This book emphasizes the necessity of green spaces and landscape planning to achieve a liveable city. It will more specifically enquire on how to reach a better liveability from the current conditions of Lima. This book takes on the one hand classic concepts from urban agronomy as are soil, water and plants, and on the other hand emphasizes the resources, the plant adaptations and the urban ecosystems, according to the context of Lima. Comparisons are also made to landscape concepts from other cities of the word, contemporary methods of urban landscape research are explained in perspectives of agronomy and ecology. The ecological restoration of some natural spaces of Lima are proposed and related to the food security which impacts on the sustainability of the city. Finally, it describes representative Parks of Lima and previous research projects that have allowed to improve the urban landscape. Considering the city's cultural diversity, comparisons to the mountain and rainforest areas are also made.
It's been called a miracle. It's contagious. It's spreading. It's exciting. And it works! This is the story of a group of ordinary people in a neighborhood who created something extraordinary.
This book covers the key environmental issues of urban ecosystems as well as the human-centric issues, particularly those of governance, economics, sociology and human health.
Jim, C. Y. and Liu, H. T. (2001). Species diversity ofthree major urban forest types in Guangzhou City, China. ... L. W. Adams and D. L. Leedy. Columbia, Maryland: National Institute for Urban Wildlife, pp. 123–127.
This is the urban century in which, for the first time, the majority of people live in towns and cities.
Grounding Urban Natures makes the case for the importance of place and time in understanding urban environments.
This groundbreaking work is an attempt at providing a conceptual framework to synthesize urban and ecological dynamics into a common framework.
The aim of this collection is to provide students, practitioners, and professionals with a rich background in some of the core facets of Urban Ecology.
OrtizZamora, D. and OrtegaGuerrero A. (2010) 'Evolution of longterm land subsidence near Mexico City: review, ... D.L., Loss, S.G., Goodwin, P., Hart, D.D., Hassett, B., Kondolf, G.M., Lave, R., Meyer, J.L., O'Donnell, T.K., Pagano, ...
Toward an Urban Ecology features numerous projects and select research from SCAPE, and conveys a range of strategies to engender a more resilient and inclusive built environment.
This accessible introduction to the principles of urban ecology provides students with the tools they need to understand these increasingly important urban ecosystems.