Science for the sustainable city : empirical insights from the Baltimore School of Urban Ecology / Steward T. A. Pickett, [and five others], editors

Published:: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
Physical Description:: xxii, 453 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Additional Creators:: Pickett, Steward T., 1950-

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Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE URBAN ECOLOGY AND BALTIMORE! AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP -- 1.Goals of the Baltimore School of Urban Ecological Science / Richard V. Pouyat -- 2.Urban Ecological Science in America: The Long March to Cross-Disciplinary Research / Sharon E. Kingsland -- pt. TWO WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? -- 3.The History and Legacies of Mercantile, Industrial, and Sanitary Transformations / Geoffrey L. Buckley -- 4.Environmental Justice and Environmental History / Charles Lord -- 5.Stewardship Networks and the Evolution of Environmental Governance for the Sustainable City / J. Morgan Grove -- 6.Effects of Disamenities and Amenities on Housing Markets and Locational Choices / Austin Troy -- 7.The Role of Regulations and Norms in Land Use Change / Wendong Zhang -- 8.Human Influences on Urban Soil Development / Ian D. Yesilonis -- 9.Applying the Watershed Approach to Urban Ecosystems / Claire Welty -- 10.Urban Influences on the Atmospheres of Baltimore, Maryland, and Phoenix, Arizona / Mary L. Cadenasso -- 11.Responses of Biodiversity to Fragmentation and Management / Steward T. A. Pickett -- 12.Lawns as Common Ground for Society and the Flux of Water and Nutrients / Weiqi Zhou -- 13.Long-Term Trends in Urban Forest Succession / Daniel J. Bain -- 14.Principles of Urban Ecological Science: Insights from the Baltimore School of Urban Ecology / Steward T. A. Pickett -- pt. THREE THE GROWTH AND APPLICATIONS OF URBAN ECOLOGY -- 15.Lessons Learned from the Origin and Design of Long-Term Social-Ecological Research / Jacqueline M. Carrera -- 16.Ecological Urban Design: Theory, Research, and Praxis / J. Morgan Grove -- 17.Teaching and Learning the Baltimore Ecosystem / Janice L. Gordon.

Summary:

A presentation of key findings and insights from over two decades of research, education, and community engagement in the acclaimed Baltimore Ecosystem Study. In a world of over seven billion people-who mostly reside in cities and their suburbs and exurbs-the Baltimore Ecosystem Study is recognized as a pioneering program for modern urban social-ecological science, critical to the emerging theory of urban ecology. After two decades of research, education, and community engagement in this complex system, there are insights to share, generalizations to examine, and gaps to highlight. This timely volume synthesizes the key empirical findings, melds the perspectives of different disciplines, and celebrates the accomplishments of interacting with diverse communities and institutions in improving the understanding of Baltimore's ecology. These widely applicable insights from Baltimore contribute to our understanding the ecology of other cities, provide a comparison for the global process of urbanization, and inform establishment of urban ecological research elsewhere. Comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and highly original, it gives voice to the wide array of specialists who have contributed to this living urban laboratory.

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ISBN:

9780300238327 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0300238320
9780300246285 (paperback ; alk. paper)
0300246285

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-434) and index.

Endowment Note:

Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries)

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