Research Catalog

Title

Urban landscape ecology : science, policy and practice / edited by Robert A. Francis, James D.A. Millington and Michael A. Chadwick.

Publication

London ; New York : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.

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Additional Authors

• Francis, Robert A.
• Millington, James D. A.
• Chadwick, Michael A.

Description

xviii, 317 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Subject

• Urban ecology (Sociology)
• Urban ecology (Biology)
• Natural areas > Social aspects
• City planning > Environmental aspects

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction : an overview of landscape ecology in cities / Robert A. Francis, James D.A. Millington and Michael A. Chadwick -- Drivers of soil heterogeneity in the urban landscape / Alessandro Ossola and Stephen J. Livesley -- Bees in a peri-urban landscape : a synthesis of research from east Contra Costa County, California / Misha Leong -- Socioeconomics and neighbor mimicry drive yard and neighborhood vegetation patterns / Emily Minor, J. Amy Belaire, Amélie Davis, Magaly Franco and Meimei Lin -- An exploration of the relationships between landscape metrics and tree diversity in urban forests / Mikaël Maes -- Edge habitat of urban green spaces : a case study in London (UK) / Marleen Feldbrugge, Patrick. G. Meirmans and Robert A. Francis -- A lawn without grass : a new tool for landscape ecologists / Lionel S. Smith -- The ecology and management of urban pondscapes / Christopher Hassall, Matthew Hill, David Gledhill and Jeremy Biggs -- The value of a small urban river : past, present and future / Rob C. Gray -- Urban ponds for people and by people / Malgorzata Blicharska and Frank Johansson -- Modeling the effects of land cover and use on landscape capability for urban ungulate populations / H. Brian Underwood and Chellby R. Kilheffer -- Outdoor recreation in urban forests : user patterns and impacts : examples from southern Germany / Gerd Lupp, Markus Melber, Theresia Hirschbeck, Anna Ritter, Martina Brockard, Valerie Kantelberg and Stephan Pauleit -- Strengthening urban landscape planning : a metapopulation modelling framework / Laura J. Graham, Richard Field and Roy H. Haines-Young -- Visualising ecosystem services using historical publications / James Philip. Philip, B.A. Law and Norman Redhead -- What is landscape sensitivity? : a review of two UK coastal case studies / Josh Peacock -- Urban green infrastructure in London : the role of landscape ecology in informing the future of parks and green space policy in the city / Peter Massini -- Urban biodiversity management in Ireland : capturing the experience of practitioners / Maryann Harris, Tamara Hochstrasser, Karen Foley and Claire Cave.

Call Number

JFE 16-7824

ISBN

• 9781138888517 (hbk)
• 1138888516 (hbk)
• 9781315713373 (ebk) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2015043070

OCLC

936205224

Title

Urban landscape ecology : science, policy and practice / edited by Robert A. Francis, James D.A. Millington and Michael A. Chadwick.

Publisher

London ; New York : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Francis, Robert A., editor.

Millington, James D. A., editor.

Chadwick, Michael A., editor.

Research Call Number

JFE 16-7824