Understanding Urban Ecosystems

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Understanding Urban Ecosystems

A New Frontier for Science and Education

Creator	Alan R. Berkowitz Karen S. Hollweg Charles H. Nilon
Publisher	Springer Science & Business Media 2003
ISBN	9780387226156, 9780387952376, 0387952373,
Language	English
Category	Architecture Political Science
Subject	Biotic communities -- Study and teaching -- Congresses. Biotic communities -- Study and teaching -- Congresses. Biotic communities -- Study and teaching. -- fast -- (OCoLC)fst00832850 Ecosystem management -- Congresses. Ecosystem management -- Congresses. Ecosystem management. -- fast -- (OCoLC)fst01432037 SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban. -- bisacsh Urban ecology (Sociology) -- Congresses. Urban ecology (Sociology) -- Congresses. Urban ecology (Sociology) -- fast -- (OCoLC)fst01733718

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Nowhere on earth is the challenge for ecological understanding greater than in cities, where human activity is at its most intense. This unique and timely published book brings together various research leaders from the field of urban ecosystems, as well as leading education researchers, administrators and practitioners. The book shows how an understanding of urban ecosystems enables urban dwellers to grasp the fundamentals of ecological and environmental science and their own environment. It is geared towards building an ecologically sustainable future by taking control of the vital links between human actions and environmental quality.