E-Book, Englisch, 360 Seiten, eBook
Hall / Balogh Understanding Urban Ecology
Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-11259-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
An Interdisciplinary Systems Approach
E-Book, Englisch, 360 Seiten, eBook
ISBN: 978-3-030-11259-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Zielgruppe
Lower undergraduate
Autoren/Hrsg.
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface. 1. What Is Urban Ecology and Why Should We Study It?.- 2. Urban Ecology from a Biophysical and Systems Perspective.- 3. Social Processes, Urban Ecosystems and Sustainability.- 4. Scale and Metabolism in Ancient Cities.- 5. Economy and Development in Modern Cities.- 6. The Urban Hydrological System.- 7. The Climate System.- 8. The Atmospheric System: Air Quality and Greenhouse Gases.- 9. Nutrient Biogeochemistry of Urban Systems.- 10. Material Cycles.- 11. The Biological System: Plants in the Urban Environment.- 12. The Biological System: Urban Wildlife, Adaptation and Evolution; Urbanization as a Driver of Contemporary Evolution in Gray Squirrels ( Sciurus carolinensis ).- 13. Environmental Justice in the Urban Environment.- 14. Urban Food Systems.- 15. 15. Urban Design Toward More Holistic Systems: Improving Discipline Integration and Sustainability Evaluation.- 16. The Epilogue.