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

• 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
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht ; Heidelberg ; New York ; London : Springer, [2013]
• Series: Springer open
• Subjects: urbanizace; životní prostředí měst; biodiverzita; ekosystémové služby; udržitelný rozvoj; urbanization; urban ecology; biodiversity; ecosystem services; sustainable development; sborníky; papers of several authors
• ISBN: 978-94-007-7087-4; 978-94-007-7088-1
• Physical Description: xxviii, 755 stran : ilustrace ; 24 cm

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.