The Routledge Handbook of Urban EcologyIan Douglas, David Goode, Michael C. Houck, David Maddox The birds, animals, insects, trees and plants encountered by the majority of the world’s people are those that survive in, adapt to, or are introduced to, urban areas. Some of these organisms give great pleasure; others invade, colonise and occupy neglected and hidden areas such as derelict land and sewers. Urban areas have a high biodiversity and nature within cities provides many ecosystem services including cooling the urban area, reducing urban flood risk, filtering pollutants, supplying food, and providing accessible recreation. Yet, protecting urban nature faces competition from other urban land uses. The Handbook of Urban Ecology analyses this biodiversity and complexity and provides the science to guide policy and management to make cities more attractive, more enjoyable, and better for our own health and that of the planet. This Handbook contains 50 interdisciplinary contributions from leading academics and practitioners from across the world to provide an in-depth coverage of the main elements of practical urban ecology. It is divided into six parts, dealing with the philosophies, concepts and history of urban ecology; followed by consideration of the biophysical character of the urban environment and the diverse habitats found within it. It then examines human relationships with urban nature, the health, economic and environmental benefits of urban ecology before discussing the methods used in urban ecology and ways of putting the science into practice. The Handbook offers a state-of the art guide to the science, practice and value of urban ecology. The engaging contributions provide students and practitioners with the wealth of interdisciplinary information needed to manage the biota and green landscapes in urban areas. |
Contents
List of illustrations x | |
Peter J Jarvis 478 | |
Introduction | |
Urban ecology and industrial ecology | |
the politics of providing | |
rights of animals and plants in | |
the growth of the study | |
a historical perspective | |
Wetlands in urban environments | |
Feral animals in the urban environment | |
Introduction | |
a psychological | |
Urban nature and human physical health | |
human psychological and community health | |
Introduction | |
Invasive species and their response to climate change | |
How much is urban nature worth? And for whom? Thoughts from | |
Urban heat islands | |
Urban effects on precipitation and associated convective processes | |
Urban geomorphology | |
The process of natural succession in urban areas | |
characterisation context | |
Creative conservation | |
urban complexes with limited water | |
Suburban mosaic of houses roads gardens and mature trees | |
conduits for movement or linear habitat? | |
Grassland on reclaimed soil with streets car parks and buildings | |
Urban woodlands as distinctive and threatened natureincity patches | |
Urban biogeochemical flux analysis | |
Introduction | |
Urban ecology and sustainable urban drainage | |
Green roofs urban vegetation and urban runoff | |
The role of green infrastructure in adapting cities to climate change | |
Creative use of therapeutic green spaces | |
green infrastructure in the twentyfirst century | |
Biodiversity as a statutory component of urban planning | |
Making urban ecology a key element in urban development | |
new technologies new philosophies and | |
Ian Douglas 461 | |
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The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology Ian Douglas,David Goode,Michael C. Houck No preview available - 2014 |
The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology Ian Douglas,P M L Anderson,David Goode,Michael C Houck,David Maddox,Harini Nagendra,Puay Yok Tan No preview available - 2020 |