Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 192 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 589 g
A Global Framework
Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 192 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 589 g
ISBN: 978-1-4443-3340-4
Verlag: Open Stax Textbooks
Approaches chosen for the book are placed in the context of issues such as climate change, green- and open-space development, flood-risk assessment, threats to urban biodiversity, and increasing environmental pollution (especially in the "megacities" of newly industrialized countries). All topics covered were chosen because they are socially and socio-politically relevant today.
Further topics covered include sustainable energy and budget management, urban water resource management, urban land management, and urban landscape planning and design.
Throughout the book, concepts and methods are illustrated using case studies from around the world. A closing synopsis draws conclusions on how the findings of urban ecological research can be used in strategic urban management in the future.
Applied Urban Ecology: A Global Framework is an advanced textbook for students, researchers and experienced practitioners in urban ecology and urban environmental research, planning, and practice.
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List of contributors, xi
Foreword, xiii
PART I: INTRODUCTION, 1
1. Urban ecology - brief history and present challenges, 3
Ulrike Weiland andMatthias Richter
1.1 Introduction, 3
1.2 Brief history, 3
1.3 Recent and present challenges, 5
1.4 Purpose and structure of the book, 7
References, 9
PART II: URBAN ECOLOGY: RELATED DISCIPLINES AND METHODS, 13
2. Thematic-methodical approaches to applied urban ecology, 15
Matthias Richter and UlrikeWeiland
3. Monitoring urban land use changes with remote sensing techniques, 18
Ellen Banzhaf andMaik Netzband
3.1 Land use changes and their consequences for urban ecology, 18
3.2 Urban remote sensing (URS) and geographical information systems (GIS) for research in urban ecology, 19
3.3 Measuring physical characteristics of urban areas with remote sensing technology, 21
3.4 Global initiatives to measure urban expansion and land use change, 24
3.5 Regional urban monitoring activities, 26
3.6 Synthesis and outlook, 29
References, 30
PART III: SELECTED FIELDS OF URBAN ECOLOGY, 33
A. PATHWAYS OF THE ECOSYSTEM APPROACH.
4. Quantifying spatiotemporal patterns and ecological effects of urbanization: a multiscale landscape approach, 35
Jianguo Wu, Alexander Buyantuyev, G. Darrel Jenerette, Jennifer Litteral, Kaesha Neil and Weijun Shen
4.1 Introduction, 35
4.2 Characterizing the spatiotemporal pattern of urbanization, 36
4.3 Simulating spatiotemporal dynamics of urbanization, 41
4.4 Effects of urbanization on biodiversity and ecosystem processes: examples from CAP-LTER, 43
4.5 Concluding remarks, 47
Acknowledgments, 49
References, 49
5. Designing urban systems: ecological strategies with stocks and flows of energy and material, 54
Peter Baccini
5.1 The challenge of a new urbanity, 54
5.2 Urban systems and their resource management, 56
5.3 Strategies of reconstruction, 60
5.4 Developing strategies for the design of urban systems, 63
References, 65
B. SOCIOENVIRONMENTAL THREATS.
6. Environmental and ecological threats in Indian mega-cities, 66
Surinder Aggarwal and Carsten Butsch
6.1 Urbanization dynamics and emergence of mega-cities, 66
6.2 Environmental threats, 68
6.3 Mega-social challenges, 74
6.4 Concluding remarks, 78
Acknowledgments, 80
References, 80
7. From wasteland to wilderness - aspects of a new form of urban nature, 82
Dieter Rink and Harriet Herbst
7.1 Introduction, 82
7.2 Urban wilderness - some attempts at defining the term, 83
7.3 Wastelands as a source of urban wilderness, 83
7.4 Urban wilderness in planning, 85
7.5 On the ecology of urban wilderness, 86
7.6 Urban wilderness in a social context, 87
7.7 Educational value of urban wilderness, 89
7.8 Conclusions, 90
References, 91
C. FLOODING AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION.
8. Multiscale flood risk assessment in urban areas - a geoinformatics approach, 93
Norman Kerle and Dinand Alkema
8.1 Introduction, 93
8.2 Flood risk in the context of urban ecology, 94
8.3 Comprehensive flood risk assessment - Naga City, the Philippines, 96
8.4 The role of remote sensing in flood risk assessment and management, 99
8.5 Disaster risk in the context of urban ecology - an outlook, 104
References, 104
9. Urban open spaces and adaptation to climate change, 106
Marialena Nikolopoulou
9.1 Cities, climate change and the role of open spaces, 106
9.2 Outdoor comfort, 107
9.3 Use of space, 108
9.4 Thermal perception, 111
9.5 Adaptation, 113
9.6 Design interventions, 116
9.7 Conclusions, 120
References, 121
D. URBAN BIODIVERSITY.
10. Social aspects of urban ecology in developing countries, with an emphasis on urban domestic gardens, 123
Sarel Cilliers, Stefan Siebert, Elandrie Davoren and Rina Lubbe
10.1 Introduction, 123
10.2 Social benefits and human perceptions of urban green areas, 124
10.3 Consequences of socioeconomic aspects on the urban green infrastructure, 125
10.4 Urban domestic gardens, 126
10.5 Conclusions, 133
References, 135
11. Plant material for urban landscapes in the era of globalization: roots, challenges and innovative solutions, 139
Maria Ignatieva
11.1 Introduction, 139
11.2 The beginning of plant material globalization, 139
11.3 Victorian Gardenesque (1820-1880), 140
11.4 Influence of the Victorian garden on the global planting pattern, 142
11.5 Victorian tropical and subtropical paradise, 143
11.6 Modern nurseries' direction: global pool of plants, 145
11.7 Innovative solutions: searching for new ecological planting design, 148
11.8 Discussion and conclusion, 150
Acknowledgments, 150
References, 150
E. ENVIRONMENTAL URBAN DESIGN.
12. Ecological infrastructure leads the way: the negative approach and landscape urbanism for smart preservation and smart growth, 152
Kongjian Yu
12.1 Introduction, 152
12.2 The negative approach: methodology, 158
12.3 Urban growth based on EI: a case of negative planning for Taizhou City, 159
12.4 Conclusion, 165
References, 166
13. Integrating science and creativity for landscape planning and design of urban areas, 170
Antje Stokman and Christina von Haaren
13.1 Introduction, 170
13.2 Landscape planning as a legally based contribution to sustainable development in Germany, 171
13.3 Landscape design as a creative cultural action, 173
13.4 Linking landscape planning and design: differences, interfaces and potential synergies, 175
13.5 Conclusion, 182
Acknowledgment, 183
References, 183
14. Landscape as a living system: Shanghai 2010 Expo Houtan Park, 186
Kongjian Yu
14.1 Introduction, 186
14.2 Objective, 186
14.3 Challenges, 186
14.4 Design concept and strategy: a living system, 188
14.5 Conclusions, 192
F. ENVIRONMENTAL URBAN POLITICS.
15. Geographical perspectives on a radical political ecology of water, 193
Alex Loftus
15.1 Introduction, 193
15.2 The urbanization of nature, 194
15.3 Urban political ecologies of water, 195
15.4 Privatization questions, 196
15.5 Taking the debates forward, 199
15.6 Infrastructures of power: democratizing water technologies, 199
15.7 The everyday, 201
15.8 Conclusions, 202
References, 202
PART IV: SYNTHESIS, 205
16. Synthesizing urban ecology research and topics for urban environmental management, 207
Matthias Richter and UlrikeWeiland
Index, 213
