Ecosystem as Place; Ecosystem as Network
The most frequently cited definition of the ecosystem concept owes its origin to Sir Arthur G. Tansley in 1935 (Pickett and Grove 2009). It has proven to be a very […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Resilience: Ecology, Evolution, and Engineering
The concept of resilience is key to BES III. This powerful concept is ideal for understanding and working with complex, human ecosystems. However, it is the object of some confusion […]
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