Advances in Urban Ecology: Integrating Humans and Ecological Processes in Urban Ecosystems

✍ Scribed by Marina Alberti

Publisher: Springer
Year: 2008
Tongue: English
Leaves: 379
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

The greatest challenge for urban ecologists in the next few decades is to understand the role that humans play in urban ecosystems. So far, research on the dynamics of urban development and ecosystems has proceeded separately; neither disciplinary approach has adequately addressed the processes and variables that couple them. The development of an integrated urban ecological approach is crucial to advance ecological research and to help planners and managers to solve complex urban environmental issues. This book seeks to meet these needs by providing a conceptual framework to synthesize urban and ecological dynamics into a common framework.

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