Plants and Habitats of European Cities [electronic resource] /
Kelcey, John G.editor.
Müller, Norbert.editor.
Plants and Habitats of European Cities contains details of sixteen cities in the European peninsula from Almeria to St. Petersburg and from Sofia to London. The chapters start with a description of the natural features and history of the cities and then consider how urbanization has affected the environment (for example, pollution, the heat island effect and climatic changes). The recorded botanical history of the city is followed by an account of the flora, which is mainly concerned with flowering plants and ferns. Where there is sufficient information the chapters include summary descriptions of the algae, bryophytes, lichens and fungi. The plant communities and species composition of the major natural and semi-natural habitats are described and followed by accounts of the species found in more typical urban habitats. These include housing areas of different types and densities, industrial zones, unused and previously developed land, parks, cemeteries, allotments and similar habitats, transport routes (for example railway land and road verges) and various aquatic habitats including rivers and flooded mineral workings. Plants and Habitats of European Cities is another important step towards the full understanding of the natural history of European cities. It is unique in describing, for the first time in a single volume, the flora and plant communities that occur in some of the major European cities. The authors are leading experts on urban botany and of the flora of the cities about which they have written. The book has been written and edited to be accessible to a wide range of interests and expertise including academic botanists and ecologists, landscape architects, planners, urban designers, ordinary people with an interest in natural history in general and botany in particular, undergraduates and other students not only in Europe but throughout the world. About the Editors: John G. Kelcey is not an academic but a practitioner. After graduating in Botany and Geology from the University of Manchester, Britain, he was appointed the ecologist of Milton Keynes Development Corporation a new town for 250,000 people, which was promoted by the British Government. Subsequently he became an ecological consultant and advisor and carried out ecological assessments of major development projects including housing schemes, commercial and retail developments, mainly in urban areas. During this time he was a member of nine professional institutions and several learned societies in Europe. Norbert Müller is a vegetation ecologist and Professor in the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Germany, holding the chair of the Department Landscape Management and Restoration Ecology. Within his main research fields, urban biodiversity and conservation biology, he studied flora and vegetation of several large cities in Asia, Europe, North America and South Africa. He is responsible for URBIO - a worldwide scientific network with the aim of promoting urban biodiversity through a continuing dialogue with the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Description based upon print version of record.
Plants and Habitatsof European Cities; Contributors; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Almería; Natural Environment of the City; Historical Development of the City; Until AD 1200; AD 120-1900; 1950s to the Present; Changes of the Environment Due to City Growth; Flora; Vascular Plants; Planted Trees and Shrubs; Habitats; Central and Residential Areas; Low Density Housing Areas (Terraced and Detached Housing Areas, Villas); Industrial Areas; Transport Routes and Areas; Railways; Roads; Airfield; Recreation Areas; Parks; Cemeteries; Open Land; Crops/Arable; Waste Ground; Aquatic Habitats
Nature Conservation, Environmental Planning and EducationClosing Comments; Literature Cited; Augsburg; Natural Environment of the City; Historical Development of the City; Changes of the Environment Due to City Growth; Flora; Higher Plants; The Most Frequent Species in the Urban Core; Invasive Species; Planted Trees and Shrubs; Bryophytes; Fungi (including Lichenised Fungi); Habitats; Natural and Semi-Natural Habitats; Fagus Forests and Picea Plantations; Vegetation on the River Gravel Bars; Floodplain Forests Including Pinus Forests; Still Water (Ponds and Reservoirs); Dry Grasslands
Spring Swamps and Litter MeadowsFertilised Meadows and Arable Land; Urban Habitats; City Centre and Perimeter Block Development; Linear Development; Low Density Housing Areas (Villas and Single, Semi-detached and Terraced Housing Areas); Industrial Areas; Railways; Roads; Parks; Allotments; Cemeteries; Sport fields; Waste ground; City Canals; Nature Conservation, Environmental Planning and Education; Endangered and Extinct Species; The International Importance of the "Lech River" Corridor for Nature Conservation; Nature Reserves; Ecological Research and Environmental Planning
Closing CommentsLiterature Cited; Berlin; Natural Environment of the City; Location; Geology, Geomorphology, Topography and Soils; Geomorphology; Climate; Historical Development of the City; Prehistoric and Early Historic Times; Middle Ages; Early Modern Times; Cultivated Flora in Gardens, Open Spaces and Parks; Wild Flora; Modern Times: A New Type of Environment; 1945 to the Present; Flora; Vascular Plants; Habitats; Urban Forests; Residential Areas; Transport Corridors; Parks and Cemeteries; Aquatic Habitats; Nature Conservation, Environmental Planning and Education; Already Extinct
Threatened with ExtinctionHighly Endangered; Endangered; Closing Comments; Literature Cited; Bratislava; Natural Environment of the City; Location; Geology; Soils; Climate; Drainage; Historical Development of the City; First Settlement to AD 1200; AD 1200 to 1900; AD 1900 to 1945; AD 1945 to 2000; Changes of the Environment Due to the City Growth; Flora; Vascular Plants; History of Botanical Studies; Taxa with locus classicus in Bratislava; Synanthropic Species; Xenophytes; Archaeophytes; Neophytes; Invasive, Potentially Invasive and Expansive Species; Plants and Public Health
Spontaneous Vegetation in the Urban Area
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Plants and Habitats of European Cities contains details of sixteen cities in the European peninsula from Almeria to St. Petersburg and from Sofia to London. The chapters start with a description of the natural features and history of the cities and then consider how urbanization has affected the environment (for example, pollution, the heat island effect and climatic changes). The recorded botanical history of the city is followed by an account of the flora, which is mainly concerned with flowering plants and ferns. Where there is sufficient information the chapters include summary descriptions of the algae, bryophytes, lichens and fungi. The plant communities and species composition of the major natural and semi-natural habitats are described and followed by accounts of the species found in more typical urban habitats. These include housing areas of different types and densities, industrial zones, unused and previously developed land, parks, cemeteries, allotments and similar habitats, transport routes (for example railway land and road verges) and various aquatic habitats including rivers and flooded mineral workings. Plants and Habitats of European Cities is another important step towards the full understanding of the natural history of European cities. It is unique in describing, for the first time in a single volume, the flora and plant communities that occur in some of the major European cities. The authors are leading experts on urban botany and of the flora of the cities about which they have written. The book has been written and edited to be accessible to a wide range of interests and expertise including academic botanists and ecologists, landscape architects, planners, urban designers, ordinary people with an interest in natural history in general and botany in particular, undergraduates and other students not only in Europe but throughout the world. About the Editors: John G. Kelcey is not an academic but a practitioner. After graduating in Botany and Geology from the University of Manchester, Britain, he was appointed the ecologist of Milton Keynes Development Corporation a new town for 250,000 people, which was promoted by the British Government. Subsequently he became an ecological consultant and advisor and carried out ecological assessments of major development projects including housing schemes, commercial and retail developments, mainly in urban areas. During this time he was a member of nine professional institutions and several learned societies in Europe. Norbert Müller is a vegetation ecologist and Professor in the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Germany, holding the chair of the Department Landscape Management and Restoration Ecology. Within his main research fields, urban biodiversity and conservation biology, he studied flora and vegetation of several large cities in Asia, Europe, North America and South Africa. He is responsible for URBIO - a worldwide scientific network with the aim of promoting urban biodiversity through a continuing dialogue with the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Urban ecology (Biology).
Plant ecology.
Plant science.
Botany.
Regional planning.
Urban planning.
Environmental management.
Urban Ecology.
Plant Ecology.
Plant Sciences.
Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.
Environmental Management.