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020			_a9781139030472 (ebook)
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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQH541.5.C6 _bF67 2014
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100	1		_aForman, Richard T. T., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aUrban ecology : _bscience of cities / _cRichard T. T. Forman, Harvard University, USA.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2014.
300			_a1 online resource (xiv, 462 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	0		_aFramework -- Ecological features -- Urban features.
520			_aHow does nature work in our human-created city, suburb, and exurb/peri-urb? Indeed how is ecology - including its urban water, soil, air, plant, and animal foundations - spatially entwined with this great human enterprise? And how can we improve urban areas for both nature and people? Urban Ecology: Science of Cities explores the entire urban area: from streets, lawns, and parks to riversides, sewer systems, and industrial sites. The book presents models, patterns, and examples from hundreds of cities worldwide. Numerous illustrations enrich the presentation. Cities are analyzed, not as ecologically bad or good, but as places with concentrated rather than dispersed people. Urban ecology principles, traditionally adapted from natural-area ecology, now increasingly emerge from the distinctive features of cities. Spatial patterns and flows, linking organisms, built structures, and the physical environment highlight a treasure chest of useful principles. This pioneering interdisciplinary book opens up frontiers of insight, as a valuable source and text for undergraduates, graduates, researchers, professionals and others with a thirst for solutions to growing urban problems.
650		0	_aUrban ecology (Biology)
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107007000
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139030472
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