Includes bibliographical references and index.

Discussions on urban ecology, as provided in this book, provide information on many foundational elements and formative forces in action in urban environments. In addition, the information provided demonstrates the importance and implications of urbanization-induced changes to the interactions between people and nature. However, it suggests that the importance of urban green spaces in enhancing urban areas for people requires a real understanding of the ecological forces in urban areas and the importance of the integration of ecological concepts and values in urban planning and design. Chapters in this book provide the reader with insights that currently are recognized as particularly important, as well as insights which have not received the attention they deserve, such as discussions of the importance of invasive species, protecting pollinators in urban environments, the green cities movement, ecological corridors, and other topics. This book is a 'must-read' for concerned urban dwellers, citizen scientists, undergraduate and graduate students, urban planning practitioners and scholars. Given that urban ecology is an interdisciplinary field, focusing on essential elements of urban planning, the fundamental underpinnings of which are biology, botany and other related fields, it requires broad-scale discussions of many topics, as presented in this book.

Urban Ecology: What Is It and Why Do We Need It? / Nancy B. Grimm -- How Urban Forest Composition Shapes the Structure and Function of Arthropod Communities / Holly M. Martinson, Michael J. Raupp and Steven D. Frank -- Wildlife in the City: Human Drivers and Human Consequences / Susannah B. Lerman, Desiree L. Narango, Riley Andrade, Paige S. Warren, Aaron M. Grade and Katherine Straley -- Urban Plant Ecophysiology / Nancy Falxa Sonti -- Urban Biodiversity: Between Elsewhere-Nature and the Post-Wild World / Lea R. Johnson -- Protecting Pollinators in the Urban Environment / Lisa Kuder, Lindsay Miller Barranco and Dennis van Engelsdorp -- Urban Ecology as an Integrative Science and Practice / Steward T.A. Pickett, J. Morgan Grove, Shannon L. LaDeau, Emma J. Rosi and Mary L. Cadenasso -- Ecology of Urban Climates: The Need for Landscape Biophysics in Cities / Elsa Youngsteadt and Adam J. Terando -- The Green Cities Movement: Progress and Future Challenges / John G. Kelcey -- Light Pollution: How Urban Conditions Influence Ecological Interactions / Iriana Zuria, Ignacio Castellanos and Pedro Barbosa -- Citizen Science in Urban Habitats / Amanda E. Sorensen and Rebecca C. Jordan.

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