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Informationen zum Autor Matthias Richter, Environmental Scientist, Publicist and University Lecturer, Germany. Ulrike Weiland is Professor of Urban Ecology at the Institute for Geography, University of Leipzig, Germany. Klappentext Applied Urban Ecology: A Global Framework explores ways in which the environmental quality of urban areas can be improved starting with existing environmental conditions and their dynamics. Written by an internationally renowned selection of scientists and practitioners, the book covers a broad range of established and novel approaches to applied urban ecology.Approaches chosen for the book are placed in the context of issues such as climate change, green- and open-space development, flood-risk assessment, threats to urban biodiversity, and increasing environmental pollution (especially in the "megacities" of newly industrialized countries). All topics covered were chosen because they are socially and socio-politically relevant today.Further topics covered include sustainable energy and budget management, urban water resource management, urban land management, and urban landscape planning and design.Throughout the book, concepts and methods are illustrated using case studies from around the world. A closing synopsis draws conclusions on how the findings of urban ecological research can be used in strategic urban management in the future.Applied Urban Ecology: A Global Framework is an advanced textbook for students, researchers and experienced practitioners in urban ecology and urban environmental research, planning, and practice. Zusammenfassung This book covers a range of recent approaches to urban ecology. It bridges the gap between theory and practice and presents a broad spectrum of recent urban ecology approaches from systems research to environmentally sound urban design, exemplified by selected case studies from different continents. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of contributors, xi Foreword, xiii PART I: INTRODUCTION, 1 1. Urban ecology - brief history and present challenges, 3 Ulrike Weiland andMatthias Richter 1.1 Introduction, 3 1.2 Brief history, 3 1.2.1 Initials in urban natural history, 3 1.2.2 Socioecological tradition, 4 1.2.3 Complex bioecological tradition, 4 1.2.4 Ecosystem-related tradition, 4 1.3 Recent and present challenges, 5 1.4 Purpose and structure of the book, 7 1.4.1 Purpose of the book, 7 1.4.2 Structure of the book, 8 References, 9 PART II: URBAN ECOLOGY: RELATED DISCIPLINES AND METHODS, 13 2. Thematic-methodical approaches to applied urban ecology, 15 Matthias Richter and UlrikeWeiland 3. Monitoring urban land use changes with remote sensing techniques, 18 Ellen Banzhaf andMaik Netzband 3.1 Land use changes and their consequences for urban ecology, 18 3.2 Urban remote sensing (URS) and geographical information systems (GIS) for research in urban ecology, 19 3.3 Measuring physical characteristics of urban areas with remote sensing technology, 21 3.3.1 Effects of urban form on natural and man-made hazards, 21 3.3.2 Urban dynamics and ecosystem function, 23 3.4 Global initiatives to measure urban expansion and land use change, 24 3.4.1 Global Urban Observatory of UN-HABITAT, 24 3.4.2 "The Dynamics of Global Urban Expansion" - a contribution by theWorld Bank, 24 3.4.3 Socioeconomic data and applications Center (SEDAC) at the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, New York, USA, 25 3.4.4 The "100 Cities Project", Arizona State University, USA, 26 3.5 Regional urban monitoring activities, 26 3.5.1 Europe: ESPON, MOLAND and the Urban Atlas, 26 3.5.2 Governmental research projects o...
