Ecology of Cities and Towns
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Ecology of Cities and Towns

A Comparative Approach

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114,97 €
109,22 €
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Editorial:
Cambridge UP
Año de edición:
2009
Materia
Ecología
ISBN:
978-0-521-67833-9
Páginas:
746
Idioma:
Inglés
Encuadernación:
Rústica
Alto:
246mm
Ancho:
175mm
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The unprecedented growth of cities and towns around the world, coupled with the unknown effects of global change, has created an urgent need to increase ecological understanding of human settlements, in order to develop inhabitable, sustainable cities and towns in the future. Although there is a wealth of knowledge regarding the understanding of human organisation and behaviour, there is comparably little information available regarding the ecology of cities and towns. This book brings together leading scientists, landscape designers and planners from developed and developing countries around the world, to explore how urban ecological research has been undertaken to date, what has been learnt, where there are gaps in knowledge, and what the future challenges and opportunities are.

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