Ebook: Urban Ecology: An International Perspective on the Interaction Between Humans and Nature
- Tags: Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Ecology, Biodiversity, Landscape Ecology, Nature Conservation
- Year: 2008
- Publisher: Springer US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Urban Ecology is the study of ecosystems that include humans living in cities and urbanizing landscapes. It is an emerging, interdisciplinary field that aims to understand how human and ecological processes can coexist in human-dominated systems and help societies with their efforts to become more sustainable. It has deep roots in many disciplines including sociology, geography, urban planning, landscape architecture, engineering, economics, anthropology, climatology, public health, and ecology. Because of its interdisciplinary nature and unique focus on humans and natural systems, the term "urban ecology" has been used variously to describe the study of humans in cities, of nature in cities, and of the coupled relationships between humans and nature. Each of these research areas is contributing to our understanding of urban ecosystems and each must be understood to fully grasp the science of Urban Ecology. Therefore, in Urban Ecology: An International Perspective on the Interaction Between Humans and Nature, we introduce students and practitioners of urban ecology to its roots, bases, and prospects by way of a diverse collection of historical and modern foundational readings. The editors are urban ecologists from the United States, Italy, and Germany who together view these readings as a fair representation of the importance of both natural and social sciences to Urban Ecology.
This book presents important papers in the field of Urban Ecology that both set the foundations for the discipline and to illustrate modern approaches, from a variety of perspectives and regions of the world. The editors do this by reprinting important publications, filling gaps in the published literature with a few targeted original works, and translating several key works originally published in German. The aim of this collection is to provide students, practitioners, and professionals with a rich background in some of the core facets of Urban Ecology.
Urban Ecology is the study of ecosystems that include humans living in cities and urbanizing landscapes. It is an emerging, interdisciplinary field that aims to understand how human and ecological processes can coexist in human-dominated systems and help societies with their efforts to become more sustainable. It has deep roots in many disciplines including sociology, geography, urban planning, landscape architecture, engineering, economics, anthropology, climatology, public health, and ecology. Because of its interdisciplinary nature and unique focus on humans and natural systems, the term "urban ecology" has been used variously to describe the study of humans in cities, of nature in cities, and of the coupled relationships between humans and nature. Each of these research areas is contributing to our understanding of urban ecosystems and each must be understood to fully grasp the science of Urban Ecology. Therefore, in Urban Ecology: An International Perspective on the Interaction Between Humans and Nature, we introduce students and practitioners of urban ecology to its roots, bases, and prospects by way of a diverse collection of historical and modern foundational readings. The editors are urban ecologists from the United States, Italy, and Germany who together view these readings as a fair representation of the importance of both natural and social sciences to Urban Ecology.
This book presents important papers in the field of Urban Ecology that both set the foundations for the discipline and to illustrate modern approaches, from a variety of perspectives and regions of the world. The editors do this by reprinting important publications, filling gaps in the published literature with a few targeted original works, and translating several key works originally published in German. The aim of this collection is to provide students, practitioners, and professionals with a rich background in some of the core facets of Urban Ecology.
Urban Ecology is the study of ecosystems that include humans living in cities and urbanizing landscapes. It is an emerging, interdisciplinary field that aims to understand how human and ecological processes can coexist in human-dominated systems and help societies with their efforts to become more sustainable. It has deep roots in many disciplines including sociology, geography, urban planning, landscape architecture, engineering, economics, anthropology, climatology, public health, and ecology. Because of its interdisciplinary nature and unique focus on humans and natural systems, the term "urban ecology" has been used variously to describe the study of humans in cities, of nature in cities, and of the coupled relationships between humans and nature. Each of these research areas is contributing to our understanding of urban ecosystems and each must be understood to fully grasp the science of Urban Ecology. Therefore, in Urban Ecology: An International Perspective on the Interaction Between Humans and Nature, we introduce students and practitioners of urban ecology to its roots, bases, and prospects by way of a diverse collection of historical and modern foundational readings. The editors are urban ecologists from the United States, Italy, and Germany who together view these readings as a fair representation of the importance of both natural and social sciences to Urban Ecology.
This book presents important papers in the field of Urban Ecology that both set the foundations for the discipline and to illustrate modern approaches, from a variety of perspectives and regions of the world. The editors do this by reprinting important publications, filling gaps in the published literature with a few targeted original works, and translating several key works originally published in German. The aim of this collection is to provide students, practitioners, and professionals with a rich background in some of the core facets of Urban Ecology.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XXV
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Human Domination of Earth’s Ecosystems....Pages 3-13
Humans as the World’s Greatest Evolutionary Force....Pages 15-24
Urbanization....Pages 25-48
Urban Ecology as an Interdisciplinary Field: Differences in the use of “Urban” Between the Social and Natural Sciences....Pages 49-65
Front Matter....Pages 67-69
The Growth of the City: An Introduction to a Research Project....Pages 71-78
On the Early History of Urban Ecology in Europe....Pages 79-97
Urban Ecological Systems: Linking Terrestrial Ecological, Physical, and Socioeconomic Components of Metropolitan Areas....Pages 99-122
Integrated Approaches to Long-Term Studies of Urban Ecological Systems....Pages 123-141
Integrating Humans into Ecology: Opportunities and Challenges for Studying Urban Ecosystems....Pages 143-158
Front Matter....Pages 159-159
Sealing of Soils....Pages 161-179
Producing and Consuming Chemicals: The Moral Economy of the American Lawn....Pages 181-205
Streams in the Urban Landscape....Pages 207-231
The Urban Climate – Basic and Applied Aspects....Pages 233-248
Global Warming and the Urban Heat Island....Pages 249-262
A Retrospective Assessment of Mortality from the London Smog Episode of 1952: The Role of Influenza and Pollution....Pages 263-268
Heat Waves, Urban Climate and Human Health....Pages 269-278
Front Matter....Pages 279-280
The City as a Subject for Ecological Research....Pages 281-298
Ecosystem Processes Along an Urban-to-Rural Gradient....Pages 299-313
House Sparrows Rapid Evolution of Races in North America....Pages 315-320
On the Role of Alien Species in Urban Flora and Vegetation....Pages 321-338
Front Matter....Pages 279-280
Socioeconomics Drive Urban Plant Diversity....Pages 339-347
Fauna of the Big City – Estimating Species Richness and Abundance in Warsaw Poland....Pages 349-354
Island Biogeography for an Urbanizing World How Extinction and Colonization May Determine Biological Diversity in Human-Dominated Landscapes....Pages 355-371
A Long Term Survey of the Avifauna in an Urban Park....Pages 373-376
Biodiversity in the Argentinean Rolling Pampa Ecoregion: Changes Caused by Agriculture and Urbanisation....Pages 377-389
Does Differential Access to Protein Influence Differences in Timing of Breeding of Florida Scrub-Jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens) in Suburban and Wildland Habitats?....Pages 391-404
Creating a Homogeneous Avifauna....Pages 405-424
Towards a Mechanistic Understanding of Urbanization’s Impacts on Fish....Pages 425-436
Bat Activity in an Urban Landscape: Patterns at the Landscape and Microhabitat Scale....Pages 437-453
Urbanization and Spider Diversity: Influences of Human Modification of Habitat Structure and Productivity....Pages 455-472
Front Matter....Pages 473-474
Social Science Concepts and Frameworks for Understanding Urban Ecosystems....Pages 475-483
The Iceberg and the Titanic: Human Economic Behavior in Ecological Models....Pages 485-492
Forecasting Demand for Urban Land....Pages 493-518
Characteristics, Causes, and Effects of Sprawl: A Literature Review....Pages 519-535
Urban Ecological Footprints: Why Cities Cannot be Sustainable—and Why They are a Key to Sustainability....Pages 537-555
Health, Supportive Environments, and the Reasonable Person Model....Pages 557-565
Relationship Between Urban Sprawl and Physical Activity, Obesity, and Morbidity....Pages 567-582
Megacities as Global Risk Areas....Pages 583-596
Why Is Understanding Urban Ecosystems Important to People Concerned About Environmental Justice?....Pages 597-605
Front Matter....Pages 607-609
The Struggle to Govern the Commons....Pages 611-622
Front Matter....Pages 607-609
Modeling the Urban Ecosystem: A Conceptual Framework....Pages 623-646
Scientific, Institutional, and Individual Constraints on Restoring Puget Sound Rivers....Pages 647-659
Toward Ecosystem Management: Shifts in the Core and the Context of Urban Forest Ecology....Pages 661-675
What Is the Form of a City, and How Is It Made?....Pages 677-690
What Should an Ideal City Look Like from an Ecological View? – Ecological Demands on the Future City....Pages 691-698
Land Use Planning and Wildlife Maintenance....Pages 699-713
Terrestrial Nature Reserve Design at the Urban/Rural Interface....Pages 715-737
Restoration of Fragmented Landscapes for the Conservation of Birds: A General Framework and Specific Recommendations for Urbanizing Landscapes....Pages 739-755
Steps Involved in Designing Conservation Subdivisions: A Straightforward Approach....Pages 757-782
Beyond Greenbelts and Zoning: A New Planning Concept for the Environment of Asian Mega-Cities....Pages 783-796
Back Matter....Pages 797-807
Urban Ecology is the study of ecosystems that include humans living in cities and urbanizing landscapes. It is an emerging, interdisciplinary field that aims to understand how human and ecological processes can coexist in human-dominated systems and help societies with their efforts to become more sustainable. It has deep roots in many disciplines including sociology, geography, urban planning, landscape architecture, engineering, economics, anthropology, climatology, public health, and ecology. Because of its interdisciplinary nature and unique focus on humans and natural systems, the term "urban ecology" has been used variously to describe the study of humans in cities, of nature in cities, and of the coupled relationships between humans and nature. Each of these research areas is contributing to our understanding of urban ecosystems and each must be understood to fully grasp the science of Urban Ecology. Therefore, in Urban Ecology: An International Perspective on the Interaction Between Humans and Nature, we introduce students and practitioners of urban ecology to its roots, bases, and prospects by way of a diverse collection of historical and modern foundational readings. The editors are urban ecologists from the United States, Italy, and Germany who together view these readings as a fair representation of the importance of both natural and social sciences to Urban Ecology.
This book presents important papers in the field of Urban Ecology that both set the foundations for the discipline and to illustrate modern approaches, from a variety of perspectives and regions of the world. The editors do this by reprinting important publications, filling gaps in the published literature with a few targeted original works, and translating several key works originally published in German. The aim of this collection is to provide students, practitioners, and professionals with a rich background in some of the core facets of Urban Ecology.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XXV
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Human Domination of Earth’s Ecosystems....Pages 3-13
Humans as the World’s Greatest Evolutionary Force....Pages 15-24
Urbanization....Pages 25-48
Urban Ecology as an Interdisciplinary Field: Differences in the use of “Urban” Between the Social and Natural Sciences....Pages 49-65
Front Matter....Pages 67-69
The Growth of the City: An Introduction to a Research Project....Pages 71-78
On the Early History of Urban Ecology in Europe....Pages 79-97
Urban Ecological Systems: Linking Terrestrial Ecological, Physical, and Socioeconomic Components of Metropolitan Areas....Pages 99-122
Integrated Approaches to Long-Term Studies of Urban Ecological Systems....Pages 123-141
Integrating Humans into Ecology: Opportunities and Challenges for Studying Urban Ecosystems....Pages 143-158
Front Matter....Pages 159-159
Sealing of Soils....Pages 161-179
Producing and Consuming Chemicals: The Moral Economy of the American Lawn....Pages 181-205
Streams in the Urban Landscape....Pages 207-231
The Urban Climate – Basic and Applied Aspects....Pages 233-248
Global Warming and the Urban Heat Island....Pages 249-262
A Retrospective Assessment of Mortality from the London Smog Episode of 1952: The Role of Influenza and Pollution....Pages 263-268
Heat Waves, Urban Climate and Human Health....Pages 269-278
Front Matter....Pages 279-280
The City as a Subject for Ecological Research....Pages 281-298
Ecosystem Processes Along an Urban-to-Rural Gradient....Pages 299-313
House Sparrows Rapid Evolution of Races in North America....Pages 315-320
On the Role of Alien Species in Urban Flora and Vegetation....Pages 321-338
Front Matter....Pages 279-280
Socioeconomics Drive Urban Plant Diversity....Pages 339-347
Fauna of the Big City – Estimating Species Richness and Abundance in Warsaw Poland....Pages 349-354
Island Biogeography for an Urbanizing World How Extinction and Colonization May Determine Biological Diversity in Human-Dominated Landscapes....Pages 355-371
A Long Term Survey of the Avifauna in an Urban Park....Pages 373-376
Biodiversity in the Argentinean Rolling Pampa Ecoregion: Changes Caused by Agriculture and Urbanisation....Pages 377-389
Does Differential Access to Protein Influence Differences in Timing of Breeding of Florida Scrub-Jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens) in Suburban and Wildland Habitats?....Pages 391-404
Creating a Homogeneous Avifauna....Pages 405-424
Towards a Mechanistic Understanding of Urbanization’s Impacts on Fish....Pages 425-436
Bat Activity in an Urban Landscape: Patterns at the Landscape and Microhabitat Scale....Pages 437-453
Urbanization and Spider Diversity: Influences of Human Modification of Habitat Structure and Productivity....Pages 455-472
Front Matter....Pages 473-474
Social Science Concepts and Frameworks for Understanding Urban Ecosystems....Pages 475-483
The Iceberg and the Titanic: Human Economic Behavior in Ecological Models....Pages 485-492
Forecasting Demand for Urban Land....Pages 493-518
Characteristics, Causes, and Effects of Sprawl: A Literature Review....Pages 519-535
Urban Ecological Footprints: Why Cities Cannot be Sustainable—and Why They are a Key to Sustainability....Pages 537-555
Health, Supportive Environments, and the Reasonable Person Model....Pages 557-565
Relationship Between Urban Sprawl and Physical Activity, Obesity, and Morbidity....Pages 567-582
Megacities as Global Risk Areas....Pages 583-596
Why Is Understanding Urban Ecosystems Important to People Concerned About Environmental Justice?....Pages 597-605
Front Matter....Pages 607-609
The Struggle to Govern the Commons....Pages 611-622
Front Matter....Pages 607-609
Modeling the Urban Ecosystem: A Conceptual Framework....Pages 623-646
Scientific, Institutional, and Individual Constraints on Restoring Puget Sound Rivers....Pages 647-659
Toward Ecosystem Management: Shifts in the Core and the Context of Urban Forest Ecology....Pages 661-675
What Is the Form of a City, and How Is It Made?....Pages 677-690
What Should an Ideal City Look Like from an Ecological View? – Ecological Demands on the Future City....Pages 691-698
Land Use Planning and Wildlife Maintenance....Pages 699-713
Terrestrial Nature Reserve Design at the Urban/Rural Interface....Pages 715-737
Restoration of Fragmented Landscapes for the Conservation of Birds: A General Framework and Specific Recommendations for Urbanizing Landscapes....Pages 739-755
Steps Involved in Designing Conservation Subdivisions: A Straightforward Approach....Pages 757-782
Beyond Greenbelts and Zoning: A New Planning Concept for the Environment of Asian Mega-Cities....Pages 783-796
Back Matter....Pages 797-807
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