Towards Green Cities Urban Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in China and Germany

Towards Green Cities Urban Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in China and Germany / edited by Karsten Grunewald, Junxiang Li, Gaodi Xie, Lennart Kümper-Schlake.

The book aims to capture, describe and convey the current significance, the values and potentials of urban biodiversity and ecosystem services to scientists and professionals in the context of sustainable urban development and ongoing urbanization processes. Current developments, different approache...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Grunewald, Karsten (Editor), Li, Junxiang (Editor), Xie, Gaodi (Editor), Kümper-Schlake, Lennart (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Cities and Nature,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Urban geography.
Urban ecology (Biology).
Sustainable development.
Sociology, Urban.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • TOC Preliminary: Foreword (Ministry, Editors)
  • Summaries (in English, German, Chinese).-  1. Introduction
  • 2. Concepts, Terms, Arena
  • 3. Urban Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in China and Germany
  • 4. Values of Urban Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity
  • 5. Options for the integration of green/blue spaces in urban planning and development
  • 6. Recommendations for stakeholders, decision-makers, politicians
  • 7. Challenges Ahead and Future Research Tasks
  • Glossary(?)
  • Index.

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