Towns, Ecology, and the Land

ISBN-13: 9781316648605 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 598 str.

Richard T. T. Forman

Opis

A pioneering book highlighting the dynamic environmental dimensions of towns and villages and spatial connections with surrounding land.

Recenzje

'The volume is attentive to ecological dimensions, microhabitats, and scales for flora … Researchers and environmental planners investigating town-based ecological dynamics will find the extensive conceptual review valuable for designing projects and writing grant proposals.' Susan Power Bratton, The Quarterly Review of Biology

Spis treści

Part I. Town Patterns, Processes, Change: 1. Town, village, and land spatial patterns; 2. Flows and movements; 3. Change; 4. Human dimensions; Part II. Ecological Dimensions of Towns: 5. Soil, chemicals, air; 6. Water systems and waterbodies; 7. Plants, habitats, greenspaces; 8. Diverse animals and town pattern; Part III. Town and Land Interactions: 9. Commercial, industrial, and residential areas; 10. Cropland, pastureland, and towns; 11. Forestland, aridland, and towns; 12. Tying transportation, towns, and land together; Part IV. Town Ecology Principles and Solutions: 13. Toward better towns, better land.