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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology 2020 Edition by Ian Douglas, P M L Anderson, David Goode, Michael C. Houck, David Maddox
This second edition covers recent developments around the world with contributors from 33 different countries. It widens the handbook's scope by including ecological design; consideration of cultural dimensions of the use and conservation of urban nature; the roles of government and civil society; and the continuing issues of equity and fairness in access to urban greenspaces.New features include an emphasis on the biophilic design of homes and workplaces, demonstrating the value of nature, in order to counter the still prevalent attitude among many developers that nature is a constraint rather than a value. The volume explores great practical achievements that have occurred since the first edition, with many governments increasingly recognizing and legislating on urban nature and green infrastructure matters, since cities play a major role in adapting to change, particularly to climate crisis. New topics such as the ecological role of light at night and human microbiota in the urban ecosystem are introduced. Additional attention is given to food production in cities, particularly the multiple roles of urban agriculture and household gardens in different contexts from wealthy communities to the poorest informal settlements in deprived communities. The emphasis is on demonstrating what can be achieved, and what is already being done.The book aims to help scholars and graduate students by providing an invaluable and up-to-date guide to current urban ecological thinking across the range of disciplines, such as geography, ecology, environmental science/studies, planning, and urban studies, that converge in the study of towns and cities and urban design and living. It will also assist practitioners and civil society members in discovering the ways diff erent specialists and thinkers approach urban nature. Table of Contents : Part 1: Urban Ecology: the Field of Study, Its Growth and Present ConcernsIntroductionDavid Goode1. Urban Areas and Urban EcologyN. E. McIntyre2. Urban Ecology in the Ancient Tropics: Foodways and Urban FormsChristian Isendahl, Monica L. Smith, Miriam T. Stark, Federica Sulas and Stephan Barthel3. 20th century growth of urban ecologyDavid Goode, Ian Douglas, Mark McDonnell, Amy Hahs and Ian MacGregor-Fors4. Urban Ecology: Its Boom in the First Fwo Fecades of the 21st CenturyDavid GoodePart 2: Humans as an Integral Component of Urban EcosystemsIntroductionTan Puay Yok5. A Transdisciplinary Urban Ecology Approach to Complex Urban SystemsElizabeth Cook and Timon McPhearson6. Science is Not Enough: Grassroots and Bottom-Up Action in Urban EcologyCecilia Herzog, Diana Wiesner, David Maddox7. Biophilic Cities: Elements of the Vision and Emerging PracticeTimothy Beatley8. Urban ecology: Art and the cultivation of ecological mindsetsPatrick M. Lydon9. Urban Greenspaces - understanding patterns of use and greenspace distribution in England to inform spatial planningJane Houghton and Hazel ThomasPart 3: Nature in the city: a biophysical environmentIntroductionIan Douglas10. Climate of CitiesC.S.B. Grimmond11. Understanding urban heat islandsMathias Roth12. The impacts of artificial light at night on urban ecosystemsM.J. Grose and T.M. Jones13. Urban hydrologyIan Douglas14. Urban GeomorphologyIan Douglas15. Urban estuaries and coastsL.A. Naylor, H. Kippen, M. MacArthur, A. Zaldivar-Jimenez, A. Vovides, J.D. Hansom and A. Rennie 16. Vulnerability of urban nature to climate change: an overview of impacts and assessment approaches, with examples from urban forestsCamilo Ordonez, James W.N. Steenberg, and Peter N. Duinker17. Urban SoilsJ. Alan YeakleyPart 4: Cities as biophysical landscapes: diversity of habitats and speciesIntroductionIan Douglas and Pippin Anderson18. Biodiversity and citiesP M L Anderson19. The invasion of walls, pavements and building surfaces by organismsC. Philip Wheater20. Urban cliffsRobert A. Francis21. Habitat heterogeneity in suburbia; the importance of the urban mosaicPaul Lintott and Ian Douglas22. Urban food production sites: diversity of habitats and species with special reference to Africa Diana Lee-Smith and Olufunke Cofie23. Urban green corridors: connectivity, multifunctionality and implications for wildlife movementIan Douglas24. Landscaped parks and open spacesC. Pickering and M. Hermy 25. A man-made watercourse absorbed into the natural landscape - England's Manchester Ship Canal: a case study in adaptive re-use and brownfield restorationPaul Stanton Kibel26. Grassland on reclaimed soil, with streets, car parks and buildings but few or no mature treesTony Kendle27. Urban rivers and their ecologyCate Brown28. Wetlands in Urban EnvironmentsMonica M. Palta and Emilie K. Stander29. Mammals in urban environmentsMarion Chatelain and Marta Szulkin30. Urban birds: Urban avoiders, urban adapters and urban exploitersPiotr Tryjanowski, Federico Morelli and Anders Pape Moller31. Urban InsectsGail A. Langellotto and Damon Hall32. Urban soil faunaKatalin Szlavecz, Csaba Csuzdi, Elisabeth Hornung and Zoltan Korsos33. Recent examples of colonisation and adaptation by birds in UK towns and cities.David Goode34. Introduced and invasive animals: species interactions in towns and citiesValentina la Morgia35. Feral animals in the built environmentPeter J. Jarvis36. Alien plants in cities: human-driven patterns, risks and benefitsIngo Kowarik and Leonie K. FischerPart 5: The urban ecosystem: urban metabolismIntroductionIan Douglas37. The analysis of cities as ecosystemsMeghan L. Avolio and Tara L. E. Trammell38. Urban Metabolism AnalysisShu-Li Huang, Chun-Lin Lee, Su Xu, Shenghui Cui and Xuemei Bai39. Urban ecological footprints: the city region and the wider worldJoy Clancy40. Human microbiota and human health in the changing urban ecosystemGraham A. W. Rook 41. Urban agroecology: principles and applicationsM.A. Altieri and C. I. Nicholls 42. The City as a Life Support System: Ecopoiesis RevisitedDavid Haley and Vincent WalshPart 6: Biophilia and the value of urban natureIntroductionHarini Nagendra43. Assessing ecosystem services in urban areasPatrick O'Farrell44. Ecosystem disservices from urban natureDiane E. Pataki45. Diversity in Perceived Values of Urban NatureWardatul Akmam, Shaikh Mohammad Kais, Md. Shafikuzzaman Joarder, Md. Fakrul Islam46. Recreational values of urban natureWendy Y. Chen47. Urban nature and its potential to contribute towards human well-beingAsa Ode Sang and Marcus Hedblom48. Urban Nature and Human Physical HealthJenna H. Tilt and Lee K. Cerveny49. Cooling the urban environment: Effect of tree transpiration on outdoor air temperatureN.H. Wong, C.L. Tan, P.Y. Tan, S.K. Jusuf, S. Tong and D.J.C. Hii50. Mitigating air pollution and the urban heat island effect: the roles of urban treesDanielle Sinnett51. Public attitudes towards urban natureMarthe Derkzen and Jason Byrne52. Cultural and sacred worship of urban natureSeema Mundoli and Harini Nagendra53. The role of urban nature in fostering social capital and sense of placeAmrita Sen, Harini Nagendra, Rodrigo Antonio Braga Moraes Victor, Sueli Angelo Furlan, Elaine Aparecida Rodrigues, Joanne Tippett, Janice Astbury and Ian Douglas54. Values, Justice and Urban EcosystemsSeema Mundoli and Harini Nagendra55. Creative conservationGrant Luscombe and Richard Scott56. Giving multicultural community groups a voice in creating, using and managing urban green spaceJudy Ling Wong57. Innovative stormwater management through natural and built green infrastructureThomas W. Liptan and Michael Charles Houck58. Urban waterwaysDerek B. Booth59. Rewilding urban landscapes: attributes, types and application as a greening policyYun Hye Hwang60. Urban ecological design - towards an holistic interdisciplinary visionMichael J. Wells and Lincoln Garland61. Incorporating the multiple benefits of urban nature into ecological designChristina Breed 62. Designing neighborhood greenspaces with urban ecosystem servicesTan Puay YokPart 7: Protecting urban wildlifeIntroductionMike Houck63. Ensuring equitable green space to deprived social groupsAlexis Vasquez and Cynnamon Dobbs64. An inclusive approach towards the co-creation and management of urban greenspace as a response to the demand for sustainable citiesDagmar Haase65. Capacity building through international collaborations for nature in cities and urban green infrastructureOliver Hillel, M'Lisa Colbert and Ian Douglas66. Using cultural and everyday societal meanings of connection to flora and fauna to build commitment to natureJudy Ling Wong CBE67. Using economic and health assessment to make a case for urban greenspaceIan Douglas68. Urban greening: the role of international organisations and civil societyJonathan Hughes Part 8: Governance, targets and valuation of urban greenspace, from global to localIntroductionDavid Goode69. Intergovernmental bodies and the greening of cities: roles of UN bodies and international conventionsPeter Frost70. Local governments and urban ecology: planning and practice examples from Africa, Asia and EuropeA.A. Nor Akmar, Anna Hersperger, Nadja Kabisch, Collins Adjei Mensah, Xiangrong Wang and Ian Douglas 71. Urban Green Infrastructure - Strategic Planning of Urban Green and Blue for Multiple BenefitsStephan Pauleit, Rieke Hansen, Emily L. Rall and Werner Rolf72. The role of targets and standards in delivering urban greenspace for people and wildlife.John Box, Richard Boon, Timoticin Kwanda, Aleksandra Stupar, Jenna H. Tilt and Alexis Vasquez73. Valuation of Urban Ecological CapitalHaripriya GundimedaPart 9: Environmental Justice, fairness and equity in urban ecologyIntroductionIan Douglas74. Urban nature and justice: unequal access to resources and ecosocial resistance in the contemporary cityMarcelo Lopes de Souza75. Urban agriculture planning for environmental justice and food securityGraciela Arosemena Diaz76. Ways of creating usable, multipurpose greenspace in impoverished settlements in cities of the Global SouthAlex Barimah Owusu, Jacob Songsore, Wan-yu Shih and Leslie MabonConclusions: continuing debates77. How to conserve natural resources in housing developments: design, construction, and post-constructionMark Hostetler 78. Native planting versus non-native planting: the state of the debateLincoln Garland and Michael J. Wells79. Global eco-urban futures - green and sustainable, or brown and vulnerable?Joe Ravetz80. Urban ecology for the futureIan Douglasshow more