Abstract
Urbanization is both a landscape process and a demographic process. Most people are familiar with the changes on the landscape that have occurred on both local and global scales, and virtually all of us have experience with the profound changes in the neighborhoods, towns, and cities where we have lived. Such large-scale urbanization has occurred in all developed and most develo** nations. In addition to these widespread landscape changes, demographic changes to the world’s human population have reached the point where now more than half of the 7.3 billion people on the planet are urban dwellers.1 This trend toward urbanization is projected to continue, with increasingly fewer people living and working in rural environments. Along with these changes to our demographic profile come different experiences, attitudes, and opinions about how we view our place in nature.2
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We thank our many colleagues and the discussions that have influenced our thoughts and perspectives on the intersection of wildlife and urban settings. We thank David Andersen and Todd Fuller for their reviews of this manuscript and their constructive comments. We are especially appreciative for the photographs donated by Katelyn Bird, Doris Evans, Kim Domina, Helen Riedel, and Brian Rusnica.
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DeStefano, S., Boal, C.W. (2018). Perspectives and Future Directions. In: Boal, C.W., Dykstra, C.R. (eds) Urban Raptors. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-841-1_19
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