| Description |
1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword / Ogden, Laura A. -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- One. The Baltimore School of Urban Ecology -- Two. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Intellectual Challenges in the Ecology of Cities -- Three. Expanding the Landscape: Applying Patch Dynamics to Social-Ecological Systems -- Four. From Baltimore to Bangkok: Interdisciplinary Issues and Strategies -- Five. Pixels, Plots, and Parcels: Data Issues and Strategies -- Six. Cholera in London and Urban Tree Canopy in Baltimore: Linking Science and Decision Making Through Patch Dynamics -- Seven. Metacities and an Urban Land Ethic -- Notes -- Further Readings -- Index |
| Summary |
The first "urban century" in history has arrived: a majority of the world's population now resides in cities and their surrounding suburbs. Urban expansion marches on, and the planning and design of future cities requires attention to such diverse issues as human migration, public health, economic restructuring, water supply, climate and sea-level change, and much more. This important book draws on two decades of pioneering social and ecological studies in Baltimore to propose a new way to think about cities and their social, political, and ecological complexity. Readers will gain fresh perspectives on how to study, build, and manage cities in innovative and sustainable ways |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Urban ecology (Sociology)
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Urban ecology (Sociology) -- Maryland -- Baltimore
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Sociology, Urban -- Maryland -- Baltimore
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urban environments.
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ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Public, Commercial & Industrial.
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Sociology, Urban
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Urban ecology (Sociology)
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Maryland -- Baltimore
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cadenasso, Mary L.
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Pickett, Steward T., 1950-
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Machlis, Gary E.
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Burch, William R., 1933-
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| ISBN |
9780300217865 |
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0300217862 |
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