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Understanding urban ecology : an interdisciplinary systems approach / Myrna H.P. Hall, Stephen B. Balogh, editors.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Publisher: Cham : Springer Nature, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: xxii, 360 pages illustrations (some color), maps (some color) 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 3030112586
  • 9783030112585
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 577.56 23/swe
Contents:
What Is Urban Ecology and Why Should We Study It? -- Urban Ecology from a Biophysical and Systems Perspective -- Social Processes, Urban Ecosystems and Sustainability -- Scale and Metabolism in Ancient Cities -- Economy and Development in Modern Cities -- The Urban Hydrological System -- The Climate System -- The Atmospheric System: Air Quality and Greenhouse Gases -- Nutrient Biogeochemistry of Urban Systems -- Material Cycles -- The Biological System: Plants in the Urban Environment -- The Biological System: Urban Wildlife, Adaptation and Evolution; Urbanization as a Driver of Contemporary Evolution in Gray Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) -- Environmental Justice in the Urban Environment -- Urban Food Systems -- Urban Design Toward More Holistic Systems: Improving Discipline Integration and Sustainability Evaluation -- The Epilogue.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

What Is Urban Ecology and Why Should We Study It? -- Urban Ecology from a Biophysical and Systems Perspective -- Social Processes, Urban Ecosystems and Sustainability -- Scale and Metabolism in Ancient Cities -- Economy and Development in Modern Cities -- The Urban Hydrological System -- The Climate System -- The Atmospheric System: Air Quality and Greenhouse Gases -- Nutrient Biogeochemistry of Urban Systems -- Material Cycles -- The Biological System: Plants in the Urban Environment -- The Biological System: Urban Wildlife, Adaptation and Evolution; Urbanization as a Driver of Contemporary Evolution in Gray Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) -- Environmental Justice in the Urban Environment -- Urban Food Systems -- Urban Design Toward More Holistic Systems: Improving Discipline Integration and Sustainability Evaluation -- The Epilogue.