The southern United States is characterized by a humid, subtropical climate and consists of
16 states (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky …

Urbanizing regions increasing challenge the ecosystem's capacity to deliver important
ecological services to the human population and support human well-being. Scholars of …

Technology has indispensably been a part of the city evolution throughout history. In recent
years, there has been a shift in the pattern of development in smart cities, where smart cities …

Urban environments, characterized by their complex, multi-layered networks encompassing
physical, social, economic, and environmental dimensions, face significant challenges in the …

Urban ecological systems are characterized by complex interactions among social,
economic, institutional, and environmental variables. These interactions generate complex …

Urban designers, ecologists, and social scientists have called for closer links among their
disciplines. We examine a promising new tool for promoting this linkage—the metaphor of …

The world is undergoing unprecedented changes in many of the factors that determine its
fundamental properties and their in-ence on society. These changes include climate; the …

Ecologists have described an urban stream syndrome with attributes such as elevated
nutrients and contaminants, increased hydrologic flashiness, and altered biotic …

This practical handbook bridges the gap between those scientists who study landscapes
and the planners and conservationists who must then decide how best to preserve and build …

In recent years social, economic and environmental considerations have led to a
reevaluation of the factors that contribute to sustainable urban environments. Increasingly …