Ecology of Cities and Towns - A Comparative Approach (Paperback, New)

The unprecedented growth of cities and towns around the world, coupled with the unknown effects of global change, has created an urgent need to increase ecological understanding of human settlements, in order to develop inhabitable, sustainable cities and towns in the future. Although there is a wealth of knowledge regarding the understanding of human organisation and behaviour, there is comparably little information available regarding the ecology of cities and towns. This book brings together leading scientists, landscape designers and planners from developed and developing countries around the world, to explore how urban ecological research has been undertaken to date, what has been learnt, where there are gaps in knowledge, and what the future challenges and opportunities are.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2009
First published:	July 2009
Editors:	Mark J. McDonnell • Amy K. Hahs • Jurgen H. Breuste
Dimensions:	248 x 168 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	746
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-67833-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere
LSN:	0-521-67833-1
Barcode:	9780521678339

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