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  2. Ecological urbanism - Wikipedia

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    Arguing for a "new ethics and aesthetics of the urban," the 656-page Ecological Urbanism book, edited by Mohsen Mostafavi with Gareth Doherty, was published in May 2010 by Lars Müller Publishers (ISBN 978-3-03778-189-0). [8] The book follows the conference, [9] and exhibition, held at the GSD in 2009.

  3. Urban ecology - Wikipedia

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    The goal of urban ecology is to achieve a balance between human culture and the natural environment. [1] [2] Urban ecology is a recent field of study compared to ecology. [3] Currently, most of the information in this field is based on the easier to study species of mammals and birds [source needed].

  4. Environment of New York City - Wikipedia

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    The climate of New York City shapes the environment with its cool, wet winters and hot, humid summers with plentiful rainfall all year round. As of 2020, New York City held 44,509 acres of urban tree canopy with 24% of its land covered in trees. [1] [2] As of 2020, the population of New York City numbered 8.8 million human beings. [3]

  5. The City (Park and Burgess book) - Wikipedia

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    Competition for land and urban resources led to spatial differentiation of urban space into zones. [7] Based on these assumptions, Park and Burgess created one of the earliest city models – Concentric ring theory first introduced in The City. Chicago and New York were typical examples of this modernist model.

  6. Urban ecosystem - Wikipedia

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    “A Quantitative Review of Urban Ecosystem Service Assessments: Concepts, Models, and Implementation” is an article that gives a comprehensive examination of 217 papers written on Urban Ecosystems to answer the questions of where studies are being done, which types of studies are being done, and to what extent do stakeholders influence these ...

  7. List of environmental books - Wikipedia

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    Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists and the Ecology of New England: William Cronon: 1983: Land and water: hunting and fishing: ISBN 0-8090-0158-6: The Chilling Stars: Henrik Svensmark and Nigel Calder: 2003: Climate change: cosmic rays: ISBN 1-84046-815-7: Cinderella of the New South: A History of the Cottonseed Industry, 1855-1955: Lynette ...

  8. The New York Times Book Review - Wikipedia

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    The New York Times Book Review (NYTBR) is a weekly paper-magazine supplement to the Sunday edition of The New York Times in which current non-fiction and fiction books are reviewed. It is one of the most influential and widely read book review publications in the industry. [ 2 ]

  9. Environmental sociology - Wikipedia

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    Environmental sociology is the study of interactions between societies and their natural environment.The field emphasizes the social factors that influence environmental resource management and cause environmental issues, the processes by which these environmental problems are socially constructed and define as social issues, and societal responses to these problems.