Shifting forward: Urban ecology in perspective
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DimensionsPickett, Steward T. A. and Frantzeskaki, Niki and Andersson, Erik and Barau, Aliyu Salisu and Childers, Daniel L. and Hoover, Fushcia-Ann and Lugo, Ariel E. and McPhearson, Timon and Nagendra, Harini and Schepers, Selina and Sharifi, Ayyoob (2024) Shifting forward: Urban ecology in perspective. Ambio, 53 (6). pp. 890-897. ISSN 0044-7447
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Abstract
The world has become urban; cities increasingly shape our worldviews, relation to other species, and the large-scale, long-term decisions we make. Cities are nature, but they need to align better with other ecosystems to avoid accelerating climate change and loss of biodiversity. We need a science to guide urban development across the diverse realities of global cities. This need can be met, in part, by shifts in urban ecology and its linkages to related sciences. This perspective is a “synthesis of syntheses”, consolidating ideas from the other articles in the Special Section. It re-examines the role of urban ecology, and explores its integration with other disciplines that study cities. We conclude by summarizing the next steps in the ongoing shift in urban ecology, which is fast becoming an integral part of urban studies.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Authors: | Pickett, Steward T. A. and Frantzeskaki, Niki and Andersson, Erik and Barau, Aliyu Salisu and Childers, Daniel L. and Hoover, Fushcia-Ann and Lugo, Ariel E. and McPhearson, Timon and Nagendra, Harini and Schepers, Selina and Sharifi, Ayyoob |
| Document Language: | Language English |
| Subjects: | Social sciences > Sociology & anthropology > Communities > Planning and development > Development > Urban development Natural Sciences > Life sciences; biology > Ecology Sustainability |
| Divisions: | Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Climate Change and Sustainability |
| Full Text Status: | Public |
| URI: | http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/6974 |
| Publisher URL: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-024-02007-6 |
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