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Imprint:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Description:	1 online resource (ix, 318 pages) : illustrations, map
Language:	English
Series:	Ecological reviews Ecological reviews.
Subject:	Urban ecology (Sociology) City planning -- Economic aspects. Sustainable development. City planning -- Economic aspects. Sustainable development. Urban ecology (Sociology)
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11830869

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Other authors / contributors:	Gaston, Kevin J.
ISBN:	9781139525534 1139525530 1283528339 9781283528337 9780511778483 0511778481 9781139527927 1139527924 9781139530200 1139530208 9781139533775 1139533770 1139539574 9781139539579 1107207959 9781107207950 9786613840783 6613840785 1139526731 9781139526739 1139531395 9781139531399 9780521760973 0521760976 9780521743495 0521743494
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	"This is the urban century in which, for the first time, the majority of people live in towns and cities. Understanding how people influence, and are influenced by, the 'green' component of these environments is therefore of enormous significance. Providing an overview of the essentials of urban ecology, the book begins by covering the vital background concepts of the urbanisation process and the effect that it can have on ecosystem functions and services. Later sections are devoted to examining how species respond to urbanisation, the many facets of human-ecology interactions, and the issues surrounding urban planning and the provision of urban green spaces. Drawing on examples from urban settlements around the world, it highlights the progress to date in this burgeoning field, as well as the challenges that lie ahead"--
Other form:	Print version: Urban ecology. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521760973
Standard no.:	3413160

Table of Contents:

1. Urban ecology / Kevin J. Gaston
2. Urbanisation / Kevin J. Gaston
3. Urban environments and ecosystem functions / Kevin J. Gaston, Zoe G. Davies and Jill L. Edmondson
4. Individual species and urbanisation / Karl L. Evans
5. Species diversity and urbanisation : patterns, drivers and implications / Gary W. Luck and Lisa T. Smallbone
6. Urbanisation and alien invasion / Stefan Klotz and Ingolf Kühn
7. Interactions between people and nature in urban environments / Richard A. Fuller and Katherine N. Irvine
8. Urban ecology and human social organisation / Paige S. Warren [and others]
9. Urban ecology and human health and wellbeing / Jo Barton and Jules Pretty
10. Bringing cities alive : the importance of urban green spaces for people and biodiversity / Jon Sadler [and others]
11. Integrating nature values in urban planning and design / Robbert Snep and Paul Opdam
12. Urban futures / Michael L. McKinney.

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