Urban Ecology

Abstract

Introduction Part 1: Ecosystem Services Reconnecting Cities to the Biosphere: Stewardship of Green Infrastructure and Urban Ecosystem Services Erik Andersson, Stephan Barthel, Sara Borgstrom, Johan Colding,Thomas Elmqvist, Carl Folke, and Asa Gren Exploring the Gap between Ecosystem Service Research and Management in Development Planning Nadia Sitas, Heidi E. Prozesky, Karen J. Esler, and Belinda Reyers Spatial Heterogeneity of Urban Soils: The Case of the Beijing Metropolitan Region, China Qizheng Mao, Ganlin Huang, Alexander Buyantuev, Jianguo Wu, Shanghua Luo, and Keming Ma Realizing the ecosystem-service value of native woodland in Ireland Craig Bullock, Jerry Hawe, and Declan Little Global Drivers and Tradeoffs of Three Urban Vegetation Ecosystem Services Cynnamon Dobbs, Craig R. Nitschke, and Dave Kendal Part 2: Green Space Vegetation in Bangalore's Slums: Boosting Livelihoods, Well-Being and Social Capital Divya Gopal and Harini Nagendra Urban Green Spaces and an Integrative Approach to Sustainable Environment Shah Md. Atiqul Haq Part 3: Biodiversity Urbanization Affects Plant Flowering Phenology and Pollinator Community: Effects of Water Availability and Land Cover Kaesha Neil, Jianguo Wu, Christofer Bang, and Stanley Faeth A Landscape Ecology Approach Identifies Important Drivers of Urban Biodiversity Tabea Turrini and Eva Knop Lessons Learned from Chicago Wilderness-Implementing and Sustaining Conservation Management in an Urban Setting Liam Heneghan, Christopher Mulvaney, Kristen Ross, Lauren Umek, Cristy Watkins, Lynne M. Westphal, and David H. Wise Part 4: Planning Tools for Enhancing Urban Ecology Multifunctional Urban Agriculture for Sustainable Land Use Planning in the United States Sarah Taylor Lovell A Conceptual List of Indicators for Urban Planning and Management Based on Earth Observation Nektarios Chrysoulakis, Christian Feigenwinter, Dimitrios Triantakonstantis, Igor Penyevskiy, Abraham Tal, Eberhard Parlow, Guy Fleishman, Sebnem Duzgun, Thomas Esch, and Mattia Marconcini Landscape Architecture and Novel Ecosystems: Ecological Restoration in an Expanded Field Catharina Sack Index