Ecology of cities and towns: a comparative approach (Record no. 3829)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780521678339 |
| Binding type | pbk |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 577.56 |
| Item number | ECO |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Ecology of cities and towns: a comparative approach |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | edited by Mark J. McDonnell, Amy K. Hahs and Jurgen Breuste |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher | Cambridge University Press, |
| Year of publication | 2009. |
| Place of publication | Cambridge: |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xxi, 714p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 1. Introduction: scope of the book and the need for developing a comparative approach to the ecological study of cities and towns; Part I. Opportunities and Challenges of Conducting Comparative Studies: --<br/>2. Comparative urban ecology: challenges and possibilities--<br/>3. Frameworks for urban ecosystem studies: gradients, patch dynamics and the human ecosystem in the New York metropolitan area and Baltimore, USA--<br/>4. Comparative effects of urbanisation in marine and terrestrial habitats--<br/>5. Comparative ecology of cities and towns: past, present and future--<br/>6. Comparative urban ecological research in developing countries--<br/>7. Using models to compare the ecology of cities--<br/>Part II. Ecological Studies of Cities and Towns--<br/>8. Responses of faunal assemblages to urbanisation: global research paradigms and an avian case study--<br/>9. Effect of urban structures on diversity of marine species--<br/>10. Comparative studies of terrestrial vertebrates in urban areas--<br/>11. The ecology of roads in urban and urbanising landscapes--<br/>12. Spatial pattern and process in urban animal communities--<br/>13. Invertebrate biodiversity in urban landscapes: assessing remnant habitat and its restoration--<br/>14. Arthropods in urban ecosystems: community patterns as functions of anthropogenic land use; --<br/>15. Light pollution and the impact of artificial night lighting on insects; --<br/>16. A comparison of vegetation cover in Beijing and Shanghai: a remote sensing approach; --<br/>17. Vegetation composition and structure of forest patches along urban-to-rural gradients; --<br/>18. Environmental, social and spatial determinants of urban arboreal character in Auckland, New Zealand; --<br/>19. Carbon and nitrogen cycling in soils of remnant forests along urban-rural gradients: case studies in the New York metropolitan area and Louisville, Kentucky; --<br/>20. Investigative approaches of urban biogeochemical cycles: New York metropolitan area and Baltimore as case studies; --<br/>Part III. Integrating Science with Management and Planning: --<br/>21. Structural analysis of urban landscapes for landscape management in German cities; --<br/>22. Preservation of original natural vegetation in urban areas: an overview; --<br/>23. Homogeneity of urban biotopes and similarity of landscape design language in former colonial cities; --<br/>24. Tools to assess human impact on biotope resilience and biodiversity in urban planning: examples from Stockholm, Sweden; 25. Landscape ecological analysis and assessment in an urbanising environment; --<br/>26. Applying landscape ecological principles to a fascinating landscape: the city; --<br/>27. A trans-disciplinary research approach providing a platform for improved urban design, quality of life and biodiverse urban ecosystems; --<br/>28. Pattern: process metaphors for metropolitan landscapes; --<br/>29. Valuing urban wetlands: modification, preservation and restoration; --<br/>Part IV. Comments and Synthesis: --<br/>30. What is the main object of urban ecology? Determining demarcation using the example of research into urban flora; --<br/>31. How to conduct comparative urban ecological research; --<br/>32. Ecological scientific knowledge in urban and land-use planning; --<br/>33. Envisioning the comparative possible: a critique; --<br/>34. Towards a comparative ecology of cities and towns; --<br/>35. A comparative ecology of cities and towns: synthesis of opportunities and limitations. |
| 690 ## - LOCAL SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (OCLC, RLIN) | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Ecology-Urban |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Hahs, Amy K., ed. |
| -- | McDonnell, Mark J., ed. |
| -- | Breuste, Jurgen, ed. |
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| Non Fiction | Library, SPAB | Library, SPAB | G-2 | 02/08/2016 | 004737577.56 ECO 00000137 20110928 C-4403 20110929 BARODA GBP00004200 SPAB/LIB/2009-10/B | 42.00 | 577.56 ECO | 004737 | Cop.1 | Books | ||
| Non Fiction | Library, SPAB | Library, SPAB | G-2 | 21/01/2014 | SPAB/LIB/13-14/B388 | 2013-09-05 | C-6866 | 2013-09-09 | Baroda | GBP48.00| Rs5174.40 | 42.00 | 577.56 ECO | 007365 | Cop.2 | Text/Reserve Book |