The Planner's Guide to Natural Resource Conservation: The Science of Land Development Beyond the Metropolitan Fringe /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
2009.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2009. |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-98167-3 |
Table of Contents:
- SECTION 1: HISTORY AND FUNDAMENTAL ECOLOGICAL CONCEPTS
- Exurbanization and Aldo Leopold's Human-Land Community
- Fundamental Concepts in Ecology
- Climate Change and Ecology in Rural Lands
- SECTION 2: EXURBAN LAND DEVELOPMENT, HABITAT AND WILDLIFE
- Biodiversity and Residential Development Beyond the Urban Fringe
- Wildlife Corridors and Developed Landscapes
- Exurban Land Development and Breeding Birds
- Integrating Wildlife Conservation into Land-Use Plans for Rapidly Growing Cities
- Into the Wild: Vegetation, Alien Plants, and Familiar Fire at the Exurban Frontier
- SECTION 3: WATER RESOURCES, WETLANDS AND STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
- Impacts of Exurban Development on Water Quality
- Preparing for Human Expansion into Exurban Riparian Areas
- Storm Water Management in Exurbia
- SECTION 4: SCIENCE-BASED PLANNING IN EXURBAN AREAS
- A Science-Based Approach to Regional Conservation Planning
- Mitigating Environmental Problems in Exurban Development: An Overview of Rural-Specific Planning Devices.