Applied Urban Ecology (eBook, PDF)

A Global Framework
Redaktion: Richter, Matthias; Weiland, Ulrike

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Produktbeschreibung

Applied Urban Ecology: A Global Framework explores ways in which the environmental quality of urban areas can be improved starting with existing environmental conditions and their dynamics. Written by an internationally renowned selection of scientists and practitioners, the book covers a broad range of established and novel approaches to applied urban ecology. Approaches chosen for the book are placed in the context of issues such as climate change, green- and open-space development, flood-risk assessment, threats to urban biodiversity, and increasing environmental pollution (especially in the "megacities" of newly industrialized countries). All topics covered were chosen because they are socially and socio-politically relevant today. Further topics covered include sustainable energy and budget management, urban water resource management, urban land management, and urban landscape planning and design. Throughout the book, concepts and methods are illustrated using case studies from around the world. A closing synopsis draws conclusions on how the findings of urban ecological research can be used in strategic urban management in the future. Applied Urban Ecology: A Global Framework is an advanced textbook for students, researchers and experienced practitioners in urban ecology and urban environmental research, planning, and practice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781444344998
• Artikelnr.: 38310193

Autorenporträt

Matthias Richter, Environmental Scientist, Publicist and University Lecturer, Germany. Ulrike Weiland is Professor of Urban Ecology at the Institute for Geography, University of Leipzig, Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

List of contributors xi Foreword xiii PART I: INTRODUCTION 1 1. Urban
ecology - brief history and present challenges 3 Ulrike Weiland andMatthias
Richter 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Brief history 3 1.3 Recent and present
challenges 5 1.4 Purpose and structure of the book 7 References 9 PART II:
URBAN ECOLOGY: RELATED DISCIPLINES AND METHODS 13 2. Thematic-methodical
approaches to applied urban ecology 15 Matthias Richter and UlrikeWeiland
3. Monitoring urban land use changes with remote sensing techniques 18
Ellen Banzhaf andMaik Netzband 3.1 Land use changes and their consequences
for urban ecology 18 3.2 Urban remote sensing (URS) and geographical
information systems (GIS) for research in urban ecology 19 3.3 Measuring
physical characteristics of urban areas with remote sensing technology 21
3.4 Global initiatives to measure urban expansion and land use change 24
3.5 Regional urban monitoring activities 26 3.6 Synthesis and outlook 29
References 30 PART III: SELECTED FIELDS OF URBAN ECOLOGY 33 A. PATHWAYS OF
THE ECOSYSTEM APPROACH. 4. Quantifying spatiotemporal patterns and
ecological effects of urbanization: a multiscale landscape approach 35
Jianguo Wu, Alexander Buyantuyev, G. Darrel Jenerette, Jennifer Litteral,
Kaesha Neil and Weijun Shen 4.1 Introduction 35 4.2 Characterizing the
spatiotemporal pattern of urbanization 36 4.3 Simulating spatiotemporal
dynamics of urbanization 41 4.4 Effects of urbanization on biodiversity and
ecosystem processes: examples from CAP-LTER 43 4.5 Concluding remarks 47
Acknowledgments 49 References 49 5. Designing urban systems: ecological
strategies with stocks and flows of energy and material 54 Peter Baccini
5.1 The challenge of a new urbanity 54 5.2 Urban systems and their resource
management 56 5.3 Strategies of reconstruction 60 5.4 Developing strategies
for the design of urban systems 63 References 65 B. SOCIOENVIRONMENTAL
THREATS. 6. Environmental and ecological threats in Indian mega-cities 66
Surinder Aggarwal and Carsten Butsch 6.1 Urbanization dynamics and
emergence of mega-cities 66 6.2 Environmental threats 68 6.3 Mega-social
challenges 74 6.4 Concluding remarks 78 Acknowledgments 80 References 80
7. From wasteland to wilderness - aspects of a new form of urban nature 82
Dieter Rink and Harriet Herbst 7.1 Introduction 82 7.2 Urban wilderness -
some attempts at defining the term 83 7.3 Wastelands as a source of urban
wilderness 83 7.4 Urban wilderness in planning 85 7.5 On the ecology of
urban wilderness 86 7.6 Urban wilderness in a social context 87 7.7
Educational value of urban wilderness 89 7.8 Conclusions 90 References 91
C. FLOODING AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION. 8. Multiscale flood risk assessment in
urban areas - a geoinformatics approach 93 Norman Kerle and Dinand Alkema
8.1 Introduction 93 8.2 Flood risk in the context of urban ecology 94 8.3
Comprehensive flood risk assessment - Naga City, the Philippines 96 8.4 The
role of remote sensing in flood risk assessment and management 99 8.5
Disaster risk in the context of urban ecology - an outlook 104 References
104 9. Urban open spaces and adaptation to climate change 106 Marialena
Nikolopoulou 9.1 Cities, climate change and the role of open spaces 106 9.2
Outdoor comfort 107 9.3 Use of space 108 9.4 Thermal perception 111 9.5
Adaptation 113 9.6 Design interventions 116 9.7 Conclusions 120 References
121 D. URBAN BIODIVERSITY. 10. Social aspects of urban ecology in
developing countries, with an emphasis on urban domestic gardens 123 Sarel
Cilliers, Stefan Siebert, Elandrie Davoren and Rina Lubbe 10.1 Introduction
123 10.2 Social benefits and human perceptions of urban green areas 124
10.3 Consequences of socioeconomic aspects on the urban green
infrastructure 125 10.4 Urban domestic gardens 126 10.5 Conclusions 133
References 135 11. Plant material for urban landscapes in the era of
globalization: roots, challenges and innovative solutions 139 Maria
Ignatieva 11.1 Introduction 139 11.2 The beginning of plant material
globalization 139 11.3 Victorian Gardenesque (1820-1880) 140 11.4 Influence
of the Victorian garden on the global planting pattern 142 11.5 Victorian
tropical and subtropical paradise 143 11.6 Modern nurseries' direction:
global pool of plants 145 11.7 Innovative solutions: searching for new
ecological planting design 148 11.8 Discussion and conclusion 150
Acknowledgments 150 References 150 E. ENVIRONMENTAL URBAN DESIGN. 12.
Ecological infrastructure leads the way: the negative approach and
landscape urbanism for smart preservation and smart growth 152 Kongjian Yu
12.1 Introduction 152 12.2 The negative approach: methodology 158 12.3
Urban growth based on EI: a case of negative planning for Taizhou City 159
12.4 Conclusion 165 References 166 13. Integrating science and creativity
for landscape planning and design of urban areas 170 Antje Stokman and
Christina von Haaren 13.1 Introduction 170 13.2 Landscape planning as a
legally based contribution to sustainable development in Germany 171 13.3
Landscape design as a creative cultural action 173 13.4 Linking landscape
planning and design: differences, interfaces and potential synergies 175
13.5 Conclusion 182 Acknowledgment 183 References 183 14. Landscape as a
living system: Shanghai 2010 Expo Houtan Park 186 Kongjian Yu 14.1
Introduction 186 14.2 Objective 186 14.3 Challenges 186 14.4 Design concept
and strategy: a living system 188 14.5 Conclusions 192 F. ENVIRONMENTAL
URBAN POLITICS. 15. Geographical perspectives on a radical political
ecology of water 193 Alex Loftus 15.1 Introduction 193 15.2 The
urbanization of nature 194 15.3 Urban political ecologies of water 195 15.4
Privatization questions 196 15.5 Taking the debates forward 199 15.6
Infrastructures of power: democratizing water technologies 199 15.7 The
everyday 201 15.8 Conclusions 202 References 202 PART IV: SYNTHESIS 205 16.
Synthesizing urban ecology research and topics for urban environmental
management 207 Matthias Richter and UlrikeWeiland Index 213

Rezensionen

"I am sure that anyone teaching in this area at undergraduate or postgraduate levels will want it on their bookshelf." -- Elsevier's Biological Conservation, 1 January 2012

"I highly recommend the very hands on and engaging book Applied Urban Ecology: A Global Framework edited by Matthias Richter and Ulrike Weiland, to any field researchers, scientists, practitioners, urban planners, policy makers in government, business leaders, educators, and students at all levels who are seeking a clear and understandable guide to urban ecology, its challenges, and its potential solutions. This book will transform the way decision makers approach urban ecological issues, and provide students with a firm foundation in applied urban ecology." -- Blog Business World, 4 January 2012

"Nevertheless, each chapter is worth reading and I am sure this book will become a primer for studies in urban ecology. I am sure that anyone teaching in this area at undergraduate or postgraduate levels will want it on their bookshelf." -- Biological Conservation, 12 December 2011