Theoretical Perspectives of the Baltimore Ecosystem Study: Conceptual Evolution in a Social-Ecological Research Project.

Autor:	Pickett STA; Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook New York., Cadenasso ML; Department of Plant Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, California., Baker ME; Department of Geography and Environmental Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland., Band LE; Departments of Environmental Science and Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia., Boone CG; Professor and dean of the School of Human Evolution and Social Change and the Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona., Buckley GL; Department of Geography at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio., Groffman PM; City University of New York's Advanced Science Research Center, Graduate Center, New York, New York, and a senior fellow at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, New York., Grove JM; Team leader with the USDA Forest Service, Baltimore Field Station, Northern Research Station, Baltimore, Maryland., Irwin EG; Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics and director of the Ohio State Sustainability Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio., Kaushal SS; University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland., LaDeau SL; Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook New York., Miller AJ; Department of Geography and Environmental Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland., Nilon CH; School of Natural Resources, Fisheries, and Wildlife, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri., Romolini M; Managing director of the Center for Urban Resilience, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California., Rosi EJ; Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook New York., Swan CM; Department of Geography and Environmental Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland., Szlavecz K; Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Bioscience [Bioscience] 2020 Apr 01; Vol. 70 (4), pp. 297-314. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Feb 26.
DOI:	10.1093/biosci/biz166
Abstrakt:	The Earth's population will become more than 80% urban during this century. This threshold is often regarded as sufficient justification for pursuing urban ecology. However, pursuit has primarily focused on building empirical richness, and urban ecology theory is rarely discussed. The Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES) has been grounded in theory since its inception and its two decades of data collection have stimulated progress toward comprehensive urban theory. Emerging urban ecology theory integrates biology, physical sciences, social sciences, and urban design, probes interdisciplinary frontiers while being founded on textbook disciplinary theories, and accommodates surprising empirical results. Theoretical growth in urban ecology has relied on refined frameworks, increased disciplinary scope, and longevity of interdisciplinary interactions. We describe the theories used by BES initially, and trace ongoing theoretical development that increasingly reflects the hybrid biological-physical-social nature of the Baltimore ecosystem. The specific mix of theories used in Baltimore likely will require modification when applied to other urban areas, but the developmental process, and the key results, will continue to benefit other urban social-ecological research projects. (© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Institute of Biological Sciences.)
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