Introduction, Jari Niemela
The History of Urban Ecology, Mark McDonnell
Section 1 - Ecology in Cities: Man-Made Physical Conditions
Introduction to Section 1, Jurgen H. Breuste
1.1. Land Use and Surface Cover as Urban Ecological Indicators, Stephan Pauleit and Jurgen H. Breuste
1.2. Urban Climate, Eberhard Parlow
1.3. Urban Soils - Characterization, Pollution and Relevance in Urban Ecosystems, Martin Sauerwein
1.4. Hydrology of Urban Environments, Marc Illgen
Summary of Section 1, Jurgen H. Breuste
Section 2 - Ecology in Cities: Patterns of Urban Biodiversity
Introduction to Section 2, Glenn R. Guntenspergen
2.1. Plant Communities of Urban Wetlands: Patterns and Controlling Processes, Andrew H. Baldwin
2.2. Potemkin Gardens: Biodiversity in Small Designed Landscapes, Martin F. Quigley
2.3. Vegetation of Urban Hard Surfaces, Jeremy Lundholm
2.4. Composition and Diversity of Urban Vegetation, Christopher P. Dunn and Liam Heneghan
2.5. Anthropogenic Ecosystems: The Influence of People on Urban Wildlife Populations, Clark E. Adams and Kieran J. Lindsey
Summary of Section 2, Glenn R. Guntenspergen
Section 3 - Ecology in Cities: Processes Affecting Urban Biodiversity
Introduction to Section 3, Nancy E. MacIntyre
3.1. Coupled Relationships between Humans and other Organisms in Urban Areas, Barbara Clucas and John M. Marzluff
3.2. Urban Flora and Vegetation: Patterns and Processes, S.S. Cilliers & S.J. Siebert
3.3. Effects of Urbanisation on the Ecology and Evolution of Arthropods, Johan Kotze, Stephen Venn, Jari Niemela, and John Spence
3.4. Effects of Urbanisation on the Ecology and Evolution of Reptiles and Amphibians, Bruce W. Grant, George Middendorf, Michael J. Colgan, Haseeb Ahmad, and Michael B. Vogel
3.5. Biodiversity and Community Composition in Urban Ecosystems: Coupled Human, Spatial, and Metacommunity Processes, Christopher M. Swan, Steward T. A. Pickett, Katalin Szlavecz, Paige Warren, and K. Tara Willey
Summary of Section 3, Nancy E. MacIntyre
Section 4 - Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services, and Social Systems in Urban Landscapes
Introduction to Section 4, Thomas Elmqvist
4.1. Global Effects of Urbanization on Ecosystem Services, Robert McDonald and Peter Marcotullio
4.2. Social-Ecological Transformations in Urban Landscapes - A Historical Perspective, Charles L. Redman
4.3. The Urban Landscape as a Social - Ecological System for Governance of Ecosystem Services, Christine Alfsen, Ashley Duval, and Thomas Elmqvist
4.4. Water Services in Urban Landscapes, Peter Bridgewater
4.5. The Role of Ecosystem Services in Contemporary Urban Planning, Johan Colding
Summary of Section 4, Thomas Elmqvist
Section 5 - Urban Design, Planning, and Management: Lessons from Ecology
Introduction to Section 5, Philip James
5.1. Urban Ecology - the Bigger Picture, Ian Douglas and Joe Ravetz
5.2. Urban Ecology and Human Health, Konstantinos Tzoulas and Kim Greening
5.3. Multifunctional Green Infrastructure Planning to Promote Ecological Services in the City, Stephan Pauleit, Li Liu, Jack Ahern, and Aleksandra Kazmierczak
5.4. Building for Biodiversity: Accommodating People and Wildlife in Cities, Jon Sadler, Adam Bates, Rossa Donovan, and Stefan Bodnar
5.5. Linking Social and Ecological Systems, Wayne C. Zipperer, Wayde F. Morse, and Cassandra Johnson Gaither
5.6. Building Urban Biodiversity through Financial Incentives, Regulation, and Targets, John Box
Summary of Section 5, Philip James
Overall summary, Jari Niemela
References
Index