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Urban Ecology

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  • © 1998

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Editors:
  1. Jürgen Breuste

    1. UFZ Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig-Halle GmbH, Leipzig, Germany

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  2. Hildegard Feldmann

    1. UFZ Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig-Halle GmbH, Leipzig, Germany

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  3. Ogarit Uhlmann

    1. UFZ Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig-Halle GmbH, Leipzig, Germany

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  • Integrates scientific and practical aspects equally
  • A basis for urban planning

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Table of contents (140 chapters)

  1. Ecological Cities — Models, Environmental Aims, Standards

    1. Workshop: Air Pollution

      1. Assessment of Ambient Air Quality in an Urban Ecosystem
        • Matli Chandra Sekhar
        Pages 109-113
      2. Estimation of Air Quality by Complex Index
        • Valdo Liblik, Helmut Kundel
        Pages 114-118

    3. Poster

      1. Development of the City of Poznañ and Changes in the Network of Water Courses and Climate
        • Ryszard Farat, Magorzata Kêpiñska-Kasprzak
        Pages 151-152
      2. Thermal Characteristics of Kolozsvár Urban Area
        • Robert Géczi, Karoly Loerincz
        Pages 153-155
      3. Heavy Metals: Chemical Time Bombs in Urban Soils
        • Thomas Held
        Pages 156-158
      4. On-Site Measurement Technique — a Useful Instrument for the Investigation of Environmental Pollution
        • Karin Huck
        Pages 159-161
      5. Feasibility Study on Effective Utilization of Sewage Heat in Urban Area with GIS
        • Toshiaki Ichinose, Hiromitsu Kawahara, Keisuke Hanaki, Takemi Ito, Tomonori Matsuo
        Pages 162-164
      6. Anomalies of Heavy Metals in Soils of Urban Landscapes
        • Sergey V. Kakareka, Valery S. Homich
        Pages 165-167
      7. Use of Lichens for the Indication of Air Pollution Dynamics in Cities
        • Sergey V. Kakareka, Ludmila A. Kravchuk
        Pages 168-170
      8. Vegetation as a Sink for PAH in Urban Regions
        • Achim Kuhn, Hans-Joachim Ballach, Rüdiger Wittig
        Pages 171-173
      9. Estimation of Potential Nitrogen Pollution from Urban Soils
        • Andreas E. H. Lehmann, Karl Stahr
        Pages 174-177
      10. Environmental Quality Monitoring in Urban Territories with Reference to Riga
        • Nataliya Matoshko, P. Berg, D. Veretennikov
        Pages 178-180
      11. The Role of Social Participants in the Communal Process of Climate Protection
        • Peter Moser
        Pages 181-182
      12. Permeable Pavements — an Appropriate Method to Reduce Stormwater Flow in Urban Sewer Systems?
        • Birgit Münchow, Michael Schramm
        Pages 183-186
      13. Sana’a Urban Ecological Planning Guidelines
        • Stefan Norra
        Pages 187-189
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Provides an overview of international developments in urban ecology, with many examples from cities worldwide. In addition, this book presents a unique exchange of experiences and ideas, with a focus on cooperation between researchers and those involved in putting ideas into practice.
Topics include: aims and standards for ecological cities; the integration of ecologial, economic, social and cultural aspects; land use as a controlling factor; ecologically responsible mobility; and the integration of nature and landscape into urban development.

Editors and Affiliations

  • UFZ Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig-Halle GmbH, Leipzig, Germany

    Jürgen Breuste, Hildegard Feldmann, Ogarit Uhlmann

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