Abstract
Urban Ecological and Social-Ecological Research in the City of Cape Town : Insights Emerging from an Urban Ecology CityLab
Highlights
There is an ecology that is particular to the urban (Breuste et al 2008)
In ecology there is a growing understanding that human processes and cultures are fundamental for sustainable management of ecosystems, and in urban planning it is becoming more and more evident that urban management needs to operate at an ecosystem scale that is beyond the traditional boundaries of the city, both with respect to the biophysical and social (Elmqvist et al 2008, Rees 1997)
Cilliers and Siebert (2012) reflect on the empirical findings in the broader context of urban ecological research in South Africa, clearly demonstrating the contribution this Special Feature makes to a growing body of work
Summary
There is an ecology that is particular to the urban (Breuste et al 2008). Urban ecological systems are deeply situated in the functioning of society, and as such have unique drivers and selection pressures (Collins et al 2000, Yli-Pelkonen and Niemela 2005, Sochat et al 2006). In ecology there is a growing understanding that human processes and cultures are fundamental for sustainable management of ecosystems, and in urban planning it is becoming more and more evident that urban management needs to operate at an ecosystem scale that is beyond the traditional boundaries of the city, both with respect to the biophysical and social (Elmqvist et al 2008, Rees 1997).
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