| Nature in Fragments: The Legacy of Sprawl Contributor(s): Johnson, Elizabeth (Editor), Klemens, Michael (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0231127782 ISBN-13: 9780231127783 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $148.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: This new collection focuses on the impact of sprawl on biodiversity and the measures that can be taken to alleviate it. Leading biological and social scientists, conservationists, and land-use professionals examine how sprawl affects species and alters natural communities, ecosystems, and natural processes. The contributors integrate biodiversity issues, concerns, and needs into the growing number of anti-sprawl initiatives, including the "smart growth" and "new urbanist" movements. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Biological Diversity |
| Dewey: 577.27 |
| LCCN: 2005041415 |
| Series: American Museum of Natural History, Center for Biodiversity |
| Physical Information: 400 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This new collection focuses on the impact of sprawl on biodiversity and the measures that can be taken to alleviate it. Leading biological and social scientists, conservationists, and land-use professionals examine how sprawl affects species and alters natural communities, ecosystems, and natural processes. The contributors integrate biodiversity issues, concerns, and needs into the growing number of anti-sprawl initiatives, including the "smart growth" and "new urbanist" movements. |