Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Supporting your high street Find out how »
Urban Ecology : Patterns, Processes, and Applications, EPUB eBook

Urban Ecology : Patterns, Processes, and Applications EPUB

Edited by Jari Niemela, Jurgen H. Breuste, Glenn Guntenspergen, Nancy E. McIntyre, Thomas Elmqvist, Philip James

EPUB

Download - Immediately Available
Please note: eBooks can only be purchased with a UK issued credit card and all our eBooks (ePub and PDF) are DRM protected.

Description

Urbanization is a global phenomenon that is increasingly challenging human society.

It is therefore crucially important to ensure that the relentless expansion of cities and towns proceeds sustainably.

Urban ecology, the interdisciplinary study of ecological patterns and processes in towns and cities, is a rapidly developing field that can provide a scientific basis for the informed decision-making and planning needed to create both viable and sustainable cities. Urban Ecology brings together an international team of leading scientists to discuss our current understanding of all aspects of urban environments, from the biology of the organisms that inhabit them to the diversity of ecosystem services and human social issues encountered within urban landscapes.

The book is divided into five sections with the first describing the physical urban environment.

Subsequent sections examine ecological patterns and processes within the urban setting,followed by the integration of ecology with social issues.

The book concludes with a discussion of the applications of urban ecology to land-use planning.

The emphasis throughout is on what we actually know (as well as what we should know) about the complexities of social-ecological systems in urban areas, inorder to develop urban ecology as a rigorous scientific discipline.

Information

Save 15%

£33.32

£28.32

Download - Immediately Available
Add to Basket
Sign in to add to wishlist
 
Delivered to your inbox

to transfer to your device

eBook Help

Is this the right eBook for
my device? How do I download
this eBook? See help and FAQs pages

Information