ISBN:
9781138618268
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9781138888517
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
xviii, 317 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
Serie:
earthscan
DDC:
304.2091732
Schlagwort(e):
Urban ecology (Sociology)
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Urban ecology (Biology)
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Natural areas Social aspects
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City planning Environmental aspects
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Konferenzschrift 2014
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Stadtökologie
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Stadtlandschaft
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Stadtökologie
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Landschaftspflege
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Infrastruktur
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Stadtökologie
Kurzfassung:
Introduction : an overview of landscape ecology in cities / Robert A. Francis, James D.A. Millington and Michael A. Chadwick -- Drivers of soil heterogeneity in the urban landscape / Alessandro Ossola and Stephen J. Livesley -- Bees in a peri-urban landscape : a synthesis of research from east Contra Costa County, California / Misha Leong -- Socioeconomics and neighbor mimicry drive yard and neighborhood vegetation patterns / Emily Minor, J. Amy Belaire, Amélie Davis, Magaly Franco and Meimei Lin -- An exploration of the relationships between landscape metrics and tree diversity in urban forests / Mikaël Maes -- Edge habitat of urban green spaces : a case study in London (UK) / Marleen Feldbrugge, Patrick. G. Meirmans and Robert A. Francis -- A lawn without grass : a new tool for landscape ecologists / Lionel S. Smith -- The ecology and management of urban pondscapes / Christopher Hassall, Matthew Hill, David Gledhill and Jeremy Biggs -- The value of a small urban river : past, present and future / Rob C. Gray -- Urban ponds for people and by people / Malgorzata Blicharska and Frank Johansson -- Modeling the effects of land cover and use on landscape capability for urban ungulate populations / H. Brian Underwood and Chellby R. Kilheffer -- Outdoor recreation in urban forests : user patterns and impacts : examples from southern Germany / Gerd Lupp, Markus Melber, Theresia Hirschbeck, Anna Ritter, Martina Brockard, Valerie Kantelberg and Stephan Pauleit -- Strengthening urban landscape planning : a metapopulation modelling framework / Laura J. Graham, Richard Field and Roy H. Haines-Young -- Visualising ecosystem services using historical publications / James Philip. Philip, B.A. Law and Norman Redhead -- What is landscape sensitivity? : a review of two UK coastal case studies / Josh Peacock -- Urban green infrastructure in London : the role of landscape ecology in informing the future of parks and green space policy in the city / Peter Massini -- Urban biodiversity management in Ireland : capturing the experience of practitioners / Maryann Harris, Tamara Hochstrasser, Karen Foley and Claire Cave
Anmerkung:
"The contributions included here are mainly drawn from papers presented at the conference 'Urban Landscape Ecology: Science, Policy and Practice', which took place from 1-3 September 2014 and was held at King's College London, UK." (Preface)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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