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Applied Urban Ecology [[electronic resource] ] : A Global Framework
Applied Urban Ecology [[electronic resource] ] : A Global Framework
Autore Richter Matthias <1964->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, : Wiley, 2011
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (235 p.)
Disciplina 577.5/6
Altri autori (Persone) WeilandUlrike
Soggetto topico Applied ecology
Urban ecology (Biology)
ISBN 1-283-25842-0
9786613258427
1-4443-4502-8
1-4443-4499-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Applied Urban Ecology: A Global Framework; Contents; List of contributors; Foreword; PART I: INTRODUCTION; 1. Urban ecology - brief history and present challenges; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Brief history; 1.2.1 Initials in urban natural history; 1.2.2 Socioecological tradition; 1.2.3 Complex bioecological tradition; 1.2.4 Ecosystem-related tradition; 1.3 Recent and present challenges; 1.4 Purpose and structure of the book; 1.4.1 Purpose of the book; 1.4.2 Structure of the book; References; PART II: URBAN ECOLOGY: RELATED DISCIPLINES AND METHODS
2. Thematic-methodical approaches to applied urban ecology 3. Monitoring urban land use changes with remote sensing techniques; 3.1 Land use changes and their consequences for urban ecology; 3.2 Urban remote sensing (URS) and geographical information systems (GIS) for research in urban ecology; 3.3 Measuring physical characteristics of urban areas with remote sensing technology; 3.3.1 Effects of urban form on natural and man-made hazards; 3.3.2 Urban dynamics and ecosystem function; 3.4 Global initiatives to measure urban expansion and land use change
3.4.1 Global Urban Observatory of UN-HABITAT 3.4.2 ""The Dynamics of Global Urban Expansion"" - a contribution by the World Bank; 3.4.3 Socioeconomic data and applications Center (SEDAC) at the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, New York, USA; 3.4.4 The ""100 Cities Project"", Arizona State University, USA; 3.5 Regional urban monitoring activities; 3.5.1 Europe: ESPON, MOLAND and the Urban Atlas; 3.5.2 Governmental research projects on urban growth in the United States; 3.6 Synthesis and outlook; References
PART III: SELECTED FIELDS OF URBAN ECOLOGYA. PATHWAYS OF THE ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; 4. Quantifying spatiotemporal patterns and ecological effects of urbanization: a multiscale landscape approach; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Characterizing the spatiotemporal pattern of urbanization; 4.2.1 Quantifying urbanization patterns with landscape metrics; 4.2.2 Other methods for quantifying urban landscape pattern; 4.2.3 Effects of scale on the analysis of urban landscape patterns; 4.2.4 Examples from CAP-LTER; 4.3 Simulating spatiotemporal dynamics of urbanization
4.3.1 Importance of simulation models in urban studies 4.3.2 Approaches to simulating urban dynamics; 4.3.3 Examples from CAP-LTER; 4.4 Effects of urbanization on biodiversity and ecosystem processes: examples from CAP-LTER; 4.4.1 Effects of urbanization on biodiversity; 4.4.2 Effects of urbanization on soil biogeochemical patterns; 4.4.3 Effects of urbanization on net primary production; 4.4.4 Effects of urbanization on vegetation phenology; 4.4.5 Urban heat islands and ecological effects; 4.4.6 Ecosystem responses to urbanization-induced environmental changes; 4.5 Concluding remarks
Acknowledgments
Record Nr. UNINA-9910139579803321
Richter Matthias <1964->  
Hoboken, : Wiley, 2011
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Applied Urban Ecology [[electronic resource] ] : A Global Framework
Applied Urban Ecology [[electronic resource] ] : A Global Framework
Autore Richter Matthias <1964->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, : Wiley, 2011
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (235 p.)
Disciplina 577.5/6
Altri autori (Persone) WeilandUlrike
Soggetto topico Applied ecology
Urban ecology (Biology)
ISBN 1-283-25842-0
9786613258427
1-4443-4502-8
1-4443-4499-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Applied Urban Ecology: A Global Framework; Contents; List of contributors; Foreword; PART I: INTRODUCTION; 1. Urban ecology - brief history and present challenges; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Brief history; 1.2.1 Initials in urban natural history; 1.2.2 Socioecological tradition; 1.2.3 Complex bioecological tradition; 1.2.4 Ecosystem-related tradition; 1.3 Recent and present challenges; 1.4 Purpose and structure of the book; 1.4.1 Purpose of the book; 1.4.2 Structure of the book; References; PART II: URBAN ECOLOGY: RELATED DISCIPLINES AND METHODS
2. Thematic-methodical approaches to applied urban ecology 3. Monitoring urban land use changes with remote sensing techniques; 3.1 Land use changes and their consequences for urban ecology; 3.2 Urban remote sensing (URS) and geographical information systems (GIS) for research in urban ecology; 3.3 Measuring physical characteristics of urban areas with remote sensing technology; 3.3.1 Effects of urban form on natural and man-made hazards; 3.3.2 Urban dynamics and ecosystem function; 3.4 Global initiatives to measure urban expansion and land use change
3.4.1 Global Urban Observatory of UN-HABITAT 3.4.2 ""The Dynamics of Global Urban Expansion"" - a contribution by the World Bank; 3.4.3 Socioeconomic data and applications Center (SEDAC) at the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, New York, USA; 3.4.4 The ""100 Cities Project"", Arizona State University, USA; 3.5 Regional urban monitoring activities; 3.5.1 Europe: ESPON, MOLAND and the Urban Atlas; 3.5.2 Governmental research projects on urban growth in the United States; 3.6 Synthesis and outlook; References
PART III: SELECTED FIELDS OF URBAN ECOLOGYA. PATHWAYS OF THE ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; 4. Quantifying spatiotemporal patterns and ecological effects of urbanization: a multiscale landscape approach; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Characterizing the spatiotemporal pattern of urbanization; 4.2.1 Quantifying urbanization patterns with landscape metrics; 4.2.2 Other methods for quantifying urban landscape pattern; 4.2.3 Effects of scale on the analysis of urban landscape patterns; 4.2.4 Examples from CAP-LTER; 4.3 Simulating spatiotemporal dynamics of urbanization
4.3.1 Importance of simulation models in urban studies 4.3.2 Approaches to simulating urban dynamics; 4.3.3 Examples from CAP-LTER; 4.4 Effects of urbanization on biodiversity and ecosystem processes: examples from CAP-LTER; 4.4.1 Effects of urbanization on biodiversity; 4.4.2 Effects of urbanization on soil biogeochemical patterns; 4.4.3 Effects of urbanization on net primary production; 4.4.4 Effects of urbanization on vegetation phenology; 4.4.5 Urban heat islands and ecological effects; 4.4.6 Ecosystem responses to urbanization-induced environmental changes; 4.5 Concluding remarks
Acknowledgments
Record Nr. UNINA-9910806138603321
Richter Matthias <1964->  
Hoboken, : Wiley, 2011
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City Unseen : New Visions of an Urban Planet / / Karen C. Seto, Meredith Reba
City Unseen : New Visions of an Urban Planet / / Karen C. Seto, Meredith Reba
Autore Seto Karen C.
Pubbl/distr/stampa New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2018]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xvi, 250 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina 577.5/6
Altri autori (Persone) SullivanKathryn D
Soggetto topico Urban ecology (Biology)
Urban geography
Climatic changes
Soggetto genere / forma Remote-sensing images.
Illustrated works.
ISBN 0-300-24108-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Maps of cities' locations -- Key -- Introduction -- 1. Views from space -- 2. Earth's terrains -- 3. Urban imprints -- 4. Transforming the planet -- Epilogue -- Further reading -- Acknowledgments -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910793154303321
Seto Karen C.  
New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2018]
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City Unseen : New Visions of an Urban Planet / / Karen C. Seto, Meredith Reba
City Unseen : New Visions of an Urban Planet / / Karen C. Seto, Meredith Reba
Autore Seto Karen C.
Pubbl/distr/stampa New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2018]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xvi, 250 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina 577.5/6
Altri autori (Persone) SullivanKathryn D
Soggetto topico Urban ecology (Biology)
Urban geography
Climatic changes
Soggetto genere / forma Remote-sensing images.
Illustrated works.
ISBN 0-300-24108-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Maps of cities' locations -- Key -- Introduction -- 1. Views from space -- 2. Earth's terrains -- 3. Urban imprints -- 4. Transforming the planet -- Epilogue -- Further reading -- Acknowledgments -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910812663903321
Seto Karen C.  
New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2018]
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Ecology of urban environments / / Kirsten M. Parris
Ecology of urban environments / / Kirsten M. Parris
Autore Parris Kirsten M.
Pubbl/distr/stampa Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom ; ; Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (302 p.)
Disciplina 577.5/6
Soggetto topico Urban ecology (Biology)
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-78785-147-8
1-119-24109-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Urban environments -- Population- and species-level responses to urbanisation -- Community-level responses to urbanisation -- Ecosystem-level responses to urbanisation -- The urban ecology of humans -- Conserving biodiversity and maintaining ecosystem services in cities -- Summary and future directions.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910466302803321
Parris Kirsten M.  
Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom ; ; Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016
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Ecology of urban environments / / Kirsten M. Parris
Ecology of urban environments / / Kirsten M. Parris
Autore Parris Kirsten M.
Pubbl/distr/stampa Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom ; ; Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (302 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina 577.5/6
Soggetto topico Urban ecology (Biology)
Urban ecology (Sociology)
ISBN 111924109X
9781119241096
Classificazione 468
577.56
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Urban environments -- Population- and species-level responses to urbanisation -- Community-level responses to urbanisation -- Ecosystem-level responses to urbanisation -- The urban ecology of humans -- Conserving biodiversity and maintaining ecosystem services in cities -- Summary and future directions.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910795822903321
Parris Kirsten M.  
Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom ; ; Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016
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Ecology of urban environments / / Kirsten M. Parris
Ecology of urban environments / / Kirsten M. Parris
Autore Parris Kirsten M.
Pubbl/distr/stampa Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom ; ; Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (302 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina 577.5/6
Soggetto topico Urban ecology (Biology)
Urban ecology (Sociology)
ISBN 111924109X
9781119241096
Classificazione 468
577.56
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Urban environments -- Population- and species-level responses to urbanisation -- Community-level responses to urbanisation -- Ecosystem-level responses to urbanisation -- The urban ecology of humans -- Conserving biodiversity and maintaining ecosystem services in cities -- Summary and future directions.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910819764303321
Parris Kirsten M.  
Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom ; ; Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016
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Institutional and social innovation for sustainable urban development / / edited by Harald A. Mieg and Klaus Topfer
Institutional and social innovation for sustainable urban development / / edited by Harald A. Mieg and Klaus Topfer
Pubbl/distr/stampa Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (441 p.)
Disciplina 577.5/6
Altri autori (Persone) MiegHarald A <1961-> (Harald Alard)
TopferKlaus <1938->
Collana Routledge studies in sustainable development
Soggetto topico Sustainable urban development
City planning - Environmental aspects
Urban ecology
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-203-09811-0
1-299-27906-6
1-136-22560-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto pt. 1. Social innovations for sustainability -- pt. 2. Urban transformations -- pt. 3. Urban transition management-- from an institutional perspective -- pt. 4. The (new) role of science.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910465633103321
Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013
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Institutional and social innovation for sustainable urban development / / edited by Harald A. Mieg and Klaus Topfer
Institutional and social innovation for sustainable urban development / / edited by Harald A. Mieg and Klaus Topfer
Pubbl/distr/stampa Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (441 p.)
Disciplina 577.5/6
Altri autori (Persone) MiegHarald A <1961-> (Harald Alard)
TopferKlaus <1938->
Collana Routledge studies in sustainable development
Soggetto topico Sustainable urban development
City planning - Environmental aspects
Urban ecology
ISBN 1-136-22559-5
0-203-09811-0
1-299-27906-6
1-136-22560-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto pt. 1. Social innovations for sustainability -- pt. 2. Urban transformations -- pt. 3. Urban transition management-- from an institutional perspective -- pt. 4. The (new) role of science.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910792201303321
Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013
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Institutional and social innovation for sustainable urban development / / edited by Harald A. Mieg and Klaus Topfer
Institutional and social innovation for sustainable urban development / / edited by Harald A. Mieg and Klaus Topfer
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (441 p.)
Disciplina 577.5/6
Altri autori (Persone) MiegHarald A <1961-> (Harald Alard)
TopferKlaus <1938->
Collana Routledge studies in sustainable development
Soggetto topico Sustainable urban development
City planning - Environmental aspects
Urban ecology (Sociology)
ISBN 1-136-22559-5
0-203-09811-0
1-299-27906-6
1-136-22560-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto pt. 1. Social innovations for sustainability -- pt. 2. Urban transformations -- pt. 3. Urban transition management-- from an institutional perspective -- pt. 4. The (new) role of science.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910822075903321
Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013
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