Gail Hansen - Urban Ecology for Citizens and Planners

Urban Ecology for Citizens and Planners

GAIL HANSEN
AND
JOSELI MACEDO

University of Florida Press

Gainesville

Copyright 2021 by Gail Hansen and Joseli Macedo

All rights reserved

Published in the United States of America.

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2021942322

ISBN 978-1-68340-252-7

University of Florida Press

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Suite 2100

Gainesville, FL 32609

http://upress.ufl.edu

This book is dedicated to all citizens and citizen scientists who enjoy
and treasure nature in their towns and cities, and engage in activities
to preserve, protect, and enhance urban nature in all its forms.

• . Climbing tree in downtown London park
• . Feral dogs along the Izmir, Turkey, waterfront promenade
• . Photo of plant in Kings Park and Botanic Garden
• . Educational signs about urban ecology
• . Roadside bioswale with planted terraces for stormwater
• . Scientists and volunteers at research plots
• . Bird of prey in urban park
• . Soil profile layers visible in a roadside bank cut
• . Soil contaminated by debris on construction site
• . Soil improperly stockpiled on construction site
• . Removal of concrete canal to restore original streambed
• . Constructed stormwater channel to transport water
• . Vegetated stormwater basin for parking lot
• . Daylighted creek with newly planted vegetation
• . Newly planted floating wetlands at Chevron Parkland
• . Outdoor dining under the shade of vines
• . Pedestrians enjoy the shade of street trees
• . Pleached trees add character to a walking path
• . A tree stump tangled in a chain-link fence
• . Shrub growing through a tiny crack
• . Gull drinks water from a fountain in San Francisco
• . Kangaroos in an exhibit at the Perth Zoo
• . Harbor seals on a platform in San Francisco Bay
• . Tall buildings create a narrow street canyon in Paris
• . White walls and green roof moderate building temperature
• . Green wall on the Muse du Quai Branly building
• . Planted native vegetation at Chevron Parkland, Perth
• . Large planters on a hillside in Paris
• . Street vendors sell local food
• . Silk pods soaking in water to loosen threads
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