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The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
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The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
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This second edition covers recent developments around the world
with contributors from 33 different countries. It widens the
handbook's scope by including ecological design; consideration of
cultural dimensions of the use and conservation of urban nature;
the roles of government and civil society; and the continuing
issues of equity and fairness in access to urban greenspaces. New
features include an emphasis on the biophilic design of homes and
workplaces, demonstrating the value of nature, in order to counter
the still prevalent attitude among many developers that nature is a
constraint rather than a value. The volume explores great practical
achievements that have occurred since the first edition, with many
governments increasingly recognizing and legislating on urban
nature and green infrastructure matters, since cities play a major
role in adapting to change, particularly to climate crisis. New
topics such as the ecological role of light at night and human
microbiota in the urban ecosystem are introduced. Additional
attention is given to food production in cities, particularly the
multiple roles of urban agriculture and household gardens in
different contexts from wealthy communities to the poorest informal
settlements in deprived communities. The emphasis is on
demonstrating what can be achieved, and what is already being done.
The book aims to help scholars and graduate students by providing
an invaluable and up-to-date guide to current urban ecological
thinking across the range of disciplines, such as geography,
ecology, environmental science/studies, planning, and urban
studies, that converge in the study of towns and cities and urban
design and living. It will also assist practitioners and civil
society members in discovering the ways diff erent specialists and
thinkers approach urban nature.
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