird-friendly city, and how do we measure it? -- Cultivating a bird-caring citizenry.