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Urban Ecology and Global Climate Change
Rahul Bhadouria (Edited by), R Bhadouria (Author), Shweta Upadhyay (Edited by), Sachchidanand Tripathi (Edited by), Pardeep Singh (Edited by)
9781119807186, Wiley
Hardback, published 28 April 2022
368 pages
24.4 x 17 x 2.1 cm, 0.785 kg
Urban Ecology and Global Climate Change Urban Ecology and Global Climate Change contains the latest practical and theoretical concepts of the emerging issues in urban ecological studies. The authors highlight some of the major challenges currently impeding ecological restoration goals in urbanized regions across the globe. It is sobering that the majority of sustainable development projects are being defeated by the increasing pace of two particular phenomena – namely climate change and urbanization. This book includes coverage of the major threats to biodiversity conservation and the most significant contributors to the deterioration of urban ecosystems. In addition, various case studies that reflect the anthropogenic interventions on ecological restoration are included. The book looks at evolving growth and urbanization concepts, monitoring of urbanization trends, land-use land cover (LULC) changes in urban and non-urban cities based on the use of open access data, urbanization affecting rural ecology, soil carbon emissions, urban development, human well-being and case studies of sustainable smart cities. Urban Ecology and Global Climate Change will find an appreciative audience amongst students of urban ecology and environmental policy, as well as policymakers, scientists and industrialists. The book provides an excellent introduction to the principles of smart city planning and urban sustainability with a view to maintaining ecological and conservation status of urban environments.
List of Contributors viii Foreword xiii Foreword xv Section 1 Urban Ecology and Global Climate Change: Introduction 1 1 Urban Ecology and Climate Change: Challenges and Mitigation Strategies 3 2 Climate Change, Urbanisation, and Their Impact on Increased Occurrence of Cardiometabolic Syndrome 30 Section 2 Urban Landscape Design Using Emerging Techniques 57 3 An Alternative Sustainable City Framework to Tackle Climate Change Issues in India 59 4 Integrated Water Resource Management for Future Water Security 73 5 Water Urbanism and Multifunctional Landscapes: Case of Adyar River, Chennai and Ganga River, Varanasi, India 85 6 Urban Landscape Change Detection Using GIS and RS: Chattogram City Corporation, Bangladesh 104 7 Emerging Techniques for Urban Resource Restoration of Various Ecosystem: Bioremediation, Phytoremediation, Habitat Enhancement 121 8 Phytoremediation of Urban Air Pollutants: Current Status and Challenges 140 Section 3 Biodiversity and Natural Resource Exploitation 163 9 Tree Benefits in Urban Environment and Incidences of Tree Vandalism: A Review for Potential Solutions 165 10 Environmental Status of Green Spaces in Bhaktapur District of Nepal – 2019 182 11 Challenges and Opportunities of Establishing Jungle Flora Nursery in Urban Settlements 204 12 Effect of the Changing Climate and Urban Ecology on Spreading of Infectious Diseases Including SARS-CoV-2 223 13 Human–Wildlife Conflict in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region – An Empirical Study 250 Section 4 Urbanization, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Climate Change 273 14 Building Knowledge on Urban Sustainability in the Czech Republic: A Self-assessment Approach 275 15 A Sustainable Approach to Combat Climate Change: Case Studies from Some Urban Systems 297 Section 5 Climate Change and Threats to Ecological Conservation 321 16 Threats from Sea Level Rise and Erosion: A Case Study of An Estuarine Inhabited Island Ghoramara, Hooghly Estuary 323 Index
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