
Urban Land Systems: An Ecosystems Perspective
An Ecosystems Perspective
MDPI (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 1. June 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
VIII, 192 pages
978-3-03842-917-3 (ISBN)
Description
Global urbanization creates challenges towards sustainability and human well-being. Urban areas are dependent on the ecosystems beyond the city limits but also benefit from the internal urban green places. An understanding of the importance of urban ecosystem services means that urban greenery can be designedly maintained or even expanded. As cities are expected to grow at a rapid rate in the coming decades, it is important that the ecosystem perspective is understood and valued by city planners and political decision-makers. This special issue highlights some aspects related to urban sprawl dynamics and urban ecosystem management. Observations and studies presented in ten papers show that urbanization affects essential ecological, economic, and social landscape functions, whose importance is often undervalued in cities worldwide.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basel
Switzerland
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Professionals/Scholars
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Klappenbroschur
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
435 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-03842-917-3 (9783038429173)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Guest editor
College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Australia
Azim Premi University, PES Institute of Technology Campus, India
Department of Geoinformatics, Institute of Geography, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia