Urban ecological studies, including focus on cities, suburbs, and exurbs, while having deep
roots in the early to mid 20th century, have burgeoned in the last several decades. We use …

Our understanding of how urban and suburban areas function as ecological systems is
limited. The articles in this special issue of Urban Ecosystems represent an attempt to …

Urban ecological studies have had a long history, but they have not been a component of
mainstream ecology until recently. The growing interest of ecologists in urban systems …

Provides an overview of international developments in urban ecology, with many examples
from cities worldwide. In addition, this book presents a unique exchange of experiences and …

Natural and social scientists face a great challenge in the coming decades: to understand
the role that humans play in ecosystems, particularly urban ecosystems. Cities and …

Urbanization is a global phenomenon that is increasingly challenging human society. It is
therefore crucially important to ensure that the relentless expansion of cities and towns …

Urban ecology is a rapidly developing scientific discipline with great relevance to
sustainable city design and management. Though several frameworks have been proposed …

The emerging discipline of urban ecology is shifting focus from ecological processes
embedded within cities to integrative studies of large urban areas as biophysical-social …

Provides an accessible introduction to urban ecology, using established ecological theory to
identify generalities in the complexity of urban environments. Examines the bio-physical …

▪ Abstract Ecological studies of terrestrial urban systems have been approached along
several kinds of contrasts: ecology in as opposed to ecology of cities; biogeochemical …