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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810739603321

Titolo

Urban ecology : strategies for green infrastructure and land use / / edited by Kimberly Etingoff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Jersey : , : Apple Academic Press Toronto, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

0-429-15568-9

1-77188-282-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 p.)

Disciplina

307.76

Soggetti

Urban ecology (Sociology)

Urban ecology (Biology)

Urbanization - Environmental aspects

Land use - Environmental aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Cover""; ""About The Editor""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgment And How To Cite""; ""List Of Contributors""; ""Introduction""; ""Part 1 Ecosystem Services""; ""Chapter 1 Reconnecting Cities To The Biosphere: Stewardship Of Green Infrastructure And Urban Ecosystem Services""; ""Chapter 2 Exploring The Gap Between Ecosystem Service Research And Management In Development Planning""; ""Chapter 3 Spatial Heterogeneity Of Urban Soils: The Case Of The Beijing Metropolitan Region, China""; ""Chapter 4 Realizing The Ecosystem- Service Value Of Native Woodland In Ireland""

""Chapter 5 Global Drivers And Tradeoffs Of Three Urban Vegetation Ecosystem Services""""Part 2 Green Space""; ""Chapter 6 Vegetation In Bangalore's Slums: Boosting Livelihoods, Well- Being, And Social Capital""; ""Chapter 7 Urban Green Spaces And An Integrative Approach To Sustainable Environment""; ""Part 3 Biodiversity""; ""Chapter 8 Urbanization Affects Plant Flowering Phenology And Pollinator Community: Effects Of Water Availability And Land Cover""; ""Chapter 9 A Landscape Ecology Approach Identifies Important Drivers Of Urban Biodiversity""



""Chapter 10 Lessons Learned From Chicago Wilderness: Implementing And Sustaining Conservation Management In An Urban Setting""""Part 4 Planning Tools For Enhancing Urban Ecology""; ""Chapter 11 Multifunctional Urban Agriculture For Sustainable Land Use Planning In The United States""; ""Chapter 12 A Conceptual List Of Indicators For Urban Planning And Management Based On Earth Observation""; ""Chapter 13 Landscape Architecture And Novel Ecosystems: Ecological Restoration In An Expanded Field""; ""Author Notes""; ""Back Cover""

Sommario/riassunto

With increasing global urbanization, the environments and ecologies of cities are often perceived to suffer. While pollution and destruction of green space and species may occur, cities also remain part of natural systems. Cities provide natural processes necessary for survival for humans and other living organisms in urban areas. Urban ecology elucidates some of these processes and sheds light on their importance to healthy, fulfilling urban livelihoods.Urban Ecology: Strategies for Green Infrastructure and Land Use provides background on issues relating to urban ecology and urban natural pro