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Urban Ecosystems - Function, Management and Development (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
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Urban Ecosystems - Function, Management and Development (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
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This textbook on urban ecosystems answers important questions about
the ecological structure, functions and socio-ecological
development of cities worldwide. Based on how cities are developing
today in an increasingly urbanized world, it explains ecological
challenges for cities of the 21st century such as resource
efficiency, climate change, moderation of quality of life and
resilience. The book combines theories of urban development and
ecology with practical applications and case studies, thus
identifying potential for improvement and examples of good
ecological urban development worldwide. It shows that cities are by
far not only problem areas but also offer great potential for a
good life and that the various urban ecosystems can make a
considerable contribution to this. The "eco-city" is thus not a
utopia,but a real goal that can be pursued step by step in a
targeted manner, taking into account the local and regional
context. Four renowned urban ecologists have contributed their
specific experience in sub-areas without losing sight of the big
picture. Jurgen Breuste is an urban ecologist and works at the
Paris Lodron University in Salzburg, Austria, on the topics of
sustainable urban development, urban biodiversity, ecosystem
services and eco-cities. Dagmar Haase is Landschaftsoekologin and
works at the Humboldt University of Berlin on urban ecosystem
services and land use modeling. Stephan Pauleit is a landscape
planner and works at the Technical University of Munich on
strategies for the sustainable development of urban landscapes.
Martin Sauerwein is a geographer and works at the University of
Hildesheim on geo-ecology in cultural landscapes, geoarchaeology
and soil protection. The textbook addresses a broad audience of
students, teachersand also to practitioners in the fields of
ecology, urban ecology, urban development, sustainability, urban
geography, nature and landscape conservation, spatial planning,
landscape ecology, social sciences and urban studies. The numerous
photos and graphics, many of them in four colors, as well as clear
tables illustrate the facts. Case studies, examples and
explanations allow a deeper insight. Questions at the end of each
chapter allow the progress of knowledge to be checked, and a
comprehensive bibliography for each chapter provides further
studies.This book is a translation of the original German 1st
edition Stadtoekosysteme by Jurgen Breuste published by Springer
Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature in 2016. The
translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence
(machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human
revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book
will read stylistically differently from a conventional
translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the
development of tools for the production of books and on the related
technologies to support the authors. This springer essential is a
translation of the original German 1st edition
essentials,Stadtoekosysteme by Jurgen Breuste published by Springer
Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature in 2016. The
translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence
(machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human
revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book
will read stylistically differently from a conventional
translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the
development of tools for the production of books and on the related
technologies to support the authors.
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