Where Does the Baltimore School of Urban Ecology Apply?
The short answer is “Not just in Baltimore.” Let’s explore this more deeply. A school of thought is a broad way of thinking, strategy for research, and approach to problem […]
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How Does a Long-Term Study Adjust Its Framework while Preserving Data Integrity?
Long-term ecological research is faced with seemingly contradictory constraints: It must maintain a consistent stream of rigorously comparable data over time while at the same time responding to conceptual and […]
Seeking Nuance in the Human Ecosystem: Built Versus Constructed
Parts of Any Human Ecosystem There are four components of human ecosystems: biological, physical, social, and built. They are all necessary categories for human ecosystems, by definition. The one-word label […]
Where did Urban Ecology Come From? Zev Naveh and the Total Human Ecosystem
Encountering Zev Naveh – A force of nature One answer to the question of where urban ecology came from has to point to Zev Naveh. When I first heard Zev […]
Shifting Urban Realities and Nature Beyond Parks
Traditionally, cities have been thought of as distinct from nature. In fact, they have often been considered to be the antithesis of nature. Ecological science in the past seemed to […]
The Human Ecosystem: What’s Missing?
The human ecosystem concept is one of the most common tools used in the Baltimore Ecosystem Study LTER. Adopted from a team of social ecologists and sociologists who were involved […]
Coupled? Hybrid? Or Just Systems?
Having recently returned from the first Congress of the Society of Urban Ecology, I can report that there was a lot of talk in the plenary sessions about the nature […]
Swamps and the City
Laura A. Ogden, of Florida International University is an anthropologist and Co-Principal Investigator of the Florida Coastal Everglades LTER. She is also a regular collaborator with the BES community and […]
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