Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities : A Global Assessment /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores:	Elmqvist, Thomas. (Editor ), Fragkias, Michail. (Editor ), Goodness, Julie. (Editor ), Güneralp, Burak. (Editor ), Marcotullio, Peter J. (Editor ), McDonald, Robert I. (Editor ), Parnell, Susan. (Editor ), Schewenius, Maria. (Editor ), Sendstad, Marte. (Editor ), Seto, Karen C. (Editor ), Wilkinson, Cathy. (Editor )
Formato:	eBook
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:	1st ed. 2013.
Materias:	Urban ecology (Biology). Urban planning. City planning. Sustainable development. System theory. International environmental law. Urban Ecology. Urbanism. Sustainable Development. Complex Systems. Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary. International Environmental Law.

Tabla de Contenidos:

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.

Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities : A Global Assessment /

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