Urbanization, biodiversity and ecosystem services: challenges and opportunities : a global assessment ; a part of the cities and biodiversity outlook project

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 gl...

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Other Authors Elmqvist, Thomas, 1955- (Editor), Fragkias, Michail, 1976- (Editor), Goodness, Julie, 1985- (Editor), Güneralp, Burak (Editor), Marcotullio, Peter, 1957- (Editor), McDonald, Robert Ian, 1978- (Editor), Parnell, Sue, 1960- (Editor), Schewenius, Maria, 1982- (Editor), Sendstad, Marte (Editor), Seto, Karen Ching-Yee (Editor), Wilkinson, Cathy, 1973- (Editor)
Format Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht ; Heidelberg ; New York ; London : Springer, [2013]
SeriesSpringer open
Subjects
urbanizace
životní prostředí měst
biodiverzita
ekosystémové služby
udržitelný rozvoj
urbanization
urban ecology
biodiversity
ecosystem services
sustainable development
sborníky
papers of several authors
ISBN978-94-007-7087-4
978-94-007-7088-1
Physical Descriptionxxviii, 755 stran : ilustrace ; 24 cm

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Summary: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.
Bibliography:Obsahuje bibliografie a bibliografické odkazy
ISBN:978-94-007-7087-4
978-94-007-7088-1
Physical Description:xxviii, 755 stran : ilustrace ; 24 cm

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