Urban Ecology: Science Of Cities By Richard T. T. Forman

Urban Ecology\n\nScience of Cities\n\nThe first richly illustrated worldwide portrayal of urban ecology, tying together organisms, built structures, and the physical environment around cities.\n\nRichard T. T. Forman (Author)\n\n9780521188241 (SKU 3198781), Cambridge University Press\n\nPaperback / softback, published 13 February 2014\n\n476 pages\n24.5 x 18.8 x 2.1 cm, 1.02 kg\n\n'\u2026 Forman has found just the right balance between science and instruction, making this volume a great candidate as a textbook or an addition to one's reference collection.' The Quarterly Review of Biology\n\nHow does nature work in our human-created city, suburb, and exurb/peri-urb? Indeed how is ecology - including its urban water, soil, air, plant, and animal foundations - spatially entwined with this great human enterprise? And how can we improve urban areas for both nature and people? Urban Ecology: Science of Cities explores the entire urban area: from streets, lawns, and parks to riversides, sew]