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The Handbook provides a supporting guide to key aspects and
applications of landscape ecology to underpin its research and
teaching. A wide range of contributions written by expert
researchers in the field summarize the latest knowledge on
landscape ecology theory and concepts, landscape processes, methods
and tools, and emerging frontiers. Landscape ecology is an
interdisciplinary and holistic discipline, and this is reflected in
the chapters contained in this Handbook. Authors from varying
disciplinary backgrounds tackle key concepts such as landscape
structure and function, scale and connectivity; landscape processes
such as disturbance, flows, and fragmentation; methods such as
remote sensing and mapping, fieldwork, pattern analysis, modelling,
and participation and engagement in landscape planning; and
emerging frontiers such as ecosystem services, landscape approaches
to biodiversity conservation, and climate change. Each chapter
provides a blend of the latest scientific understanding of its
focal topics along with considerations and examples of their
application from around the world. An invaluable guide to the
concepts, methods, and applications of landscape ecology, this book
will be an important reference text for a wide range of students
and academics in ecology, geography, biology, and interdisciplinary
environmental studies.
The growth of cities poses ever-increasing challenges for the
natural environment on which they impact and depend, not only
within their boundaries but also in surrounding peri-urban areas.
Landscape ecology - the study of interactions across space and time
between the structure and function of physical, biological and
cultural components of landscapes - has a pivotal role to play in
identifying sustainable solutions. This book brings together
examples of research at the cutting edge of urban landscape ecology
across multiple contexts that investigate the state, maintenance
and restoration of healthy and functional natural environments
across urban and peri-urban landscapes. An explicit focus is on
urban landscapes in contrast to other books which have considered
urban ecosystems and ecology without specific focus on spatial
connections. It integrates research and perspectives from across
academia, public and private practitioners of urban conservation,
planning and design. It provides a much needed summary of current
thinking on how urban landscapes can provide the foundation of
sustained economic growth, prospering communities and personal
well-being.
The growth of cities poses ever-increasing challenges for the
natural environment on which they impact and depend, not only
within their boundaries but also in surrounding peri-urban areas.
Landscape ecology - the study of interactions across space and time
between the structure and function of physical, biological and
cultural components of landscapes - has a pivotal role to play in
identifying sustainable solutions. This book brings together
examples of research at the cutting edge of urban landscape ecology
across multiple contexts that investigate the state, maintenance
and restoration of healthy and functional natural environments
across urban and peri-urban landscapes. An explicit focus is on
urban landscapes in contrast to other books which have considered
urban ecosystems and ecology without specific focus on spatial
connections. It integrates research and perspectives from across
academia, public and private practitioners of urban conservation,
planning and design. It provides a much needed summary of current
thinking on how urban landscapes can provide the foundation of
sustained economic growth, prospering communities and personal
well-being.
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