Format:
1 online resource (399 pages)
ISBN:
9780231502061
Series Statement:
American Museum of Natural History, Center for Biodiversity Conservation, Series on Biodiversity
Content:
This new collection focuses on the impact of sprawl on biodiversity and the measures that can be taken to alleviate it. Leading biological and social scientists, conservationists, and land-use professionals examine how sprawl affects species and alters natural communities, ecosystems, and natural processes. The contributors integrate biodiversity issues, concerns, and needs into the growing number of anti-sprawl initiatives, including the smart growth" and new urbanist" movements.
Content:
Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- PART I: BIODIVERSITY AND THE GENESIS OF SPRAWL -- 1: THE CONTEXT AND CAUSES OF SPRAWL -- 2: THE IMPACTS OF SPRAWL ON BIODIVERSITY -- PART II: SPRAWL, ECOSYSTEMS, AND PROCESSES -- 3: FRESHWATER WETLAND BIODIVERSITY IN AN URBANIZING WORLD -- 4: ECOSYSTEMS, DISTURBANCE, AND THE IMPACT OF SPRAWL -- 5: BEES, POLLINATION, AND THE CHALLENGES OF SPRAWL -- 6: EFFECTS OF URBANIZATION ON DECOMPOSER COMMUNITIES AND SOIL PROCESSES IN FOREST REMNANTS -- 7: SPRAWL AND DISEASE -- PART III: SPRAWL AND SPECIES -- 8: SPRAWL AND SPECIES WITH LIMITED DISPERSAL ABILITIES -- 9: SPRAWL AND HIGHLY MOBILE OR WIDE-RANGING SPECIES -- 10: SPECIES THAT BENEFIT FROM SPRAWL -- PART IV: IDENTIFYING AND MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF SPRAWL -- 11: MAINTAINING CONNECTIVITY IN URBANIZING LANDSCAPES -- 12: THE ECONOMICS OF BIODIVERSITY IN URBANIZING ECOSYSTEMS -- 13: CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY THROUGH STATE AND REGIONAL PLANNING -- 14: INTEGRATING CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY INTO LOCAL PLANNING -- 15: BUILDING PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF SPRAWL ON BIODIVERSITY -- 16: CREATING A FRAMEWORK FOR CHANGE -- INDEX.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780231127790
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780231127790
Language:
English
