{"product_id":"urban-biodiversity-and-design-9781444332667","title":"Urban Biodiversity and Design","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the continual growth of the world's urban population, biodiversity in towns and cities will play a critical role in global biodiversity. This is the first book to provide an overview of international developments in urban biodiversity and sustainable design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Urban Biodiversity and the Case for Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity in Towns and Cities 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorbert Müller and Peter Werner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFundamentals of Urban Biodiversity 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Biodiversity of Urban-Industrial Areas and its Evaluation – a Critical Review 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRüdiger Wittig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Cultural Aspects of Urban Biodiversity 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndy Millard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Social Aspects of Urban Biodiversity – an Overview 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarel Cilliers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Urban Biodiversity and Climate Change 101\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid J. Nowak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Design and Future of Urban Biodiversity 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaria Ignatieva\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Urban Patterns and Biological Diversity: A Review 145\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Werner and Rudolf Zahner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory and Development of Urban Biodiversity 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Urban Flora: Historic, Contemporary and Future Trends 177\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip James\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Environmental History and Urban Colonizations from an Avian Perspective 191\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimo Vuorisalo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Constraints of Urbanization on Vegetation Dynamics in a Growing City: A Chronological Framework in Rennes (France) 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVincent Pellissier, Françoise Roze and Phillipe Clergeau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Most Frequently Occurring Vascular Plants and the Role of Non-native Species in Urban Areas – a Comparison of Selected Cities in the Old and the New Worlds 227\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorbert Müller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Factors Influencing Non-Native Tree Species Distribution in Urban Landscapes 243\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWayne C. Zipperer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnalysis and Evaluation of Biodiversity in Cities 253\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Towards an Automated Update of Urban Biotope Maps Using Remote Sensing Data: What is Possible? 255\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMathias Bochow, Theres Peisker, Sigrid Roessner, Karl Segl and Hermann Kaufmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Analysis of the Planted and Spontaneous Vegetation at Selected Open Spaces in Apipucos District of Recife, Brazil 273\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDietmar Sattler, Simone Schmidt and Marccus Vinicius da Silva Alves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Multivariate Approaches to the Study of Urban Biodiversity and Vegetation: An Example from a Southern Temperate Colonial City, Christchurch, New Zealand 291\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlenn H. Stewart, Maria Ignatieva and Colin D. Meurk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Biodiversity of Historic Domestic Gardens – A Study in the Wilhelminian Quarter of Erfurt (Germany) 309\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorbert Müller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Old Masonry Walls as Ruderal Habitats for Biodiversity Conservation and Enhancement in Urban Hong Kong 323\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eC.Y. Jim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Green Roofs – Urban Habitats for Ground-Nesting Birds and Plants 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNathalie Baumann and Friederike Kasten\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 South Atlantic Tourist Resorts: Predictors for Changes Induced by Afforestation 363\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAna Faggi, Pablo Perepelizin and Jose R. Dadon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Integration and Education for Biodiversity 381\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Urban Green Spaces: Natural and Accessible? The Case of Greater Manchester, UK 383\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAleksandra Kázmierczak, Richard Armitage and Philip James\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 UrbanWastelands –A Chance for Biodiversity in Cities? Ecological Aspects, Social Perceptions and Acceptance of Wilderness by Residents 406\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJuliane Mathey and Dieter Rink\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Perception of Biodiversity – The Impact of School Gardening 425\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDorothee Benkowitz and Karlheinz Köhler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Landscape Design and Children’s Participation in a Japanese Primary School – Planning Process of School Biotope for 5 Years 441\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeitaro Ito, Ingunn Fjortoft, Tohru Manabe, Kentaro Masuda, Mahito Kamada and Katsunori Fujiwara\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Attracting Interest in Urban Biodiversity with Bird Studies in Italy 454\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarco Dinetti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Allotment Gardens as Part of Urban Green Infrastructure: Actual Trends and Perspectives in Central Europe 463\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJürgen H. Breuste\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConservation, Restoration and Design for Biodiversity 477\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Integration ofNatural Vegetation in Urban Design – Information, Personal Determination and Commitment 479\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClas Florgård\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Prospects of Biodiversity in the Mega-City of Karachi, Pakistan: Potentials, Constraints and Implications 497\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalman Qureshi and Jürgen H. Breuste\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Potential of Biodiversity and Recreation in Shrinking Cities: Contextualization and Operationalization 518\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDagmar Haase and Sophie Schetke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Near-Natural Restoration Strategies in Post-mining Landscapes 539\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnita Kirmer and Sabine Tischew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Restoration and Design of Calcareous Grasslands in Urban and Suburban Areas: Examples from the Munich Plain 556\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristine Joas, Johannes Gnädinger, Klaus Wiesinger, Rüdiger Haase and Kathrin Kiehl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Contribution of Landscape Design to Changing Urban Climate Conditions 572\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatrin Hagen and Richard Stiles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Economics and the Convention on Biodiversity: Financial Incentives for Encouraging Biodiversity in Nagoya 593\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRyo Kohsaka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 608\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorbert Müller, Peter Werner and John G. 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