Urban Ecology

ISBN-13: 9781032213958 / Twarda / 2023 / 424 str.

Ian Douglas

Opis

This fully revised second edition reflects the great expansion in urban ecology research, action and teaching since 2015. Urban ecology provides an understanding of urban ecosystems and uses nature-based techniques to enhance habitats and alleviate poor environmental conditions.

Recenzje

"Urban Ecology: An Introduction, 2^nd edition meets the current moment of biodiversity crisis and parallel divergent quality of human life in drawing together threads across this space as they play out in our cities, where the majority of us now live.  There are few places where all these considerations can come together, and Urban Ecology not only manages this, but does it to good effect. An important revision to inform and inspire at a difficult time."

Pippin Anderson, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, University of Cape Town.

Spis treści

Introduction to the first edition  Introduction to the second edition  PART I Context of urban ecology: what, how, why and where?  1. Urban ecology – What, How and Why?  2. Urban areas  PART II Abiotic factors  3 The urban atmosphere: weather, climate and air quality  4 The soils, substrates and landforms underlying and supporting all life in towns and cities  5 Water for urban ecosystems: Urban hydrology  6 Urban biogeochemistry  PART III Biological factors  7 Urban habitats  8 Urban flora  9 Urban fauna  PART IV Services and Values  10 Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services  11 Urban Agriculture  12 Health and Well-being  PART V Urban environmental stewardship and management  13 Responsibilities and partnerships for urban nature and urban greening  14 Ecological management techniques  15 Nature-based Solutions  16 Final Comments

O autorze

Philip James is Emeritus Professor of Ecology at the University of Salford and Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Geography at the University of Manchester.

Ian Douglas is Emeritus Professor at the University of Manchester, with over 60 years of research experience relating to changes in the hydrologic and geomorphic systems of tropical rain forests, and to the biophysical changes in the urban environment.