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Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities

A Global Assessment
BuchGebunden
755 Seiten
Englisch
Springer Netherlandserschienen am04.10.2013
Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunitiesmehr
Verfügbare Formate
BuchGebunden
EUR53,49
BuchKartoniert, Paperback
EUR53,49

Produkt

KlappentextUrbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-94-007-7087-4
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
Erscheinungsjahr2013
Erscheinungsdatum04.10.2013
Seiten755 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht1420 g
IllustrationenXXVIII, 755 p. 150 illus., 23 illus. in color.
Artikel-Nr.28993961

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. A global outlook on urbanization.- 2. History of urbanization and the missing ecology.- 3. Urbanization and global trends in biodiversity and ecosystem services.- 4. Regional assessment of Asia.- 5. Sub-regional assessment of China: Urbanization in biodiversity hotspots.- 6. Sub-regional assessment of India.- 7. Local assessment of Bangalore.- 8. Local assessment of Tokyo.- 9. Local assessment of Shanghai.- 10. Patterns and trends in urban biodiversity and landscape design.- 11. Urban ecosystem services.- 12. Shrinking cities, biodiversity and ecosystem services.- 13. Regional assessments of Europe.- 14. Regional assessment of North America.- 15. Regional assessment of Oceania.- 16. Local assessment of Istanbul: Biodiversity and ecosystem services.- 17. Local assessment of Stockholm.- 18. Local assessment of Chicago.- 19. Local assessment of New York City.-20. Local assessment of Melbourne.- 21. A synthesis of global urbanization projections.- 22. Urbanization forecasts, effects on land use, biodiversity, and ecosystem services.- 23. Regional assessment of Africa.- 24. Local assessment of Cape Town.- 25. Climate change and urban biodiversity vulnerability.- 26. Feeding cities.- 27. Urban governance of biodiversity and ecosystem services.- 28. Regional assessment of Latin America.- 29. Local assessment of Rio de Janeiro.- 30. Urban landscapes as learning arenas for biodiversity and ecosystem services management.- 31. Restoration ecology in an urbanizing world.- 32. Indicators for management of urban biodiversity and ecosystem services.- 33. Stewardship of the Biosphere in the Urban Era.mehr
Kritik
From the reviews:
"This book explores how urbanization across global, regional, and local scales has multiple impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services. ... a thorough, well-researched, and important compilation that delivers a valuable contribution to integrating knowledge about biodiversity and ecosystem services into urban design and urban planning. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students, researchers/faculty, and professionals." (R. A. Delgado, Jr., Choice, Vol. 51 (10), June, 2014)mehr