Niemela

URBAN ECOLOGY P

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Produktbeschreibung

Brings together an international team of leading scientists to discuss our current understanding of all aspects of urban environments, from the biology of the organisms that inhabit them to the diversity of ecosystem services and human social issues encountered within urban landscapes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press(UK)
• Seitenzahl: 390
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 189mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 752g
• ISBN-13: 9780199643950
• ISBN-10: 0199643954
• Artikelnr.: 34552852

Autorenporträt

The Editor-in-Chief, Jari Niemelä, is professor of urban ecology at the University of Helsinki, Finland. His research interests include urban ecology, biodiversity, interactions between ecological and social systems, and the application of ecological knowledge in decision-making.; The section editors Jürgen H. Breuste, Thomas Elmqvist, Glenn R. Guntenspergen, Philip James, and Nancy E. McIntyre are leading researchers in this field.

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction
* The History of Urban Ecology - An Ecologist's Perspective
* Section 1 - Ecology in Cities: Man-Made Physical Conditions
* Introduction to Section 1
* 1.1: Stephan Pauleit and Jürgen H. Breuste: Land-Use and
Surface-Cover as Urban Ecological Indicators
* 1.2: Eberhard Parlow: Urban Climate
* 1.3: Martin Sauerwein: Urban Soils - Characterization, Pollution, and
Relevance in Urban Ecosystems
* 1.4: Marc Illgen: Hydrology of Urban Environments
* Summary of Section 1
* Section 2 - Ecology in Cities: Patterns of Urban Biodiversity
* Introduction to Section 2
* 2.1: Andrew H. Baldwin: Plant Communities of Urban Wetlands: Patterns
and Controlling Processes
* 2.2: Martin F. Quigley: Potemkin Gardens: Biodiversity in Small
Designed Landscapes
* 2.3: Jeremy Lundholm: Vegetation of Urban Hard Surfaces
* 2.4: Christopher P. Dunn and Liam Heneghan: Composition and Diversity
of Urban Vegetation
* 2.5: Clark E. Adams and Kieran J. Lindsey: Anthropogenic Ecosystems:
The Influence of People on Urban Wildlife Populations
* Summary of Section 2
* Section 3 - Ecology in Cities: Processes Affecting Urban Biodiversity
* Introduction to Section 3
* 3.1: Barbara Clucas and John M. Marzluff: Coupled Relationships
between Humans and other Organisms in Urban Areas
* 3.2: Sarel S. Cilliers and Stefan J. Siebert: Urban Flora and
Vegetation: Patterns and Processes
* 3.3: Johan Kotze, Stephen Venn, Jari Niemelä, and John Spence:
Effects of Urbanisation on the Ecology and Evolution of Arthropods
* 3.4: Bruce W. Grant, George Middendorf, Michael J. Colgan, Haseeb
Ahmad, and Michael B. Vogel: Ecology of Urban Amphibians and
Reptiles: Urbanophiles, Urbanophobes, and the Urbanoblivious
* 3.5: Christopher M. Swan, Steward T. A. Pickett, Katalin Szlavecz,
Paige Warren, and K. Tara Willey: Biodiversity and Community
Composition in Urban Ecosystems: Coupled Human, Spatial, and
Metacommunity Processes
* Summary of Section 3
* Section 4 - Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services, and Social Systems in
Urban Landscapes
* Introduction to Section 4
* 4.1: Robert McDonald and Peter Marcotullio: Global Effects of
Urbanization on Ecosystem Services
* 4.2: Charles L. Redman: Social-Ecological Transformations in Urban
Landscapes - A Historical Perspective
* 4.3: Christine Alfsen, Ashley Duval, and Thomas Elmqvist: The Urban
Landscape as a Social - Ecological System for Governance of Ecosystem
Services
* 4.4: Peter Bridgewater: Water Services in Urban Landscapes
* 4.5: Johan Colding: The Role of Ecosystem Services in Contemporary
Urban Planning
* Summary of Section 4
* Section 5 - Urban Design, Planning, and Management: Lessons from
Ecology
* Introduction to Section 5
* 5.1: Ian Douglas and Joe Ravetz: Urban Ecology - the Bigger Picture
* 5.2: Konstantinos Tzoulas and Kim Greening: Urban Ecology and Human
Health
* 5.3: Stephan Pauleit, Li Liu, Jack Ahern, and Aleksandra Kazmierczak:
Multifunctional Green Infrastructure Planning to Promote Ecological
Services in the City
* 5.4: Jon Sadler, Adam Bates, Rossa Donovan, and Stefan Bodnar:
Building for Biodiversity: Accommodating People and Wildlife in
Cities
* 5.5: Wayne C. Zipperer, Wayde F. Morse, and Cassandra Johnson
Gaither: Linking Social and Ecological Systems
* 5.6: John Box: Building Urban Biodiversity through Financial
Incentives, Regulation, and Targets
* Summary of Section 5
* Concluding Remarks: The Way Forward for Urban Ecology
* References
* Index