书目名称 | Urban Ecology in the Global South |
编辑 | Charlie M. Shackleton,Sarel S. Cilliers,Marié J. d |
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概述 | Introduction to and examination of urban ecology pertaining to the unique contexts of the Global South.Interdisciplinary approaches and perspectives.A comprehensive coverage of both theory and applica |
丛书名称 | Cities and Nature |
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描述 | Against the background of unprecedented rates of urbanisation in the Global South, leading to massive social, economic and environmental transformations, this book engages with the dire need to understand the ecology of such settings as the foundation for fostering sustainable and resilient human settlements in contexts that are very different to the Global North. It does so by bringing together scholars from around the world, drawing together research and case studies from across the Global South to illustrate, in an interdisciplinary and comprehensive fashion, the ecology of towns and cities in the Global South. Framed using a social-ecological systems lens, it provides the reader with an in-depth analysis and understanding of the ecological dynamics and ecosystem services and disservices within the complex and rapidly changing towns and cities of the Global South, a region with currently scarce representation in most of the urban ecology literature. As such the book makes a call forgreater geographical balance in urban ecology research leading towards a more global understanding and frameworks. The book embraces the complexity of these rapid transformations for ecological and en |
出版日期 | Book 2021 |
关键词 | Ecosystem Services; Development World Contexts; Urbanisation and Urban Challenges; Urban Green Infrastr |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67650-6 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-67652-0 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-67650-6Series ISSN 2520-8306 Series E-ISSN 2520-8314 |
issn_series | 2520-8306 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerl |