Perspectives in Urban Ecology [electronic resource] :Ecosystems and Interactions between Humans and Nature in the Metropolis of Berlin / edited by Wilfried Endlicher.
by Endlicher, Wilfried [editor.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.Description: XIV, 352p. 113 illus., 39 illus. in color. online resource.ISBN: 9783642177316.Subject(s): Environmental sciences | Life sciences | Computer vision | Regional planning | Architecture | Science -- Study and teaching | Environmental management | Environment | Environmental Management | Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning | Biogeosciences | Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics | Urbanism | Science EducationDDC classification: 333.7 Online resources: Click here to access online
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Springer eBooksSummary: This book gives an interdisciplinary overview on urban ecology. Basic understanding of urban nature development and its social reception are discussed for the European Metropolitan Area of Berlin. Furthermore, we investigate specific consequences for the environment, nature and the quality of life for city dwellers due to profound changes such as climate change and the demographic and economic developments associated with the phenomena of shrinking cities. Actual problems of urban ecology should be discussed not only in terms of natural dimensions such as atmosphere, biosphere, pedosphere and hydrosphere but also in terms of social and cultural dimensions such as urban planning, residence and recreation, traffic and mobility and economic values. Our research findings focus on streets, new urban landscapes, intermediate use of brown fields and the relationships between urban nature and the well-being of city dwellers. Finally, the book provides a contribution to the international discussion on urban ecology.
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This book gives an interdisciplinary overview on urban ecology. Basic understanding of urban nature development and its social reception are discussed for the European Metropolitan Area of Berlin. Furthermore, we investigate specific consequences for the environment, nature and the quality of life for city dwellers due to profound changes such as climate change and the demographic and economic developments associated with the phenomena of shrinking cities. Actual problems of urban ecology should be discussed not only in terms of natural dimensions such as atmosphere, biosphere, pedosphere and hydrosphere but also in terms of social and cultural dimensions such as urban planning, residence and recreation, traffic and mobility and economic values. Our research findings focus on streets, new urban landscapes, intermediate use of brown fields and the relationships between urban nature and the well-being of city dwellers. Finally, the book provides a contribution to the international discussion on urban ecology.
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