Urbanization and Global Environmental Change : Physical and Biogeochemical Feedbacks

Churkina, Galina

Cambridge University Press（2026/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 250 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781108418164

Full Description

How do cities shape the planet, and how can we shape cities for a sustainable future? This book explores how urbanization drives global environmental change and how cities function as dynamic ecosystems within the Earth system. Connecting urban ecology, Earth system science and socio-environmental thinking, it provides the knowledge and perspective to understand cities not just as challenges but as critical spaces for innovation and change. From air and water systems to energy flows, biodiversity, and climate impacts, it offers clear frameworks, real-world case studies, and tools for analyzing urban ecosystems and their impacts across scales. Written in accessible language, the book is for both physical and social scientists working in urban ecology, urban planning and sustainability. It will equip advanced students, researchers and professionals with the knowledge and tools to reimagine cities as critical hubs of resilience and sustainable innovation.

Contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. An introduction to urbanization and global environmental change; 2. Locations of cities and urbanization trends; 3. What distinguishes an urban ecosystem from a natural ecosystem?; 4. Urbanization and its feedbacks with weather and climate; 5. Urbanization and its feedbacks with the water cycle; 6. Urbanization and its feedbacks with biogeochemical cycles; 7. Human scale; 8. Epilogue; 9. Concluding questions; References; Index.