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Global Change and the Ecology of Cities
| Title | Global Change and the Ecology of Cities |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Authors | Grimm, N. B., S. H. Faeth, N. E. Golubiewski, C. L. Redman, J. G. Wu, X. M. Bai, and J. M. Briggs |
| Journal | Science |
| Volume | 319 |
| Issue | 5864 |
| Pagination | 756-760 |
| Date Published | FEB 8 2008 |
| ISBN Number | 0036-8075 |
| Keywords | BIOTIC HOMOGENIZATION, CHINA, conservation, DIVERSITY, HONG-KONG, LAND-USE CHANGE, LANDSCAPE, STREAMS, URBAN ECOSYSTEMS, URBANIZATION |
| Abstract | Urban areas are hot spots that drive environmental change at multiple scales. Material demands of production and human consumption alter land use and cover, biodiversity, and hydrosystems locally to regionally, and urban waste discharge affects local to global biogeochemical cycles and climate. For urbanites, however, global environmental changes are swamped by dramatic changes in the local environment. Urban ecology integrates natural and social sciences to study these radically altered local environments and their regional and global effects. Cities themselves present both the problems and solutions to sustainability challenges of an increasingly urbanized world. |
| DOI | DOI 10.1126/science.1150195 |
| Reference number | 337 |
| Short Title | Global Change and the Ecology of Cities |
| Citation Key | 337 |