- Title Pages
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- The History of Urban Ecology
- Introduction
-
Chapter 1.1 Land-Use and Surface-Cover as Urban Ecological Indicators -
Chapter 1.2 Urban Climate -
Chapter 1.3 Urban Soils—Characterization, Pollution, and Relevance in Urban Ecosystems -
Chapter 1.4 Hydrology of Urban Environments - Summary
- Introduction
-
Chapter 2.1 Plant Communities of Urban Wetlands: Patterns and Controlling Processes -
Chapter 2.2 Potemkin Gardens: Biodiversity in Small Designed Landscapes -
Chapter 2.3 Vegetation of Urban Hard Surfaces -
Chapter 2.4 Composition and Diversity of Urban Vegetation -
Chapter 2.5 Anthropogenic Ecosystems: The Influence of People on Urban Wildlife Populations - Summary
- Introduction
-
Chapter 3.1 Coupled Relationships between Humans and other Organisms in Urban Areas -
Chapter 3.2 Urban Flora and Vegetation: Patterns and Processes -
Chapter 3.3 Effects of Urbanization on the Ecology and Evolution of Arthropods -
Chapter 3.4 Ecology of Urban Amphibians and Reptiles: Urbanophiles, Urbanophobes, and the Urbanoblivious -
Chapter 3.5 Biodiversity and Community Composition in Urban Ecosystems: Coupled Human, Spatial, and Metacommunity Processes - Summary
- Introduction
-
Chapter 4.1 Global Effects of Urbanization on Ecosystem Services -
Chapter 4.2 Social-Ecological Transformations in Urban Landscapes—A Historical Perspective -
Chapter 4.3 The Urban Landscape as a Social-Ecological System for Governance of Ecosystem Services -
Chapter 4.4 Water Services in Urban Landscapes -
Chapter 4.5 The Role of Ecosystem Services in Contemporary Urban Planning - Summary
- Introduction
-
Chapter 5.1 Urban Ecology—The Bigger Picture -
Chapter 5.2 Urban Ecology and Human Health -
Chapter 5.3 Multifunctional Green Infrastructure Planning to Promote Ecological Services in the City -
Chapter 5.4 Building for Biodiversity: Accommodating People and Wildlife in Cities -
Chapter 5.5 Linking Social and Ecological Systems -
Chapter 5.6 Building Urban Biodiversity through Financial Incentives, Regulation, and Targets - Summary
- Concluding Remarks: The Way Forward for Urban Ecology
- References
- Index
Water Services in Urban Landscapes
Water Services in Urban Landscapes
- Chapter:
- (p.219) Chapter 4.4 Water Services in Urban Landscapes
- Source:
- Urban Ecology
- Author(s):
Peter Bridgewater
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Themes that characterise urban wetlands in this century are: an association with human activities, especially development, education, and culture; invasive species management; migratory species feeding and breeding grounds; recognition by international environmental agreements; restored or constructed wetlands; and a role in providing for a focus of sustainability in the urban system. The chapter sets those themes in the context of the emerging paradigm of ecohydrology and the application of the ecosystem approach of the convention on biological diversity. For wetlands, especially in an urban context, understanding the linkage between ecology and hydrology — ecohydrology — is an important new way of thinking. Four key points that define ecohydrology are: understanding that ecosystem change is inevitable, and the role of people in managing change; integrating water and biodiversity science at management relevant spatial and temporal scales; understanding the role of ecosystem services; and defining and understanding the links between green and blue water. The role of blue and green water in an urban setting is also linked with human generated grey and black water, and linkages between these waters result in a range of semi-natural and artificial (or constructed) wetland ecosystems in urban landscapes. Human health in urban areas also depends on having well-functioning and well-managed ecosystems to provide a range of ecosystem services that support both human health, but also the health (functioning) of other ecosystems and their components. The chapter also identifies ten urgently needed research directions.
Keywords: ecohydrology, constructed wetlands, health, green water, blue water, grey water, ecosystem change, biodiversity
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- Title Pages
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- The History of Urban Ecology
- Introduction
-
Chapter 1.1 Land-Use and Surface-Cover as Urban Ecological Indicators -
Chapter 1.2 Urban Climate -
Chapter 1.3 Urban Soils—Characterization, Pollution, and Relevance in Urban Ecosystems -
Chapter 1.4 Hydrology of Urban Environments - Summary
- Introduction
-
Chapter 2.1 Plant Communities of Urban Wetlands: Patterns and Controlling Processes -
Chapter 2.2 Potemkin Gardens: Biodiversity in Small Designed Landscapes -
Chapter 2.3 Vegetation of Urban Hard Surfaces -
Chapter 2.4 Composition and Diversity of Urban Vegetation -
Chapter 2.5 Anthropogenic Ecosystems: The Influence of People on Urban Wildlife Populations - Summary
- Introduction
-
Chapter 3.1 Coupled Relationships between Humans and other Organisms in Urban Areas -
Chapter 3.2 Urban Flora and Vegetation: Patterns and Processes -
Chapter 3.3 Effects of Urbanization on the Ecology and Evolution of Arthropods -
Chapter 3.4 Ecology of Urban Amphibians and Reptiles: Urbanophiles, Urbanophobes, and the Urbanoblivious -
Chapter 3.5 Biodiversity and Community Composition in Urban Ecosystems: Coupled Human, Spatial, and Metacommunity Processes - Summary
- Introduction
-
Chapter 4.1 Global Effects of Urbanization on Ecosystem Services -
Chapter 4.2 Social-Ecological Transformations in Urban Landscapes—A Historical Perspective -
Chapter 4.3 The Urban Landscape as a Social-Ecological System for Governance of Ecosystem Services -
Chapter 4.4 Water Services in Urban Landscapes -
Chapter 4.5 The Role of Ecosystem Services in Contemporary Urban Planning - Summary
- Introduction
-
Chapter 5.1 Urban Ecology—The Bigger Picture -
Chapter 5.2 Urban Ecology and Human Health -
Chapter 5.3 Multifunctional Green Infrastructure Planning to Promote Ecological Services in the City -
Chapter 5.4 Building for Biodiversity: Accommodating People and Wildlife in Cities -
Chapter 5.5 Linking Social and Ecological Systems -
Chapter 5.6 Building Urban Biodiversity through Financial Incentives, Regulation, and Targets - Summary
- Concluding Remarks: The Way Forward for Urban Ecology
- References
- Index
