Conservation for cities: how to plan and build natural infrastructure

This book would not have happened without the patient intellectual mentoring of Bob Lalasz. Of equal importance, Peter Kareiva fought to give me intellectual freedom to write this book and helped me
sharpen its focus. Courtney Lix, my editor at Island Press, helped me focus this book on its core audience. I thank the NatureNet Fellowship for generous support. Many colleagues have helped me develop the framework for the book, including Jonathan Adams, Sylvia Benitez, Jon Christensen, Bill Toomey, Marty Downs, Teresa Duran, Evan Girvetz, Joe Fargione, Richard Forman, Charlotte Kaiser, Timm Kroeger, Matt
Miller, Jen Molnar, Jeff Opperman, Geof Rochester, and Dean Urban. I have also had the pleasure to interview many practitioners and scientists in the course of writing this book, and I’m grateful to all of them. Any mistakes that remain in the book are mine, and any brilliance in the book is due to their kind input: Mike Beck, David Cleary, Aaron Durnbaugh, Jeff Francell, Bram Gunther, Simon Hales, Peter Hill, Kim Jungyoon, Peter Kahm, Frank Kelly, Naill Kirkwood, Carolyn Kousky, Roderick Laurence, Jose Lobo, Gordon MacGranahan, Victor Medina, Jenny Moodley, Joe Nasr, Nicole Maher, Tijs van Maasakkers, Chris Paschenko, Brian Richter, Rebecca Stack, John Tagliabue, Joanne Thrush, Jennifer Turner, Richard Walker, Brett Walton, Patty Zaradic, and Brandon Zatt. Most of all, I am indebted to my wife, who patiently helped me find time in our busy personal life for this book. This book is dedicated to my two children. I judge every workday a success or failure by whether or not I’ve made the world they will inherit a little greener or a little more peaceful. With luck, maybe this book is a little step in that direction.

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