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Urban Ecology covers the latest theoretical and applied concepts in
urban ecological research. This book covers the key environmental
issues of urban ecosystems as well as the human-centric issues,
particularly those of governance, economics, sociology and human
health. The goal of Urban Ecology is to challenge readers' thinking
around urban ecology from a resource-based approach to a holistic
and applied field for sustainable development. There are seven
major themes of the book: emerging urban concepts and urbanization,
land use/land cover change, urban social-ecological systems, urban
environment, urban material balance, smart, healthy and sustainable
cities and sustainable urban design. Within each section, key
concepts such as monitoring the urbanization phenomena, land use
cover, urban soil fluxes, urban metabolism, pollution and human
health and sustainable cities are covered. Urban Ecology serves as
a comprehensive and advanced book for students, researchers,
practitioners and policymakers in urban ecology and urban
environmental research, planning and practice.
Invasive alien species are a major threat to biodiversity and
ecosystems throughout the world. In India, a country with three of
the world's most important "biodiversity hotspots," the invasion of
alien plants means risking a national ecological disaster with
major social and economic consequences. Currently there is
insufficient information about invasive alien plants; their
distribution, rate of spread and adaptability to new environments.
This book reveals existing and potential invaders, evaluates the
level of risk they pose to native species and suggests steps to
manage spread and limit damage. Invaluable to policy-makers, this
book is also required reading for researchers of invasive plants
worldwide.
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