Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities
| Přispěvatelé: | Elmqvist, Thomas, Fragkias, Michail, Goodness, Julie, Güneralp, Burak, Marcotullio, Peter J., McDonald, Robert I., Parnell, Susan, Schewenius, Maria, Sendstad, Marte, Seto, Karen C., Wilkinson, Cathy |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Urban Ecology
Urbanism Sustainable Development Complex Systems Science Humanities and Social Sciences multidisciplinary International Environmental Law Urban Geography and Urbanism Environmental Social Sciences Humanities and Social Sciences Biodiversity Challenges Ecosystem services Opportunities Urbanization Ecological science the Biosphere Urban & municipal planning Sustainability Applied mathematics Interdisciplinary studies Public international law: environment bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science the Biosphere bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences geography environment planning::RP Regional & area planning::RPC Urban & municipal planning bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences geography environment planning::RN The environment::RNU Sustainability bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PB Mathematics::PBW Applied mathematics bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference information & interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies bic Book Industry Communication::L Law::LB International law::LBB Public international law::LBBP International environmental law |
| Druh dokumentu: | book |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-94-007-7088-1 |
| Popis: | Urbanization is a global phenomenon and the book emphasizes that this is not just a social-technological process. It is also a social-ecological process where cities are places for nature, and where cities also are dependent on, and have impacts on, the biosphere at different scales from local to global. The book is a global assessment and delivers four main conclusions: Urban areas are expanding faster than urban populations. Half the increase in urban land across the world over the next 20 years will occur in Asia, with the most extensive change expected to take place in India and China Urban areas modify their local and regional climate through the urban heat island effect and by altering precipitation patterns, which together will have significant impacts on net primary production, ecosystem health, and biodiversity Urban expansion will heavily draw on natural resources, including water, on a global scale, and will often consume prime agricultural land, with knock-on effects on biodiversity and ecosystem services elsewhere Future urban expansion will often occur in areas where the capacity for formal governance is restricted, which will constrain the protection of biodiversity and management of ecosystem services |
| Databáze: | OAPEN Library |
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