Urban Ecosystem Ecology (original) (raw)
Humans significantly affect their ecosystem. Nowhere is this more evident than in our towns and cities around the world. We have options when it comes to the sustainability of our cities. We have to pay attention to meeting the needs of today without compromising the needs of the future. However, to truly understand those options, we need to have the best knowledge available so that we can make the best decisions possible. It has everything to do with the stewardship of our natural resources, while at the same time using those resources to meet the needs of today’s urban population. This volume deals with the impacts of urbanization on the environment— soils, air, and water quality, the animals and humans who live there—and offers some solutions to contemporary problems. Its coverage exemplifies the wide range of specialties in the agronomic sciences and shows how scientists define ecosystem functions and solve problems. To read this book will give instruction in how agronomy, an ar...
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