Practical ecology for planners, developers, and citizens /
"Practical Ecology for Planners, Developers, and Citizens introduces and explains key ecological concepts for planners, landscape architects, developers, and others involved in planning and building human habitats. The book is tailored to meet the needs of busy land use professionals and citize...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, DC : [Cambridge, Mass.] :
Island Press ; Lincoln Institute of land policy,
©2004.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- PART ONE: HUMANS, NATURE, AND INTERACTIONS: Humans plan
- An introduction to ecology and biodiversity
- When humans and nature collide
- PART TWO: THE SCIENCE OF ECOLOGY: Change through time
- Populations and communities
- The ecology of landscapes
- PART THREE: APPLICATIONS: Conservation planning
- Nature in the neighborhood
- Restoration and management
- Ecologically based planning and design techniques
- Principles in practice
- Afterword
- Appendix A: Current status of biodiversity in North America
- Appendix B: Data sources
- Glossary.