Over half of the world’s population now lives in urban areas. Few who live in cities understand that cities, too, are ecosystems, as beholden to the laws and

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 inten

With over half of the global human population living in urban regions, urban ecosystems may now represent the contemporary and future human environment. Consist

An accessible introduction to the unifying principles of ecology through the exploration of urban ecosystems.

Ideal for city residents, developers, designers, and officials looking for ways to bring urban environments into harmony with the natural world and make cities