Overview
Not a classic book on urban ecology, but a book about the "System City and its Ecology"
Info boxes on particularly important, special and current questions, methods, practical cases
Exercises with solutions to each chapter
Diverse examples from research and practice from German-speaking and European countries as well as from Asia and South America
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This textbook on urban ecosystems answers important questions about the ecological structure, functions and socio-ecological development of cities worldwide. Based on how cities are developing today in an increasingly urbanized world, it explains ecological challenges for cities of the 21st century such as resource efficiency, climate change, moderation of quality of life and resilience. The book combines theories of urban development and ecology with practical applications and case studies, thus identifying potential for improvement and examples of good ecological urban development worldwide. It shows that cities are by far not only problem areas but also offer great potential for a good life and that the various urban ecosystems can make a considerable contribution to this. The "eco-city" is thus not a utopia,but a real goal that can be pursued step by step in a targeted manner, taking into account the local and regional context.
Four renowned urban ecologists have contributed their specific experience in sub-areas without losing sight of the big picture. Jürgen Breuste is an urban ecologist and works at the Paris Lodron University in Salzburg, Austria, on the topics of sustainable urban development, urban biodiversity, ecosystem services and eco-cities. Dagmar Haase is Landschaftsökologin and works at the Humboldt University of Berlin on urban ecosystem services and land use modeling. Stephan Pauleit is a landscape planner and works at the Technical University of Munich on strategies for the sustainable development of urban landscapes. Martin Sauerwein is a geographer and works at the University of Hildesheim on geo-ecology in cultural landscapes, geoarchaeology and soil protection.
The textbook addresses a broad audience of students, teachersand also to practitioners in the fields of ecology, urban ecology, urban development, sustainability, urban geography, nature and landscape conservation, spatial planning, landscape ecology, social sciences and urban studies. The numerous photos and graphics, many of them in four colors, as well as clear tables illustrate the facts. Case studies, examples and explanations allow a deeper insight. Questions at the end of each chapter allow the progress of knowledge to be checked, and a comprehensive bibliography for each chapter provides further studies.This book is a translation of the original German 1st edition Stadtökosysteme by Jürgen Breuste published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature in 2016. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors.
This springer essential is a translation of the original German 1st edition essentials,Stadtökosysteme by Jürgen Breuste published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature in 2016. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Stephan Pauleit is a landscape planner and works at the Technical University of Munich on strategies for the sustainable development of urban landscapes.
Martin Sauerwein is a geographer and works at the University of Hildesheim on geoecology in cultural landscapes, geoarchaeology and soil protection.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Urban Ecosystems
Book Subtitle: Function, Management and Development
Authors: Jürgen Breuste, Stephan Pauleit, Dagmar Haase, Martin Sauerwein
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-63279-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-63278-9Published: 30 September 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-63279-6Published: 29 September 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 331
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 122 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environment, general, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Cities, Countries, Regions, Human Geography, Urban Ecology, Environmental Science and Engineering