Towards Green Cities Urban Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in China and Germany /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Grunewald, Karsten (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Li, Junxiang (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Xie, Gaodi (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kümper-Schlake, Lennart (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Cities and Nature,
• Subjects: Urban geography.; Urban ecology (Biology).; Sustainable development.; Sociology, Urban.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Urban Ecology.; Sustainable Development.; Urban Studies/Sociology.

The book aims to capture, describe and convey the current significance, the values and potentials of urban biodiversity and ecosystem services to scientists and professionals in the context of sustainable urban development and ongoing urbanization processes. Current developments, different approache...

Table of Contents:

• TOC Preliminary: Foreword (Ministry, Editors)
• Summaries (in English, German, Chinese).-  1. Introduction
• 2. Concepts, Terms, Arena
• 3. Urban Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in China and Germany
• 4. Values of Urban Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity
• 5. Options for the integration of green/blue spaces in urban planning and development
• 6. Recommendations for stakeholders, decision-makers, politicians
• 7. Challenges Ahead and Future Research Tasks
• Glossary(?)
• Index.