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Urban Ecology - Patterns, Processes, and Applications (Hardcover, New)
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Urban Ecology - Patterns, Processes, and Applications (Hardcover, New)
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Urbanization is a global phenomenon that is increasingly
challenging human society. It is therefore crucially important to
ensure that the relentless expansion of cities and towns proceeds
sustainably. Urban ecology, the interdisciplinary study of
ecological patterns and processes in towns and cities, is a rapidly
developing field that can provide a scientific basis for the
informed decision-making and planning needed to create both viable
and sustainable cities.
Urban Ecology brings together an international team of leading
scientists to discuss our current understanding of all aspects of
urban environments, from the biology of the organisms that inhabit
them to the diversity of ecosystem services and human social issues
encountered within urban landscapes. The book is divided into five
sections with the first describing the physical urban environment.
Subsequent sections examine ecological patterns and processes
within the urban setting, followed by the integration of ecology
with social issues. The book concludes with a discussion of the
applications of urban ecology to land-use planning. The emphasis
throughout is on what we actually know (as well as what we should
know) about the complexities of social-ecological systems in urban
areas, in order to develop urban ecology as a rigorous scientific
discipline.
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