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Understanding Urban Ecosystems : A New Frontier for Science and Education
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Nowhere on Earth is the challenge for ecological understanding greater, and yet more urgent, than in those parts of the globe where human activity is most intense - cities. This book is a first of its kind effort to bring together leaders in the biological, physical and social dimensions of urban ecosystem research with leading education researchers, administrators and practitioners, to show how an understanding of urban ecosystems is vital for urban dwellers to grasp the fundamentals of ecological and environmental science and to understand their own environment.
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- ISBN-13: 9780387954967
- ISBN-10: 0387954961
- Publisher: Springer
- Publish Date: December 2002
- Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 1.19 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.09 pounds
- Page Count: 526
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