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  • Cham :Springer International Publishing :  (5)
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    Nature Driven Urbanism (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Landscape ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Buildings Design and construction. ; Environmental management. ; Human Geography. ; Conservation Biology. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Building Construction and Design. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Nature-Driven Urbanism -- 2. Contrast, Contact, Contract; Pathways to pacify urbanization and natural processes -- 3. Temporary Nature - a win-win for nature and developers: tinkering with the law in order to combat biodiversity loss -- 4. Stepping-stone city: process-oriented infrastructures to aid forest migration in a changing climate -- 5. Landscape first! Nature-based design for Sydney’s third city -- 6. From urban green structure to tidal river in Rotterdam: testing grounds for Urban Ecology -- 7. From Urban Acupuncture to the Third Generation City. -- 8. Urbanism on water and ecology: the early example of Westerpark, Breda -- 9. Blue design for urban resilience in drylands: the case of Qatar -- 10. South Creek in Far Western Sydney: Opportunities for a new waterway focused city -- 11. Nature-inclusive Cities: Concepts and Considerations -- 12. Exploring new urban futures through Sydney’s hidden grids -- 13. A bold Vision for Sydney’s future -- 14. A contemporary approach to the design of road transport infrastructure in balance with the landscape -- 15. Bio-inspiration: merging nature and technology -- 16. The Future of Nature-driven Urbanism .
    Abstract: This book discusses the way that a nature-driven approach to urbanism can be applied at each of the urban scales; architectural design, urban design of neighborhoods, city planning and landscape architecture, and at the city and regional scales. At all levels nature-driven approaches to design and planning add to the quality of the built structure and furthermore to the quality of life experienced by people living in these environments. To include nature and greening to built structures is a good starting point and can add much value. The chapter authors have fiducia in giving nature a fundamental role as an integrated network in city design, or to make nature the entrance point of the design process, and base the design on the needs and qualities of nature itself. The highest existence of nature is a permanent ecosystem which endures stressors and circumstances for a prolonged period. In an urban context this is not always possible and temporality is an interesting concept explored when nature is not a permanent feature. The ecological contribution to the environment, and indirect dispersion of species, from a temporary location will, overall add biodiversity to the entire system. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VI, 339 p. 233 illus., 178 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030267179
    Series Statement: Contemporary Urban Design Thinking,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26717-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-26717-9
    DDC: 304.2
    Language: English
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  • 2
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    Sustainable Development in the Anthropocene : Towards a New Holistic and Cosmopolitan Paradigm (2021)
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    Keywords: Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Environmental policy. ; Social sciences Philosophy. ; Social sciences. ; Humanities. ; Ecology . ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Environmental Policy. ; Social Theory. ; Humanities and Social Sciences. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. International Relations Theory and the Great Paradigms -- 2. Integration: A Means to Transcend the Westphalian Order and Go Beyond Geopolitics -- 3. The Anthropocene: Are We in the Midst of the Sixth Mass Extinction? -- 4.Sustainable Development or Sustainable Systems? -- 5. Alternative Paths Towards Post-Capitalism or a Renewed Democratic Socialism -- 6. Towards a Transnational Cosmopolitan Paradigm and Citizenship.
    Abstract: In the Anthropocene sustainable development responds to socio-economic, environmental and political crises provoked by humankind due to global warming and the great acceleration of human intervention in ecosystems. This book introduces readers to current debates on sustainable development and to a holistic and multidisciplinary approach. Regional integration and supranational institutions are fundamental for sustainable development. The democratisation of the international system requires a new multilateralism. Global problems of demography, economic ideology of unlimited growth, the prevailing technocratic paradigm, consumerism, problems of waste, fossil fuels, industrial food production, use of fertilisers, water management and climate change are discussed, and the importance of multilateral agreements for security, sustainable peace and development is explored. This planetary crisis may be solved by international cooperation based on the UN sustainable development goals. This book - provides a concise synthesis of the main subjects of sustainable development studies - links development studies to multilateral diplomacy as practised by UN bodies and organisations - gives a new holistic and multidisciplinary approach to environmental and social sciences in the Anthropocene epoch.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: LV, 384 p. 38 illus., 36 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030803995
    Series Statement: The Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science, 29
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80399-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-80399-5
    DDC: 304.2
    Language: English
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  • 3
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    The Ecological Footprint as a Sustainability Metric : Implications for Sustainability (2021)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Physical geography. ; Ecology . ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental economics. ; Sustainability. ; Physical Geography. ; Ecology. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction – overview and relevant background, including published (cross-disciplinary) research that provides a context and justification for the study -- Chapter 2: The Ecological Footprint – tracking the evolution of this sustainability metric -- Chapter 3: Biocapacity accounting – used to develop a context for carrying capacity set against the Ecological Footprint -- Chapter 4: Case study – national scale case consideration of Costa Rica as an example of a developing country set amid the contemporary context of sustainable development -- Chapter 5: Implications – examines the contribution for sustainable development, using the Sustainable Development Goals as a springboard for discussion -- Chapter 6: Quality Analysis – presents caveats of the methodology based on the National Footprint Accounts -- Chapter 7: Conclusion – summary of the findings and contribution of the brief, including address of path dependency and final consideration given to sustainability metrics and sustainable development.
    Abstract: This book examines the Ecological Footprint and biocapacity accounting within an applied development content for Costa Rica. By doing so, it is possible to track changes as well as perhaps link these to overarching global issues, such as trade, globalization, and food security, among other emergent topics based findings stemming from this methodology. Based on a timeseries since 1961, it is possible to track cross-temporal changes of land-type categories (for crop land, grazing land, forest land, fishing ground, built-up land, and carbon) of the Ecological Footprint and biocapacity conveying whether a country is in ecological deficit and what may be contributing to such a trend.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 107 p. 22 illus., 18 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030626662
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62666-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-62666-2
    DDC: 304.2
    Language: English
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    Ecological Rationality in Spatial Planning : Concepts and Tools for Sustainable Land-Use Decisions (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Regional economics. ; Spatial economics. ; Sustainability. ; Ecology . ; Human Geography. ; Regional and Spatial Economics. ; Sustainability. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Standing on the shoulders of giants – reviving ecological approaches in planning traditions -- Chapter 2. The concept of Ecological Rationality and its application to spatial planning -- Chapter 3. Bridging the gaps: connecting Spatial Planning with Land Use Science and Political Ecology -- Chapter 4. Towards a conceptual framework for ecological rationality in spatial planning -- Chapter 5. A closer look to processes of territorial transformations in Europe: urbanisation, agricultural intensification and land abandonment -- Chapter 6. Policies and regulatory frames in the EU and the needed link with spatial planning -- Chapter 7. Conclusions and ways forward: five propositions for bringing back ecological rationality in spatial planning.
    Abstract: Spatial planning defines how men use one of the most important and scarce resources on Earth: land. Planners therefore play a key role in countering or deepening the current ecological crisis. To foster ecological transitions, planning scholars and practitioners need to be equipped with sound theories and practical tools. To this end, this book advocates a re-foundation of spatial planning under the paradigm of “ecological rationality”, based on the revaluation of early pioneers of ecological planning and mutual fertilization with different disciplines, including decision-making science, ecology, (eco)system theory, land use science and political ecology. The key principles of ecological rationality and its application to spatial planning are discussed and this conceptual framework is used to explain the main underlying drivers of ecological degradation and their spatial manifestations at the local level. Current policy instruments in the European context, which can be used to underpin ecological planning, such as Green Infrastructure and the Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystem Service (MAES) initiative, are also examined.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 198 p. 11 illus., 8 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030330279
    Series Statement: Cities and Nature,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33027-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-33027-9
    DDC: 304.2
    Language: English
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  • 5
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    Perspectives for Biodiversity and Ecosystems (2021)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Biodiversity. ; Biotic communities. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Sustainability. ; Biodiversity. ; Ecosystems. ; Conservation Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Environmental History -- Chapter 2. Nature-Culture Dichotomy and Environmental Consciousness: Do We Fear the Right Things? -- Chapter 3. History of Environmental Communication and Education -- Chapter 4. Resources for Humans, Plants and Animals: Who is the Ruler of the Driver? And: Can Resource Use Explain Everything? -- Chapter 5. A Framework for Evaluation of Normative Solutions to Environmental Problems -- Chapter 6. Between Economic Valuation and Environmental Evaluation: Arguing about Environmental Value Systems -- Chapter 7. Environmental Indicators and Biodiversity Conservation Strategies -- Chapter 8. Change in Time: Risks and Predictability -- Chapter 9. Economies on Top, Nature on the Brink? A Closer Look on the Relationship between Economic Power and Threatened Nature -- Chapter 10. From Onlookers to Ecosystem-assistants: Exploring the Potentials of Ecological Restoration Education -- Chapter 11. Distribution and Habitat Affinity of Endemic and Threatened Species - Global Assessment -- Chapter 12. Coastal Habitats, Shallow Seas and Inland Saline Steppes - Ecology, Distribution, Threats and Challenges -- Chapter 13. Wetlands - Challenges and Possibilities -- Chapter 14. Development and Future of Grassland Ecosystems – Do We Need a Paradigm Shift? -- Chapter 15. Heathland, Scrub and Savanna - Overview, Recent Trends and Outlook -- Chapter 16. Forest Ecosystems: a Functional and Biodiversity Perpective -- Chapter 17. The Future of Agricultural Land -- Chapter 18. Urban Habitats: Cities and Their Potential for Nature Protection -- Chapter 19. Land Use Change and the Future of Biodiversity.
    Abstract: The novelty of the book is the strong focus on perception, perspectives and prediction by scientists with profound insight into the ecology of ecosystems or into human demands and activity. The challenge is to bridge from empirical data and the knowledge of the past to the possibilities of the performance in the future. We assume that there is scope for more cooperation between the fields of ecology and practical philosophy or other social sciences in organising ecosystems and shaping the cultural future of humankind, and that such collaboration should be accorded considerably more priority. This book deals with environmental processes seen within a framework of the nature of ecosystems and human cultures. The future of the environment, the development of ecosystems and effective nature conservation management are the essentials of this book. Human nature and culture, and in particular their interactions, are interpreted as a set of rules and as given. The aim is not only to assess the significance of human influence on species composition and biodiversity but also to weigh up the subsequent potentials for action. In this book we will analyze the problems independently of one another, even if they are interconnected. This book focuses on perspectives and prognoses for the impacts of anthropogenic activity on ecosystems and thus on species conservation. Its goal is to improve assessments of the impacts of human activity on the environment. We are aware that prognoses have very often proven to be false. It is difficult to impossible to be able to predict with precision how evolution and ecosystems will change in future under anthropogenic influence. This strengthens our resolve to attempt to retain the highest possible degree of scientific integrity and professionalism and not to shy away from expressing the uncertainty of our own ideas and prognoses. We venture prognoses in this book and we will fail. However, we hope that we will be wrong on the right side.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 483 p. 66 illus., 53 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030577100
    Series Statement: Environmental Challenges and Solutions,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57710-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-57710-0
    DDC: 304.2
    Language: English
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