Human-environmental interactions in cities
Subtitle: challenges and opportunities of urban land use planning and green infrastructure
By: edited by Nadja Kabisch, Neele Larondelle, Angela Reeve and Martina Artmann
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Pub.
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
ISBN-13: 9781443858953
Subjects: City planning; Environmental aspects; Urban ecology (Sociology); Urban ecology (Biology)
Description: This book addresses international research communities concerned with conceptual, scientific, and design approaches to urban land developments and biodiversity. The main focus is on the understanding of human-environment interactions analysed by multi-disciplinary approaches. The articles in this important collection include new concepts and challenges for sustainable green space development emerging from the pressure caused by urbanisation. The concept of biophilic urbanism and the framework of urban ecosystem services are introduced and referred to by applications in different case studies in Europe. Case studies also refer to the current challenges for biodiversity in different urban spaces. These spaces include the urban garden and school environments. Important human-species interactions are identified by analysing the allergenic potential of urban trees in a US city. Anthropogenic influences on the survival or local extinction of species are examined in a Mediterranean urban area. In all articles, the importance of urban planning on green infrastructure development, biodiversity conservation and management within the urban ecosystem is highlighted, and planning recommendations are given.