Ecology of Cities and Towns: A Comparative Approach (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521678339)

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.

Author: Mark J. McDonnell
ISBN-10: 0521678331
ISBN-13: 9780521678339
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/20/2009
Pages: 746
Format: Paperback
Weight: 3.21lbs
Size: 9.70h x 6.80w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2010