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This book demonstrates how the various legal efforts employed to eradicate global urban poverty also play a significant role in shaping it.

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This book deals with various contributions on innovation and knowledge from an educational perspective. Throughout the various chapters, empirical research, reflections and bibliographical studies from different areas of education are presented. All of this is articulated with the aim of forming a compendium of studies based on the knowledge generated in today's society. In short, this book is an indispensable tool for educators, researchers and students interested in the latest trends in education, offering didactic guides, case studies and analysis of methodologies to promote meaningful learning.

'One of the most remarkable figures in British conservation.' Observer'Gow reinvents what it means to be a guardian of the countryside.' Guardian'Courageous, visionary, funny.' Isabella Tree'A brilliant read.' Benedict Macdonald'He gets stuff done. . . . Highly entertaining but also a heartfelt plea for a wilder, more inspiring Britain.' Hugh Fearnley-WhittingstallBirds, Beasts and Bedlam recounts the adventures of Britain's favourite maverick rewilder, Derek Gow, and his single-minded mission to save our rarest wildlife - one species at a time. Author of Bringing Back the Beaver and Hunt for the Shadow Wolf, Derek shares his personal, courageous and highly entertaining tales in Birds, Beasts and Bedlam, including how he raised a sofa-loving wild boar piglet, transported a raging bison bull across the UK, got bitten by a Scottish wildcat and, together with Isabella Tree and Charlie Burrell, restored the ancient white stork to the pioneering Knepp Estate. After a Shetland ewe captured his heart as a boy, Derek grew up to become a farmer with a passion for ancient breeds. When he realised how many of our species were close to extinction - even on his own land - Derek tore down fences literally and metaphorically, transforming his traditional Devon farm into a 300-acre rewilding haven for beavers, water voles, lynx, wildcats, harvest mice, wild boar and more. A project that is still ongoing today. Birds, Beasts and Bedlam continues the rich tradition of great British nature writing and is a natural bedfellow to Gerald Durrell's A Zoo in My Luggage. Passionate, subversive and unforgettable, Birds, Beasts and Bedlam will leave you imagining a rewilded landscape filled with our lost native birds and wildlife. 'A do-er, not a dreamer, Gow has become one of our most outspoken rewilders.' Countryfile Magazine'In this warm and funny autobiography, [Gow] writes with a whimsical fluency about the moments of humour and pathos in an unusual life.' Country Life

What makes a great-tasting tomato? Why do scarred greengages taste better? Is 'eating local' everything it's cracked up to be?The first bite of a perfectly ripe peach can be truly transformative - a joyful experience that stays with you forever. But, as Franco Fubini came to realise, flavour is a signifier of so much more than nostalgia. It has the power to change the way we grow, shop and eat - transforming the planet as well our palates. From the citrus groves of Sicily to a knock-out taco in Mexico City, this is the story of how Franco's pursuit of flavour led him on a journey to understand how this incredibly simple desire can lead to radical change. Having spent over two decades as the founder of Natoora, sourcing amazing flavour for some of the best kitchens and most demanding chefs in the world, Franco brings together his intimate experience of the supply chain in a book that shines a light on how flavour has dropped off our plates and how we can get it back. Through flavour, a better future of food suddenly becomes possible: one in which we are not only closer to nature and to the people who grow our food, but where we are also actively building seasonal diversity back into our diets, putting nutritious food on our plates and restoring the health of our soils. Franco Fubini offers us a deeply optimistic vision of how we, as consumers, can follow flavour to fix the food system and bring joy to our every meal.