Urban biodiversity and equity : justice-centered conservation in cities / edited by Max R. Lambert & Christopher J. Schell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lambert, Max R., editor.

Schell, Christopher J., editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban ecology (Biology).

Nature conservation.

Urban ecology (Sociology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

Urban systems have a long history and continued legacy of social inequality that govern how cities are both built and managed. This novel text not only highlights these connections, but also illustrates the interdisciplinary approaches needed for advancing a new, justice-centred approach to nature conservation.

Contents:

Cover

Urban Biodiversity and Equity

Copyright Page

Note about the Cover Image

Contents

Preface

List of Contributors

1 Cities as the Solution to the Biodiversity Crisis

SECTION 1 Urban Nature's Social Fabric

2 Escaping the Practice of Exclusion

3 Human Motivations and Constraints in Urban Conservation

4 Conservation on the Urban Fringe

5 Portland's Conservation Organizations

SECTION 2 Innovative Approaches for Understanding and Prioritizing Equitable Urban Conservation

6 The Role of Urban Tree Canopies in Environmental Justice and Conserving Biodiversity

7 Participatory Science for Equitable Urban Biodiversity Research and Practice

8 Multicity Ecological Networks for Addressing Urban Biodiversity Conservation

9 Integrating Molecular Methods with a Social-Ecological Focus to Advance Urban Biodiversity Management

10 Urban Flagship Umbrella Species and Slender Lorises as an Example for Urban Conservation

11 Animal Behavior, Cognition, and Human-Wildlife Interactions in Urban Areas

SECTION 3 Emergent Urban Planning and Management Frameworks for Addressing Societal and Conservation Goals

12 Urban Places Create Unique Health Spaces for Wildlife, People, and the Environment

13 Developing a Toolbox for Urban Biodiversity Conservation

14 Making Nature's City

15 Conclusion-Biodiversity for the People

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 13, 2023).

ISBN:

0-19-198823-5

0-19-887729-3

OCLC:

1396989931