Urban Ecology An International Perspective on the Interaction Between Humans and Nature /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Marzluff, John M. (Editor), Shulenberger, Eric (Editor), Endlicher, Wilfried (Editor), Alberti, Marina (Editor), Bradley, Gordon (Editor), Ryan, Clare (Editor), Simon, Ute (Editor), ZumBrunnen, Craig (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2008.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Ecology.; Biodiversity.; Landscape ecology.; Urban ecology (Biology).; Nature conservation.; Life Sciences.; Urban Ecology.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Landscape Ecology.; Nature Conservation.

Urban Ecology is the study of ecosystems that include humans living in cities and urbanizing landscapes. It is an emerging, interdisciplinary field that aims to understand how human and ecological processes can coexist in human-dominated systems and help societies with their efforts to become more s...