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Online-Ressource (XI, 385p. 400 illus., 42 illus. in color, digital)
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9789400723665
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Content:
Bruce Augustin
Content:
Urbanization drastically alters the ecosystems structure and functions, disrupts cycling of C and other elements along with water. It alters the energy balance and influences climate at local, regional and global scales. In 2008, urban population exceeded the rural population. In 2050, 70 per cent of the world population will live in urban centers. The number of megacities (10 million inhabitants) increased from three in 1975 to 19 in 2007, and is projected to be 27 in 2025. Rapid urbanization is altering the ecosystem C budget. Yet, urban ecosystems have a large C sink capacity in soils and b
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Carbon Sequestration in Urban Ecosystems; Foreword; Contents; Part I: Urban Ecosystems and Climate Change; Chapter 1: Urban Ecosystems and Climate Change; 1.1 Introduction and Rationale; 1.2 Urban Ecosystems and Climate Change; 1.3 Urban Land Use and Climate Change; 1.4 Sources of Gaseous Emissions; 1.5 Urban Land Use and Carbon Sinks; 1.6 Enhancing Soil Carbon Pool in Urban Ecosystems; 1.7 Urban Agriculture; 1.8 Conclusions; References; Chapter 2: Adapting Urban Land Use in a Time of Climate Change; Optimising Future Land-Use Patterns to Decrease Flood Risks; 2.1 Introduction
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2.2 Urbanisation, Green Spaces and Water Management2.3 Assessing Future Flood Risk; 2.3.1 Simulating Future Land-Use Patterns; 2.3.2 Estimating Damage; 2.4 Optimising Urban Land-Use Patterns in the Regional Planning Context of Overijssel; 2.4.1 Providing Trend-Based Spatial Developments; 2.4.2 Depicting Spatial Policy Alternatives; 2.5 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Comparison of Methods for Estimating Carbon Dioxide Storage by Sacramento's Urban Forest; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 Carbon Storage; 3.1.2 Allometric Equations; 3.1.3 Urban-Based Allometric Biomass Equations
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3.1.4 Forest-Based and Urban-Based Equations3.1.5 General Equations; 3.1.6 Carbon Storage Estimation Approaches; 3.1.7 Research Goal and Objectives; 3.2 Methods; 3.2.1 Study Site; 3.2.2 Field Data; 3.2.3 Allometric Equations; 3.2.3.1 i-Tree Eco; 3.2.3.2 i-Tree Streets; 3.2.3.3 CTCC Equations; 3.2.3.4 Urban General Equations (UGEs); Development of Urban General Biomass Equations; 3.2.4 Scale-Up; 3.3 Results; 3.3.1 Comparison of UGEs with Other Biomass Equations; 3.3.2 Plot Level: Comparison of Storage Estimations; 3.3.3 Scale Up Results; 3.4 Discussion; 3.4.1 Differences by Species
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3.4.2 Effects of Different Biomass Equations3.4.3 Single Species Example; 3.4.4 Differences Among Cities; 3.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Terrestrial Carbon Management in Urban Ecosystems and Water Quality; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Urban Soils; 4.2.1 Physical and Hydrological Properties; 4.3 Direct Effects of Human Activities on Physical and Hydrological Properties; 4.3.1 Removal and Desurfacing; 4.3.2 Burial and Coverage; 4.3.3 Landscaping and Environmental Engineering; 4.4 Indirect Effects of the Urban Environment on Physical and Hydrological Properties; 4.4.1 Urban Climate
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4.4.2 Biodiversity4.4.3 Pollutants; 4.5 Urban Hydrosystems; 4.5.1 Water Retention; 4.5.2 Water Transmission; 4.6 Water Quality; 4.7 Soil Organic Matter and Water Quality; 4.7.1 Nitrogen; 4.7.2 Phosphorus; 4.7.3 Pesticides and Organic Contaminants; 4.8 Management of Soil Organic Matter to Improve Water Quality; 4.8.1 Reducing Extreme Hydrologic Conditions; 4.8.2 Closing Nutrient and Water Cycles; 4.8.3 Enhancing Soil Organic Matter; 4.9 Conclusions; References; Part II: Urban Forests; Chapter 5: Carbon Stocks in Urban Forest Remnants: Atlanta and Baltimore as Case Studies; 5.1 Introduction
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5.2 Urban Environmental Effects on Forest C and N Cycles
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789400723658
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Carbon sequestration in urban ecosystems Dordrecht : Springer, 2012 ISBN 9789400723658
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9400723652
Language:
English
Subjects:
Geography
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Biology
Keywords:
Stadt
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Geoökologie
;
Kohlenstoff
;
Kohlenstoffhaushalt
;
Senke
;
Pflanzen
;
Stadtregion
;
Stadtentwicklung
;
Geoökosystem
;
Ökologie
;
Ökosystem
;
Park
;
Grünanlage
;
Boden
;
Kohlenstoffhaushalt
;
Landschaftsökologie
;
Verstädterung
;
Kohlenstoffkreislauf
DOI:
10.1007/978-94-007-2366-5
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Author information:
Lal, Rattan 1944-
