Urban ecology : patterns, processes, and applications / editor-in-chief, Jari Niemela ... [et al.]. - Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011. - xiii, 374 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. - Oxford biology. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-366) and index.

Introduction -- The history of urban ecology : an ecologists's perspective -- Ecology in cities : man-made physical conditions -- Ecology in cities : patterns of urban biodiversity -- Ecology in cities : processes affecting urban biodiversity -- Ecosystems, ecosystem services, and social systems in urban landscapes -- Urban design, planning, and management : lessons from ecology.

9780199563562 (acid-free paper) 019956356X (acid-free paper) : $53.00

2010942951


Urban ecology (Biology)
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Human ecology.
Biodiversity.
Ecosystem services.
Human ecology.
Biodiversity.