The Ecological city :  preserving and restoring urban biodiversity / 
edited by Rutherford H. Platt, Rowan A. Rowntree, and Pamela C. Muick. 
 - Amherst :  University of Massachusetts Press,  �1994. 
 - 1 online resource (x, 291 pages) :  illustrations, maps 
<br/><br/> This volume evolved from the 1990 Symposium on Sustainable Cities, held at the museum of the Chicago Academy of Sciences. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>The Ecological City: Introduction and Overview / Rutherford H. Platt -- I. Perspectives on Nature in Cities. From Commons to Commons: Evolving Concepts of Open Space in North American Cities / Rutherford H. Platt. Design with City Nature: An Overview of Some Issues / Michael Hough. Sustainability in Urban Ecosystems: Beyond an Object of Study / Orie L. Loucks -- II. Urbanization and Riparian/Aquatic Ecosystems. Sustainability of Urban Wetlands / Marjorie M. Holland and Raymond W. Prach. The Des Plaines River Wetlands Demonstration Project: Restoring an Urban Wetland / Donald L. Hey. Lake Tahoe: A Microcosm for the Study of the Impact of Urbanization on Fragile Ecosystems / Charles R. Goldman. Wetlands in the Urban Landscape of the United States / James A. Schmid -- III. Urbanization and Terrestrial Ecosyetems. The Deep Significance of Urban Trees and Forests / John F. Dwyer, Herbert W. Schroeder and Paul H. Gobster. Cooling Urban Heat Islands with Sustainable Landscapes / E. Gregory McPherson. Wildflower Meadows as Sustainable Landscapes / Jack Ahern and Jestena Boughton. The Indiana Dunes: Applications of Landscape Ecology to Urban Park Management / Richard Whitman, Daniel B. Fagre, Noel B. Pavlovic and Kenneth L. Cole. Rethinking the Urban Park: Rediscovering Urban Solutions / Annaliese Bischoff -- IV. Collaborative Efforts. The Greening of Federal Flood-Control Policies: The Wildcat-San Pablo Creeks Case / Ann L. Riley. Reconciling Urban Growth and Endangered Species: The Coachella Valley Habitat Conservation Plan / Timothy Beatley. The Metropolitan Portland Urban Natural Resource Program / Joseph Poracsky and Michael C. Houck. Ecology Education for City Children / Karen S. Hollweg -- Conclusion: Crosscutting Themes and Recommendations / Rutherford H. Platt. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0585084041 9780585084046 1122053673 9781122053679 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Urban ecology (Sociology)--United States.<br/>Urban geography--United States.<br/>Urban forestry--United States.<br/>Environmental degradation--United States.<br/>Biodiversity--United States.<br/>�Ecologie urbaine--�Etats-Unis.<br/>G�eographie urbaine--�Etats-Unis.<br/>Foresterie urbaine--�Etats-Unis.<br/>Environnement--D�egradation--�Etats-Unis.<br/>Biodiversit�e--�Etats-Unis.<br/>SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology--Urban.<br/>Urban ecology--United States.<br/>Urban geography--United States.<br/>Urban forestry--United States.<br/>Environmental degradation--United States.<br/>Biological diversity--United States.<br/>Villes.<br/>Ecologie.<br/>D�eveloppement durable.<br/>Biodiversit�e.<br/>Congr�es.<br/>Biodiversity.<br/>Environmental degradation.<br/>Urban ecology (Sociology)<br/>Urban forestry.<br/>Urban geography.<br/>Biodiversiteit.<br/>Leefmilieu.<br/>Steden.<br/>Ecologia.<br/>Sociologia urbana.<br/>Stadt<br/>Umweltschaden<br/>Aufsatzsammlung<br/>Stadt�okologie<br/>Umweltplanung<br/>Sociology & Social History.<br/>Social Sciences.<br/>Communities - Urban Groups.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States.<br/>USA.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Biodiversity  United States Environmental degradation  United States Urban ecology  United States Urban forestry  United States Urban geography  United States 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Congressen (vorm)<br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HT243.U6  / E26 1994eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>307.76 $2 20