Darryl Jones

A Clouded Leopard in the Middle of the Road

New Thinking about Roads, People, and Wildlife

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Roads connect people but often isolate natural areas and populations. Animals attempting to cross roads face great risk and can endanger motorists. This book explains these problems and describes the emerging field of road ecology which is providing solutions and approaches that benefit global biodiversity and people" --

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 382g
• ISBN-13: 9781501763717
• ISBN-10: 1501763717
• Artikelnr.: 62158769

Autorenporträt

Darryl Jones is Professor of Urban Ecology and Deputy Director of the Environmental Futures Research Institute at Griffith University. He is the author of The Birds at My Table. Follow him on X @MagpiejonesD.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Waking the Sleeping Giant
Part I: Warning: Dangerous Road Ahead
1. Death, Dust, and Din: How Vehicles Harm
2. The Land Fragmented: Why Roadways Matter
Part II: Changed Road Conditions Ahead
3. Bridging the Gap
4. Know-How
Part III: Take Alternative Route
5. Working Together Works
6. Signs of Change
Conclusion: The Giant Is Awake