Understanding urban ecology an interdisciplinary systems approach
What Is Urban Ecology and Why Should We Study It? -- Urban Ecology from a Biophysical and Systems Perspective -- Social Processes, Urban Ecosystems and Sustainability -- Scale and Metabolism in Ancient Cities -- Economy and Development in Modern Cities -- The Urban Hydrological System -- The Climate...
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Sprache: | eng |
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Cham, Switzerland
Springer
2019
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Zusammenfassung: | What Is Urban Ecology and Why Should We Study It? -- Urban Ecology from a Biophysical and Systems Perspective -- Social Processes, Urban Ecosystems and Sustainability -- Scale and Metabolism in Ancient Cities -- Economy and Development in Modern Cities -- The Urban Hydrological System -- The Climate System -- The Atmospheric System: Air Quality and Greenhouse Gases -- Nutrient Biogeochemistry of Urban Systems -- Material Cycles -- The Biological System: Plants in the Urban Environment -- The Biological System: Urban Wildlife, Adaptation and Evolution; Urbanization as a Driver of Contemporary Evolution in Gray Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) -- Environmental Justice in the Urban Environment -- Urban Food Systems -- Urban Design Toward More Holistic Systems: Improving Discipline Integration and Sustainability Evaluation -- The Epilogue. |
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Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
Beschreibung: | xxii, 360 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten, Diagramme 25 cm |
ISBN: | 9783030112585 978-3-030-11258-5 |