城市中每天都可能遇見各種動物：樹枝上跳躍的麻雀、匍匐牆頭的貓、快速躲入排水管的老鼠，或是在便利店門口搖尾的狗。 這些在眼簾一閃而過的動物也是城市生活的成員。人類以人類生活為中心，將城市環境依照特定運作邏輯組成開放空間，而不同開放空間的構造樣態，人類期望與感知影響了生活在都市地景下動物的習性，而動物也依其習性對於空間物件進行挪用。二者的交互中，動物似乎與人類共情，與都市人類的惆悵與冷漠共感。為人類文明而生的城市亦成為自然一景，鑲嵌共構，形成「城市－自然形構」（city-nature formation)
Urban animals are all around us. City's hundreds acres of streets, backyards, parklands are prime real estate for urban animals in search of food, shelter, and places to raise their families. Don't be surprised if you see a sparrow sitting at a bus stop, a cat crawling against a wall, a mouse quickly hiding in a drain, or a dog wagging its tail in front of a convenience store — after all, they are citizens, too. Urban design is based on human-centered spatial configuration and functionality, and the structural patterns, human expectations and perceptions of open spaces affect the habits of urban animals in city landscapes, while animals are also appropriate public facilities for their living. During interactions, urban animals generate empathy and compassion towards city life, experiencing urban apathy and metropolitan melancholy like us. City, a place born for human civilization, has also become a natural scene.
