Urban Jungle: The History and Future of Nature in the City

We will discuss a book about things we usually see as mutually exclusive: nature and cities. They aren’t as separate as we may think. In fact, cities teem today with plant life, insects and wildlife. And for the sake of cities, the author argues, we need them to teem even more.

Ben Wilson is a British historian who has written six previous books, including a well-regarded history of cities.

In our discussion, we’ll look for lessons for Urban Atlanta in this book about nature and the city.