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- Title
Shifting forward: Urban ecology in perspective.
- Authors
Pickett, Steward T. A.; Frantzeskaki, Niki; Andersson, Erik; Barau, Aliyu Salisu; Childers, Daniel L.; Hoover, Fushcia-Ann; Lugo, Ariel E.; McPhearson, Timon; Nagendra, Harini; Schepers, Selina; Sharifi, Ayyoob
- Abstract
The world has become urban; cities increasingly shape our worldviews, relation to other species, and the large-scale, long-term decisions we make. Cities are nature, but they need to align better with other ecosystems to avoid accelerating climate change and loss of biodiversity. We need a science to guide urban development across the diverse realities of global cities. This need can be met, in part, by shifts in urban ecology and its linkages to related sciences. This perspective is a "synthesis of syntheses", consolidating ideas from the other articles in the Special Section. It re-examines the role of urban ecology, and explores its integration with other disciplines that study cities. We conclude by summarizing the next steps in the ongoing shift in urban ecology, which is fast becoming an integral part of urban studies.
- Subjects
URBAN ecology; CITIES &; towns; URBAN growth; ENVIRONMENTAL degradation; URBAN studies
- Publication
AMBIO - A Journal of the Human Environment, 2024, Vol 53, Issue 6, p890
- ISSN
0044-7447
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s13280-024-02007-6