Urban Ecology in the Global South (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)

Against the background of unprecedented rates of urbanisation in the Global South, leading to massive social, economic and environmental transformations, this book engages with the dire need to understand the ecology of such settings as the foundation for fostering sustainable and resilient human settlements in contexts that are very different to the Global North. It does so by bringing together scholars from around the world, drawing together research and case studies from across the Global South to illustrate, in an interdisciplinary and comprehensive fashion, the ecology of towns and cities in the Global South. Framed using a social-ecological systems lens, it provides the reader with an in-depth analysis and understanding of the ecological dynamics and ecosystem services and disservices within the complex and rapidly changing towns and cities of the Global South, a region with currently scarce representation in most of the urban ecology literature. As such the book makes a call for greater geographical balance in urban ecology research leading towards a more global understanding and frameworks. The book embraces the complexity of these rapid transformations for ecological and environmental management and how the ecosystems and the benefits they provide shape local ecologies, livelihood opportunities and human wellbeing, and how such knowledge can be mobilised towards improved urban design and management and thus urban sustainability.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Cities and Nature
Release date:	April 2021
First published:	2021
Editors:	Charlie M. Shackleton • Sarel S. Cilliers • Elandrie Davoren • Marie J. du Toit
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	461
Edition:	1st ed. 2021
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-067649-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Architectural structure & design Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Local government > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General
LSN:	3-03-067649-8
Barcode:	9783030676490

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