My guest today is Chris Fitch, author of the upcoming book Wild Cities: Discovering New Ways of Living in the Modern Urban Jungle. In this episode we discuss case studies of cities around the world that embrace wilder nature.

We go beyond the usual case studies like Singapore to explore lesser known examples like:

• Tallinn, Estonia - the city with pollinator corridors 
• Tokyo, Japan - mini forests in a hyper-dense city
• Flagstaff, USA - the Dark Skies city
• Wellington, New Zealand - a hotspot for native birds
• + many others

Pre-order the book Wild Cities here - out on 10 April 2025

More about Chris Fitch here.

*Correction: At 44:10, Chris says that Sydney harbour has more marine species than the British Isles or Mediterranean. He actually meant fish species rather than all marine life. It's also more accurate to say that the biodiversity in Sydney harbour is equivalent to the Mediterranean. 

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