Plants and Habitats of European Cities

by Kelcey, John G.; Muller, Norbert

• ISBN13: 9780387896830
• ISBN10: 038789683X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-06-09
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

A collection of studies on the ecologies of European cities, including Paris, Zurich, and Amsterdam among others. Discussion includes the natural and historical development of each city, local flora, the environmental impact of city growth, and environmental planning, design, and management.

Author Biography

John G.Kelcey is not an academic but a practitioner. After graduating in Botany and Geology from the University of Manchester, Britain, he was appointed the ecologist of Milton Keynes Development Corporation a new town for 250,000 people, which was promoted by the British Government. Subsequently he became an ecological consultant and advisor and carried out ecological assessments of major development projects including housing schemes, commercial and retail developments, mainly in urban areas. During this time he was a member of nine professional institutions and several learned societies in Europe. Norbert Mller is vegetation ecologist and Professor of Landscape Mangement and Restoration Ecology at the University of Applied Sciences Effort, Germany. Within his main research fields urban biodiversity and conservation biology he studied the flora and vegetation of several large cities in Asia, Europe, North America and South Africa. He is the Chairman of URBIO- a worldwide scientific network with the aim to promote urban biodiversity through a continuing dialogue with the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. v
Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. xv
Almeria	p. 1
Augsburg	p. 23
Berlin	p. 53
Bratislava	p. 79
Brussels	p. 131
Bucharest	p. 171
London	p. 207
Maastricht	p. 237
Milton Keynes	p. 275
Moscow	p. 321
Poznan	p. 363
St. Petersburg	p. 407
Sofia	p. 453
Vienna	p. 477
Warsaw	p. 499
Zurich	p. 547
Conclusions	p. 579
	p. 597
	p. 623
	p. 625
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	p. 633
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	p. 641
Index	p. 649
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