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      Urban Landscape Ecology
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      Urban Landscape Ecology book

      Science, policy and practice

      Urban Landscape Ecology

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      Urban Landscape Ecology book

      Science, policy and practice
      Edited ByRobert A. Francis, James D.A. Millington, Michael A. Chadwick
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2016
      eBook Published 29 April 2016
      Pub. Location London
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315713373
      Pages 336
      eBook ISBN 9781315713373
      Subjects Built Environment, Environment & Agriculture, Environment and Sustainability, Geography, Urban Studies
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      Francis, R.A., Millington, J.D.A., & Chadwick, M.A. (Eds.). (2016). Urban Landscape Ecology: Science, policy and practice (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315713373

      ABSTRACT

      The growth of cities poses ever-increasing challenges for the natural environment on which they impact and depend, not only within their boundaries but also in surrounding peri-urban areas. Landscape ecology – the study of interactions across space and time between the structure and function of physical, biological and cultural components of landscapes – has a pivotal role to play in identifying sustainable solutions. 

      This book brings together examples of research at the cutting edge of urban landscape ecology across multiple contexts that investigate the state, maintenance and restoration of healthy and functional natural environments across urban and peri-urban landscapes. An explicit focus is on urban landscapes in contrast to other books which have considered urban ecosystems and ecology without specific focus on spatial connections. It integrates research and perspectives from across academia, public and private practitioners of urban conservation, planning and design. It provides a much needed summary of current thinking on how urban landscapes can provide the foundation of sustained economic growth, prospering communities and personal well-being.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter 1|18 pages

      Introduction: an overview of landscape ecology in cities

      ByROBERT A. FRANCIS, JAMES D.A. MILLINGTON AND MICHAEL A. CHADWICK

      chapter 2|23 pages

      Drivers of soil heterogeneity in the urban landscape

      ByALESSANDRO OSSOLA, STEPHEN J. LIVESLEY

      chapter 3|14 pages

      Bees in a peri-urban landscape: a synthesis of research from Contra Costa County, California

      ByMISHA LEONG

      chapter 4|19 pages

      Socioeconomics and neighbor mimicry drive yard and neighborhood vegetation patterns

      ByEMILY MINOR, J. AMY BELAIRE, AMÉLIE DAVIS, MAGALY FRANCO

      chapter 5|16 pages

      An exploration of the relationships between landscape metrics and tree diversity in urban forests

      ByMIKAËL MAES

      chapter 6|17 pages

      Edge habitat of urban green spaces: a case study in London (UK)

      ByMARLEEN FELDBRUGGE, PATRICK G. MEIRMANS, ROBERT A. FRANCIS

      chapter 7|21 pages

      A lawn without grass: a new tool for landscape ecologists

      ByLIONEL S. SMITH

      chapter 8|19 pages

      The ecology and management of urban pondscapes

      ByCHRISTOPHER HASSALL, MATTHEW HILL, DAVID GLEDHILL

      chapter 9|16 pages

      The value of a small urban river: past, present and future

      ByROB C. GRAY

      chapter 10|17 pages

      Urban ponds for people and by people

      ByMALGORZATA BLICHARSKA, FRANK JOHANSSON

      chapter 11|48 pages

      Modeling the effects of land cover and use on landscape capability for urban ungulate populations

      ByH. BRIAN UNDERWOOD AND CHELLBY R. KILHEFFER

      chapter 13|16 pages

      Strengthening urban landscape planning: a metapopulation modelling framework

      ByLAURA J. GRAHAM, RICHARD FIELD AND ROY H. HAINES-YOUNG

      chapter 14|15 pages

      Visualising ecosystem services using historical publications

      ByPHILIP JAMES, BARBARA A. LAW, NORMAN REDHEAD

      chapter 15|20 pages

      What is landscape sensitivity? A review of two UK coastal case studies

      ByJOSH PEACOCK

      chapter 16|13 pages

      Urban green infrastructure in London: the role of landscape ecology in informing the future of parks and green space policy in the city

      ByPETER MASSINI

      chapter 17|19 pages

      Urban biodiversity management in Ireland: capturing the experience of practitioners

      ByMARYANN HARRIS, TAMARA HOCHSTRASSER, KAREN FOLEY
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