Mark E. Fenn / L.I. de Bauer / Tomas Hernandez-Tejeda (eds.)

Gebundenes Buch

Urban Air Pollution and Forests

Resources at Risk in the Mexico City Air Basin

Ed. by Mark E. Fenn, L. I. de Bauer and Tomaz Hernandez-Tejeda

Beschreibung

With a population of more than eighteen million people, Mexico City is a major metropolitan area where the effects of urban development on air quality are of immediate concern. Air pollution exposures and effects on forests in the Mexico City Air Basin are in many respects similar to those reported in the Los Angeles, California Air Basin. Studies of air pollution impacts on forests in these two regions may serve as models for urban areas all over the world. Although scientists have studied air pollution and its effects on forests and vegetation in the Mexico City Air Basin for years, this book reviews and synthesizes this body of work for the first time. This synthesis is particularly valuable as air pollution increases at an alarming rate along with global urbanization. A thorough discussion of regional geology, climate and hydrology, historical natural resource utilization, and sociological factors provide the context for evaluating air pollution impacts on the highly valued for ests surrounding this megacity. The environmental and ecological consequences of chronic exposure to biologically important pollutants are considered in various case studies. Finally, the editors discuss the state of air pollution research in the Mexico City Air Basin and the outlook for the health and sustainability of forests within the Basin.

Autor

Mark E. Fenn, USDA Forest Service, Riverside, CA, USA / Maria de Lourdes de la Isla de Bauer, Instituto de Recursos Naturales, Estado de Mexico, Mexico / Tomas Hernandez-Tejeda, INIFAP, Mexico City, Mexico

Produktdetails

• Ecological Studies Vol.156
• Verlag: Springer, Berlin
• 2002
• Seitenzahl: 424
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Mai 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 712g
• ISBN-13: 9780387953373
• ISBN-10: 038795337X
• Artikelnr.: 10547828

Rezensionen

From the reviews:

"The book makes an important contribution to the development of regulations and strategies designed to control air pollution. It provides an excellent starting point for all those interested in the topic of air pollution and its effects on forests. The book's strength lies in the extensive collection of case studies which clearly depict the impact of pollutants on the species analysed as well as the ecological consequences of such exposure." -- Alicia Chacalo Hilu, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Issue 4, 2006