Advancing urban ecology toward a science of cities
Urban ecology is a field encompassing multiple disciplines and practical applications and
has grown rapidly. However, the field is heterogeneous as a global inquiry with multiple …
has grown rapidly. However, the field is heterogeneous as a global inquiry with multiple …
Urban tree canopy has greater cooling effects in socially vulnerable communities in the US
Cities are home to around half of the global population but face intensified and unevenly
distributed heat stresses. Trees are utilized to adapt to urban heat; however, most tree …
distributed heat stresses. Trees are utilized to adapt to urban heat; however, most tree …
Evolution and future of urban ecological science: ecology in, of, and for the city
The contrast between ecology in cities and ecology of cities has emphasized the increasing
scope of urban ecosystem research. Ecology in focuses on terrestrial and aquatic patches …
scope of urban ecosystem research. Ecology in focuses on terrestrial and aquatic patches …
Global urbanization as a shifting context for applying ecological science toward the sustainable city
STA Pickett, W Zhou - Ecosystem Health and Sustainability, 2015 - spj.science.org
There is an abundance of conceptual frameworks relevant to sustainability in urban systems.
However, to advance urban ecological science and its application to sustainable urban …
However, to advance urban ecological science and its application to sustainable urban …
On the suitability of a unified GIS-BIM-HBIM framework for cataloguing and assessing vulnerability in Historic Urban Landscapes: A critical review
R Ramírez Eudave, TM Ferreira - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The use of digital representations of physical objects allows to simulate phenomena and
predict behaviours. The representativeness of a model is based on the congruency between …
predict behaviours. The representativeness of a model is based on the congruency between …
Advancing understanding of the complex nature of urban systems
Cities and urbanized regions are complex, dynamic, and highly integrated systems linking
social, ecological, and technical infrastructure domains in ways that create deep challenges …
social, ecological, and technical infrastructure domains in ways that create deep challenges …
Urban expansion, sprawl and inequality
According to the United Nations'(2014)'World Urbanization Prospects', the pace of
urbanization in the recent decades has been rapid, often doubling in size every decade; …
urbanization in the recent decades has been rapid, often doubling in size every decade; …
Shifting concepts of urban spatial heterogeneity and their implications for sustainability
Context Spatial heterogeneity has myriad influences on ecosystem processes, ecosystem
services, and thus the sustainability of urban areas. It acts as a medium for urban design …
services, and thus the sustainability of urban areas. It acts as a medium for urban design …
Urban sustainable development efficiency towards the balance between nature and human well-being: Connotation, measurement, and assessment
Y Yan, C Wang, Y Quan, G Wu, J Zhao - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
Sustainable development requires that development patterns that meet the needs of the
present generation do not harm the needs of future generations. Sustainable development …
present generation do not harm the needs of future generations. Sustainable development …
Does the ecological concept of disturbance have utility in urban social–ecological–technological systems?
The ecological concept of disturbance has scarcely been applied in urban systems except in
the erroneous but commonplace assumption that urbanization itself is a disturbance and …
the erroneous but commonplace assumption that urbanization itself is a disturbance and …