The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of boxes -- List of contributors -- Prologue -- UK Urban Ecology Forum -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- Part I Urban ecology: the field of study, its growth and present concerns -- Introduction -- 1 Urban areas and urban ecology -- 2 Urban ecology in the ancient tropics: Foodways and urban forms -- 3 Twentieth-century growth of urban ecology -- 4 Urban ecology: Its boom in the first two decades of the twenty-first century -- Part II Humans as an integral component of urban ecosystems -- Introduction -- 5 A transdisciplinary urban ecology approach to complex urban systems -- 6 Science is not enough: Grassroots and bottom-up action in urban ecology -- 7 Biophilic cities: Elements of the vision and emerging practice -- 8 Urban ecology: Art and the cultivation of ecological mindsets -- 9 Urban greenspaces: Understanding patterns of use and greenspace distribution in England to inform spatial planning -- Part III The urban biophysical environment -- Introduction -- 10 Climate of cities -- 11 Understanding urban heat islands -- 12 The impacts of artificial light at night on urban ecosystems -- 13 Urban hydrology -- 14 Urban Geomorphology -- 15 Urban estuaries and coasts -- 16 Vulnerability of urban nature to climate change: An overview of impacts and assessment approaches, with examples from urban forests -- 17 Urban Soils -- Part IV Cities as biophysical landscapes: diversity of habitats and species -- Introduction -- 18 Biodiversity and cities -- 19 The invasion of walls, pavements, and building surfaces by organisms -- 20 Urban Cliffs -- 21 Habitat heterogeneity in suburbia: The importance of the urban mosaic -- 22 Urban food production sites: Diversity of habitats and species with special reference to Africa.

23 Urban green corridors: Connectivity, multi-functionality, and implications for wildlife movement -- 24 Landscaped parks and open spaces -- 25 A man-made watercourse absorbed into the natural landscape - England's Manchester Ship Canal: A case study in adaptive re-use and brownfi eld restoration -- 26 Grassland on reclaimed soil, with streets, car parks, and buildings but few or no mature trees -- 27 Urban rivers and their ecology -- 28 Wetlands in Urban Environments -- 29 Mammals in urban environments -- 30 Urban birds: Urban avoiders, urban adapters, and urban exploiters -- 31 Urban insects -- 32 Urban soil fauna -- 33 Recent examples of colonization and adaptation by birds in UK towns and cities -- 34 Introduced and invasive animals: Species interactions in towns and cities -- 35 Feral animals in the built environment -- 36 Alien plants in cities: Human-driven patterns, risks and benefits -- Part V The urban ecosystem: urban metabolism -- Introduction -- 37 The analysis of cities as ecosystems -- 38 Urban metabolism analysis -- 39 Urban ecological footprints: The city region and the wider world -- 40 Human microbiota and human health in the changing urban ecosystem -- 41 Urban agroecology: Principles and applications -- 42 The city as a life-support system: Ecopoiesis revisited -- Part VI Environmental place-making -- Introduction -- 43 Assessing ecosystem services in urban areas -- 44 Ecosystem disservices from urban nature -- 45 Diversity in perceived values of urban nature -- 46 Recreational values of urban nature -- 47 Urban nature and its potential to contribute towards human well-being -- 48 Urban nature and human physical health -- 49 Cooling the urban environment: Effect of tree transpiration on outdoor air temperature -- 50 Mitigating air pollution and the urban heat island effect: The roles of urban trees.

51 Public attitudes towards urban nature -- 52 Cultural and sacred worship of urban nature -- 53 The role of urban nature in fostering social capital and sense of place -- 54 Values, Justice, and Urban Ecosystems -- 55 Creative Conservation -- 56 Giving multicultural community groups a voice in creating, using, and managing urban greenspace -- 57 Innovative stormwater management through natural and built green infrastructure -- 58 Urban waterways -- 59 Rewilding urban landscapes: Attributes, types, and application as a greening policy -- 60 Urban ecological design: Towards a holistic interdisciplinary vision -- 61 Incorporating the multiple benefits of urban nature into ecological design -- 62 Designing neighborhood greenspaces with urban ecosystem services -- Part VII Diversity, inclusion, and access to greenspace benefits -- Introduction -- 63 Ensuring equitable GREENSPACE to deprived social groups -- 64 An inclusive approach towards the co-creation and management of urban greenspace as a response to the demand for sustainable cities -- 65 Capacity building through international collaborations for nature in cities and urban green infrastructure -- 66 Using cultural and everyday societal meanings of connection to flora and fauna to build commitment to nature -- 67 Using economic and health assessment to make a case for urban greenspace -- 68 Urban greening: The role of international organizations and civil society -- Part VIII Governance, targets, and valuation of urban greenspace, from global to local -- Introduction -- 69 Intergovernmental bodies and the greening of cities: Roles of UN bodies and international conventions -- 70 Local governments and urban ecology: Planning and practice examples from Africa, Asia, and Europe -- 71 Urban green infrastructure: Strategic planning of urban green and blue for multiple benefits.

72 The role of targets and standards in delivering urban greenspace for people and wildlife -- 73 Valuation of urban ecological capital -- Part IX Environmental justice, fairness, and equity in urban ecology -- Introduction -- 74 Urban nature and justice: Unequal access to resources and ecosocial resistance in the contemporary city -- 75 Urban agriculture planning for environmental justice and food security -- 76 Ways of creating usable, multipurpose greenspace in impoverished settlements in cities of the Global South -- Conclusions -- 77 How to conserve natural resources in housing developments: Design, construction, and post-construction -- 78 Native planting versus non-native planting: The state of the debate -- 79 Global eco-urban futures: Green and sustainable, or brown and vulnerable? -- 80 Urban ecology for future generations -- Index.

With contributors from 33 different countries, the second edition widens the handbook's scope by including ecological design; consideration of cultural dimensions of the use and conservation of urban nature; the roles of government and civil society; and the continuing issues of equity and fairness in access to urban greenspaces.

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