Routledge handbook of urban ecology

By:

Douglas, Ian and others Eds

Publication details: Routledge 2015 New YorkDescription: xxiv,664pISBN:

9781138824423

DDC classification:

307.76 DOU

Contents:

Contents List of illustrations x Contributors xv Acknowledgements xix Prologue xx lan Douglas PART 1 Context, history and philosophies 1 Introduction lan Douglas 3 1 Urban ecology: definitions and goals N. E. Mclntyrc7 2 The analysis of cities as ecosystems lan Douglas17 3 Urban ecology and industrial ecology XuemeiBai and Heinz Schandl 26 4 Urban areas in the context of human ecology Roderick}. Lawrence38 5 In livable cities is preservation of the wild: the politics of providing for nature in cities Michael C. Houck48 6 The human relationship with nature: rights of animals and plants in the urban context Jason Byrne63 7 Urban natural histories to urban ecologies: the growth of the study of urban nature lan Douglas and David Goodc 74 8 Planning for nature in towns and cities: a historical perspective David Goods 84 9 How much is urban nature worth? And for whom? Thoughts from ecological economics Anna Chiesura and Joan Martinez-Alicr 93 PART 2 The urban ecological environment97 Introduction lan Douglas 99 10 Climate of cities C.S.B. Grimmond 103 11 Urban heat islands T.R. Oke 120 12 Urban effects on precipitation and associated convective processes J.M. Shepherd, J.A. Stalling M.L.JinatidT.L. Mote132 13 Urban hydrology lan Douglas148 14 Urban geomorphology lan Douglas159 15 Urban soils PeterJ. Marcotullio164 16 The process of natural succession in urban areas Wayne C. Zipperer187 17 Recornbinam ecology of urban areas: characterisation, context and creativity Colin D Meurk198 18 Creative conservation Grant Luscombc and Richard Scott221 PART 3 The nature of urban habitats233 Introduction lan Douglas235 19 Walls and paved surfaces: urban complexes with limited water and nutrients C. Philip Whcater239 20 Urbanclitls Jeremy Lundhoim252 21 Suburban mosaic of houses, roads, gardens and mature; trees lan Douglas264 22 Urban wildlife corridors: conduits for movement or linear habitat? lan Douglas and Jonathan P. Sadkr274 23 Landscaped parks and open spaces M. Hermy289 24 Grassland on reclaimed soil, with streets, car parks and buildings but few or no mature trees Tony Kendle301 25 Urban contaminated land Michael O. Rivett, Jonathan P. Sadler and Bob O Bames311 26 Urban woodlands as distinctive and threatened nature-in-city patches C.Y.Jim323 27 Wetlands in urban environments Joan G. Ehrenfeld, Monica Palta and Emilie Slander338 28 Urban animal ecology Peter J.Jarvis352 29 Feral animals in the urban environment PeterJ.Jarvis361 PART 4 Ecosystem services and urban ecology 371 Introduction lan Douglas373 30 Intrinsic and aesthetic values of urban nature; a journalist's view from London David NichoUon-Lord377 31 Intrinsic and aesthetic values of urban nature; a psychological perspective Rachel Kaplan385 32 Urban nature and human physical health Jenna H. Tilt394 33 Urban nature: human psychological and community health Rod Matsuoka and William Sullivan408 34 Street trees and the urban environment Gerald P.M. Dawc424 35 Urban gardens and biodiversity Kevin J, Gaston and Sian Gaston 450 PARTS Methodologies 459 Introduction lan Douglas461 36 Urban habitat analysis lan Douglas465 37 Urban habitat type mapping Peter J.Jarvis478 38 Invasive species and their response to climate change lan Douglas488 39 Urban biogeochemical flux analysis Nancy B. Grimm, Rebecca L. Hale, Elizabeth M. Cook and David M. Iwaniec 503 40 Urban metabolism analysis S/w-Li Hmini; and Chun-Lin Lee 521 PART 6 Applications and policy implications529 Introduction lan Douglas531 41 Delivering urban greenspace for people and wildlife John Box 537 42 Urban areas and the biosphere reserve concept Pete Frost and Glen Hyman549 43 Urban ecology and sustainable urban drainage Peter Worrall and Sarah Little561 44 Green roofs, urban vegetation and urban runoff Joachim Tourbier 572 45 The role of green infrastructure in adapting cities to climate change lan Douglas 583 46 Creative use of therapeutic green spaces Ambra Burls 589 47 Peri-urban ecology: green infrastructure in the twenty-first centurymetro-scape Joe Ravetz 599 48 Biodiversity as a statutory component of urban planning David Goode 621 49 Making urban ecology a key element in urban development and planning John Stuart-Murray 630 50 Towards Ecopolis: new technologies, new philosophies and new developments Rusong Wang, Paul Downton and lan Douglas 636 Conclusion lan Douglas 652 Index654

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Contents
List of illustrations x
Contributors xv
Acknowledgements xix
Prologue xx
lan Douglas

PART 1
Context, history and philosophies 1
Introduction lan Douglas 3
1 Urban ecology: definitions and goals N. E. Mclntyrc7
2 The analysis of cities as ecosystems lan Douglas17
3 Urban ecology and industrial ecology
XuemeiBai and Heinz Schandl 26
4 Urban areas in the context of human ecology Roderick}. Lawrence38
5 In livable cities is preservation of the wild: the politics of providing for nature in cities Michael C. Houck48
6 The human relationship with nature: rights of animals and plants in the urban context Jason Byrne63
7 Urban natural histories to urban ecologies: the growth of the study of
urban nature
lan Douglas and David Goodc 74
8 Planning for nature in towns and cities: a historical perspective
David Goods 84
9 How much is urban nature worth? And for whom? Thoughts from
ecological economics
Anna Chiesura and Joan Martinez-Alicr 93
PART 2
The urban ecological environment97
Introduction lan Douglas 99
10 Climate of cities C.S.B. Grimmond
103
11 Urban heat islands T.R. Oke 120
12 Urban effects on precipitation and associated convective processes J.M. Shepherd, J.A. Stalling M.L.JinatidT.L. Mote132
13 Urban hydrology lan Douglas148
14 Urban geomorphology lan Douglas159
15 Urban soils
PeterJ. Marcotullio164
16 The process of natural succession in urban areas Wayne C. Zipperer187
17 Recornbinam ecology of urban areas: characterisation, context and creativity Colin D Meurk198
18 Creative conservation
Grant Luscombc and Richard Scott221
PART 3
The nature of urban habitats233
Introduction
lan Douglas235
19 Walls and paved surfaces: urban complexes with limited water and
nutrients
C. Philip Whcater239
20 Urbanclitls
Jeremy Lundhoim252
21 Suburban mosaic of houses, roads, gardens and mature; trees
lan Douglas264
22 Urban wildlife corridors: conduits for movement or linear habitat?
lan Douglas and Jonathan P. Sadkr274
23 Landscaped parks and open spaces
M. Hermy289
24 Grassland on reclaimed soil, with streets, car parks and buildings but
few or no mature trees
Tony Kendle301
25 Urban contaminated land
Michael O. Rivett, Jonathan P. Sadler and Bob O Bames311
26 Urban woodlands as distinctive and threatened nature-in-city patches C.Y.Jim323
27 Wetlands in urban environments
Joan G. Ehrenfeld, Monica Palta and Emilie Slander338
28 Urban animal ecology
Peter J.Jarvis352
29 Feral animals in the urban environment
PeterJ.Jarvis361
PART 4
Ecosystem services and urban ecology 371
Introduction
lan Douglas373
30 Intrinsic and aesthetic values of urban nature; a journalist's view from
London
David NichoUon-Lord377
31 Intrinsic and aesthetic values of urban nature; a psychological
perspective
Rachel Kaplan385
32 Urban nature and human physical health
Jenna H. Tilt394
33 Urban nature: human psychological and community health
Rod Matsuoka and William Sullivan408
34 Street trees and the urban environment
Gerald P.M. Dawc424
35 Urban gardens and biodiversity
Kevin J, Gaston and Sian Gaston 450
PARTS
Methodologies 459
Introduction
lan Douglas461
36 Urban habitat analysis
lan Douglas465
37 Urban habitat type mapping
Peter J.Jarvis478
38 Invasive species and their response to climate change
lan Douglas488
39 Urban biogeochemical flux analysis
Nancy B. Grimm, Rebecca L. Hale, Elizabeth M. Cook and David M. Iwaniec 503
40 Urban metabolism analysis
S/w-Li Hmini; and Chun-Lin Lee 521
PART 6
Applications and policy implications529
Introduction
lan Douglas531
41 Delivering urban greenspace for people and wildlife
John Box 537
42 Urban areas and the biosphere reserve concept
Pete Frost and Glen Hyman549
43 Urban ecology and sustainable urban drainage
Peter Worrall and Sarah Little561
44 Green roofs, urban vegetation and urban runoff
Joachim Tourbier 572
45 The role of green infrastructure in adapting cities to climate change
lan Douglas 583
46 Creative use of therapeutic green spaces
Ambra Burls 589
47 Peri-urban ecology: green infrastructure in the twenty-first centurymetro-scape
Joe Ravetz 599
48 Biodiversity as a statutory component of urban planning
David Goode 621
49 Making urban ecology a key element in urban development and
planning
John Stuart-Murray 630
50 Towards Ecopolis: new technologies, new philosophies and new
developments
Rusong Wang, Paul Downton and lan Douglas 636
Conclusion
lan Douglas 652
Index654

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