Urban ecology: patterns, processes, and applications

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"Urbanization is a global phenomenon that is increasingly challenging human society. It is, therefore, crucially important to ensure that the relentless expansion of cities and towns proceeds sustainably. Urban ecology, the interdisciplinary study of ecological patterns and processes in towns and cities, is a rapidly developing field that can provide a scientific basis for the informed decision-making and planning needed to create both viable and sustainable cities."--Back cover

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Full title :Urban ecology : patterns, processes, and applications / editor-in-chief, Jari Niemela [and others].

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Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

The Physical Object

Description:xiii, 374 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 26 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780199563562, 019956356X, 0199643954, 9780199643950
oclc:ocn663438443
LC Classification:HT241
Dewey Decimal:307.76

Introduction -- The history of urban ecology : an ecologists's perspective -- Ecology in cities : man-made physical conditions -- Ecology in cities : patterns of urban biodiversity -- Ecology in cities : processes affecting urban biodiversity -- Ecosystems, ecosystem services, and social systems in urban landscapes -- Urban design, planning, and management : lessons from ecology.

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Biodiversity Design Ecologia urbana (Biologia) ÉCOLOGIE HUMAINE Écologie urbaine ecosystems Ekologi -- sociologiska aspekter environmental impact human ecology Land use naturen Städer urban areas Urban ecology (Biology) Urban ecology (Sociology) urban environment urban environments urban planning