The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology (Paperback)

Part 1 Context, History and Philosophies  Introduction  1. Urban ecology: definitions and goals N. E. McIntyre  2. The analysis of cities as ecosystems Ian Douglas  3. Urban ecology and industrial ecology Xuemei Bai and Heinz Schandl  4. Urban areas in the context of human ecology Roderick J. Lawrence  5. In livable cities is preservation of the wild: the politics of providing for nature in cities Michael C. Houck   6. The human relationship with nature: rights of animals and plants in the urban context Jason Byrne  7. Urban natural histories to urban ecologies: the growth of the study of urban nature Ian Douglas and David Goode  8. Planning for nature in towns and cities: a historical perspective David Goode  9. How much is urban nature worth? and for whom? Thoughts from ecological economics  Anna Chiesura and Joan Martinez-Alier  Part 2 The Urban Ecological Environment  Introduction  10. Climate of cities Professor C.S.B. Grimmond  11. Urban heat islands T.R. Oke  12. Urban effects on precipitation and associated convective processes J.M. Shepherd, J.A. Stallins, M.L. Jin and T.L. Mote  13. Urban hydrology Ian Douglas  14. Urban geomorphology Ian Douglas  15. Urban soils Peter J. Marcotullio  16. The process of natural succession in urban areas Wayne C. Zipperer  17. Recombinant ecology of urban areas: characterisation, context and creativity Colin D Meurk  18. Creative conservation Grant Luscombe and Richard Scott  Part 3 The Nature of Urban Habitats  Introduction  19. Walls and paved surfaces: urban complexes with limited water and nutrients C. Philip Wheater 20. Urban cliffs Jeremy Lundholm  21. Suburban mosaic of houses, roads, gardens and mature trees Ian Douglas  22. Urban wildlife corridors: conduits for movement or linear habitat? Ian Douglas and Jon Sadler  23. Landscaped parks and open spaces M. Hermy  24.  Grassland on reclaimed soil, with streets, car parks and buildings but few, or no, mature trees Tony Kendle  25. Urban contaminated land Michael O. Rivett, Jonathan P. Sadler and Bob C. Barnes  26. Urban woodlands as distinctive and threatened nature-in-city patches C.Y. Jim  27. Wetlands in urban environments Joan G. Ehrenfeld, Monica Palta, and Emilie Stander  28. Urban animal ecology Peter J. Jarvis  29. Feral animals in the urban environment Peter J. Jarvis  Part 4 Ecosystem services and urban ecology  Introduction  30. Intrinsic and aesthetic values of urban nature: the view from London David Nicholson-Lord  31. Intrinsic and aesthetic values of urban nature: A psychological perspective Rachel Kaplan  32. Urban nature and human physical health Jenna H. Tilt  33 Urban nature: human psychological and community health Rod Matsuoka and William Sullivan  34. Street trees and the urban environment Gerald F.M. Dawe  35. Urban gardens and biodiversity Kevin J. Gaston and Sian Gaston  Part 5 Methodologies Introduction 36. Urban habitat analysis Ian Douglas  37. Urban habitat type mapping Peter J. Jarvis  38. Invasive species and their response to climate change Ian Douglas  39. Urban biogeochemical flux analysis Nancy B. Grimm, Rebecca L. Hale, Elizabeth M. Cook and David M. Iwaniec  40. Urban metabolism analysis Shu-Li Huang andand Chun-Lin Lee  Part 6 Applications and Policy Implications  Introduction  41. Delivering urban greenspace for people and wildlife John Box  42. Urban areas and the biosphere reserve concept Pete Frost and Glen Hyman 43. Urban ecology and sustainable urban drainage Peter Worrall and Sarah Little  44. Green roofs, urban vegetation and urban runoff Joachim T. Tourbier  45. The role of green infrastructure in adapting cities to climate change Ian Douglas  46. Creative use of therapeutic green spaces Ambra Burls  47. Peri-urban ecology: green infrastructure in the 21^st century metro-scape Joe Ravetz  48. Biodiversity as a statutory component of urban planning David Goode  49. Making urban ecology a key element in urban development and planning John Stuart-Murray  50. Towards Ecopolis: new technologies, new philosophies and new developments Rusong Wang, Paul Downton and Ian Douglas Conclusion