TY - BOOK ID - 56859261 TI - Urbanization, biodiversity and ecosystem services : challenges and opportunities : a global assessment AU - Elmqvist, Thomas AU - Elmqvist, Thomas. AU - Fragkias, Michail. AU - Goodness, Julie. AU - Güneralp, Burak. AU - Marcotullio, Peter J. AU - McDonald, Robert I. AU - Parnell, Susan. AU - Schewenius, Maria. AU - Sendstad, Marte. AU - Seto, Karen C. AU - Wilkinson, Cathy. PY - 2013 SN - 9789400770881 9789400770874 940077088X 9400770871 3319656392 9783319656397 9402400915 PB - Springer Nature DB - UniCat KW - Science KW - International law KW - Environmental law KW - General ecology and biosociology KW - Environmental protection. Environmental technology KW - Production management KW - Environmental planning KW - Economic geography KW - ruimtelijke ordening KW - biologie KW - wetenschap KW - architectuur KW - ecologie KW - internationaal recht KW - duurzame ontwikkeling KW - wetenschappen KW - wiskunde KW - milieurecht KW - Urbanization KW - Urban ecology (Sociology) KW - City planning KW - Sustainable development KW - Environmental aspects KW - Urban ecology (Biology). KW - Urban planning. KW - City planning. KW - Sustainable development. KW - System theory. KW - International environmental law. KW - Development, Sustainable KW - Ecologically sustainable development KW - Economic development, Sustainable KW - Economic sustainability KW - ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) KW - Smart growth KW - Sustainable economic development KW - Economic development KW - International environmental law KW - Common heritage of mankind (International law) KW - Systems, Theory of KW - Systems science KW - Cities and towns KW - Civic planning KW - Land use, Urban KW - Model cities KW - Redevelopment, Urban KW - Slum clearance KW - Town planning KW - Urban design KW - Urban development KW - Urban planning KW - Land use KW - Planning KW - Art, Municipal KW - Civic improvement KW - Regional planning KW - Urban policy KW - Urban renewal KW - City ecology (Biology) KW - Ecology KW - Philosophy KW - Government policy KW - Management KW - City planning - Environmental aspects KW - Urban Ecology KW - Urbanism KW - Sustainable Development KW - Complex Systems KW - Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary KW - International Environmental Law KW - Urban Geography and Urbanism KW - Environmental Social Sciences KW - Humanities and Social Sciences KW - Biodiversity KW - Challenges KW - Ecosystem services KW - Opportunities KW - Ecological science, the Biosphere KW - Urban & municipal planning KW - Sustainability KW - Applied mathematics KW - Interdisciplinary studies KW - Public international law: environment KW - Medicine. KW - Proteins . KW - Biology—Technique. KW - Biomedicine, general. KW - Protein Science. KW - Protein-Ligand Interactions. KW - Biological Techniques. KW - Urban ecology (Biology) KW - Biology KW - Technique. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:56859261 AB - To understand how the world’s ecosystems are changing we need to understand cities, and to create better cities we need to understand the ecosystems they depend on. The failure of most markets, government policies and even urban studies to take these relations into account has put cities, and increasingly the whole world, in a difficult position. Studies like Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services can help us to extricate ourselves, provided we act on the knowledge they provide. Gordon McGranahan International Institute for Environment and Development The challenges of urbanization are profound, but so too are the opportunities. Cities can reconcile human society and biodiversity by creating environments that are ecologically sustainable, economically productive, socially just, politically participatory and culturally vibrant. I commend this study to all who have a stake in creating ecologically sustainable urbanization for the benefit of humanity and the planet. Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General, United Nations. ER -