Edited by Jari Niemelä, Jürgen H. Breuste, Glenn Guntenspergen, Nancy E. McIntyre, Thomas Elmqvist and Philip James
Urbanization is a global phenomenon that is increasingly challenging human society. It is therefore crucially important to ensure that the relentless expansion of cities and towns proceeds sustainably. Urban ecology, the interdisciplinary study of ecological patterns and processes in towns and
cities, is a rapidly developing field that can provide a scientific basis for the informed decision-making and planning needed to create both viable and sustainable cities.
Urban Ecology brings together an international team of leading scientists to discuss our current understanding of
all aspects of urban environments, from the biology of the organisms that inhabit them to the diversity of ecosystem services and human social issues encountered within urban landscapes. The book is divided into five sections with the first describing the physical urban environment. Subsequent
sections examine ecological patterns and processes within the urban setting, followed by the integration of ecology with social issues. The book concludes with a discussion of the applications of urban ecology to land-use planning. The emphasis throughout is on what we actually know (as well as what
we should know) about the complexities of social-ecological systems in urban areas, in order to develop urban ecology as a rigorous scientific discipline.
Jari Niemelä, Jürgen H. Breuste, Thomas Elmqvist, Glenn Guntenspergen, Philip James, & Nancy McIntyre: Introduction
Mark J. McDonnell: The History of Urban Ecology - An Ecologist's Perspective
Section 1 - Ecology in Cities: Man-Made Physical Conditions
Jürgen H. Breuste:
Introduction to Section 1
Stephan Pauleit and Jürgen H. Breuste: 1.1 Land-Use and Surface-Cover as Urban Ecological Indicators
Eberhard Parlow: 1.2 Urban Climate
Martin Sauerwein: 1.3 Urban Soils - Characterization, Pollution, and Relevance in Urban Ecosystems
Marc Illgen: 1.4
Hydrology of Urban Environments
Jürgen H. Breuste: Summary of Section 1
Section 2 - Ecology in Cities: Patterns of Urban Biodiversity
Glenn R. Guntenspergen: Introduction to Section 2
Andrew H. Baldwin: 2.1 Plant Communities of Urban Wetlands: Patterns and Controlling
Processes
Martin F. Quigley: 2.2 Potemkin Gardens: Biodiversity in Small Designed Landscapes
Jeremy Lundholm: 2.3 Vegetation of Urban Hard Surfaces
Christopher P. Dunn and Liam Heneghan: 2.4 Composition and Diversity of Urban Vegetation
Clark E. Adams and Kieran J. Lindsey: 2.5
Anthropogenic Ecosystems: The Influence of People on Urban Wildlife Populations
Glenn R. Guntenspergen: Summary of Section 2
Section 3 - Ecology in Cities: Processes Affecting Urban Biodiversity
Nancy E. MacIntyre: Introduction to Section 3
Barbara Clucas and John M. Marzluff:
3.1 Coupled Relationships between Humans and other Organisms in Urban Areas
Sarel S. Cilliers & Stefan J. Siebert: 3.2 Urban Flora and Vegetation: Patterns and Processes
Johan Kotze, Stephen Venn, Jari Niemelä, and John Spence: 3.3 Effects of Urbanisation on the Ecology and Evolution of
Arthropods
Bruce W. Grant, George Middendorf, Michael J. Colgan, Haseeb Ahmad, and Michael B. Vogel: 3.4 Ecology of Urban Amphibians and Reptiles: Urbanophiles, Urbanophobes, and the Urbanoblivious
Christopher M. Swan, Steward T. A. Pickett, Katalin Szlavecz, Paige Warren, and K. Tara
Willey: 3.5 Biodiversity and Community Composition in Urban Ecosystems: Coupled Human, Spatial, and Metacommunity Processes
Nancy E. MacIntyre: Summary of Section 3
Section 4 - Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services, and Social Systems in Urban Landscapes
Thomas Elmqvist: Introduction to
Section 4
Robert McDonald and Peter Marcotullio: 4.1 Global Effects of Urbanization on Ecosystem Services
Charles L. Redman: 4.2 Social-Ecological Transformations in Urban Landscapes - A Historical Perspective
Christine Alfsen, Ashley Duval, and Thomas Elmqvist: 4.3 The Urban Landscape
as a Social - Ecological System for Governance of Ecosystem Services
Peter Bridgewater: 4.4 Water Services in Urban Landscapes
Johan Colding: 4.5 The Role of Ecosystem Services in Contemporary Urban Planning
Thomas Elmqvist: Summary of Section 4
Section 5 - Urban Design, Planning,
and Management: Lessons from Ecology
Philip James: Introduction to Section 5
Ian Douglas and Joe Ravetz: 5.1 Urban Ecology - the Bigger Picture
Konstantinos Tzoulas and Kim Greening: 5.2 Urban Ecology and Human Health
Stephan Pauleit, Li Liu, Jack Ahern, and Aleksandra
Kazmierczak: 5.3 Multifunctional Green Infrastructure Planning to Promote Ecological Services in the City
Jon Sadler, Adam Bates, Rossa Donovan, and Stefan Bodnar: 5.4 Building for Biodiversity: Accommodating People and Wildlife in Cities
Wayne C. Zipperer, Wayde F. Morse, and Cassandra
Johnson Gaither: 5.5 Linking Social and Ecological Systems
John Box: 5.6 Building Urban Biodiversity through Financial Incentives, Regulation, and Targets
Philip James: Summary of Section 5
Jari Niemelä, Jürgen H. Breuste, Thomas Elmqvist, Glenn Guntenspergen, Philip James, & Nancy
McIntyre: Concluding Remarks: The Way Forward for Urban Ecology
References
Index
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The Editor-in-Chief, Jari Niemelä, is professor of urban ecology at the University of Helsinki, Finland. His research interests include urban ecology, biodiversity, interactions between ecological and social systems, and the application of ecological knowledge in decision-making. The section
editors Jürgen H. Breuste, Thomas Elmqvist, Glenn R. Guntenspergen, Philip James, and Nancy E. McIntyre are leading researchers in this field.
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