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Urban Ecology: Science of Cities

Name: Urban Ecology: Science of Cities
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521188241
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Contributors:

Richard T. T. Forman

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Nature, Science

Book Subcategory:

Ecology, Life Sciences

Book Topic:

Ecology

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Release Date:

2014-02-13

ISBN 13:

9780521188241

Weight:

2.25 lbs

Size:

9.60 x 7.40 x 0.90 inches

Pages:

476

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How does nature work in our human-created city, suburb, and exurb/peri-urb? Indeed how is ecology - including its urban water, soil, air, plant, and animal foundations - spatially entwined with this great human enterprise? And how can we improve urban areas for both nature and people? Urban Ecology: Science of Cities explores the entire urban area: from streets, lawns, and parks to riversides, sewer systems, and industrial sites. The book presents models, patterns, and examples from hundreds of cities worldwide. Numerous illustrations enrich the presentation. Cities are analyzed, not as ecologically bad or good, but as places with concentrated rather than dispersed people. Urban ecology principles, traditionally adapted from natural-area ecology, now increasingly emerge from the distinctive features of cities. Spatial patterns and flows, linking organisms, built structures, and the physical environment highlight a treasure chest of useful principles. This pioneering interdisciplinary book opens up frontiers of insight, as a valuable source and text for undergraduates, graduates, researchers, professionals, and others with a thirst for solutions to growing urban problems.

About the Author
Forman, Richard T. T.: - Richard T. T. Forman is the PAES Professor of Landscape Ecology at Harvard University, where he teaches ecological courses in the Graduate School of Design and in Harvard College. His research and writing include landscape ecology, road ecology, urban ecology, land-use planning and conservation, the netway system, and linking science with spatial pattern to mesh nature and people on the land. His previous title, Urban Regions: Ecology and Planning Beyond the City, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2008.

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