Urban ecology

Author: Yang Xiaobo
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Publish Date: 2001-04-01
Features: Urban ecology is an important branch of ecology, which is the science that studies the relationship between urban residents and the urban environment. This book extensively incorporates the latest achievements in various branches and schools of urban ecology from both domestic and international sources. It particularly focuses on summarizing the research results of urban ecology in China over the past two decades, closely integrating Chinese research cases, and thus carries distinct Chinese characteristics. The book consists of 9 chapters, with the main content including: basic theories of ecosystems, urban ecosystems, urban population, urban environment, urban hazards and their prevention, urban landscape ecology, urban environmental quality assessment and sustainable development, urbanization and community development, etc.