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Urban Wildlife Management
Contributor(s): Adams, Clark E. (Author), Lindsey, Kieran J. (Author)
ISBN: 1439804605     ISBN-13: 9781439804605
Publisher: CRC Press
OUR PRICE:   $97.80  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: December 2009
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Annotation: An instant bestseller and winner of major awards, Urban Wildlife Management is the first comprehensive text to examine the issues that have led to the need for human-wildlife interface management strategies. Now fully expanded and revised, this second edition features a new chapter on zoonotic diseases and another on economic issues. It also includes an expanded section on urban soils as well as a deepened assessment of urban aquatic systems. As with the original, this edition is grounded in the fundamental principles of ecology as they relate to human-dominated landscapes, incorporating political, economic, and societal issues relevant to the development of proactive management planning.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Ecology
- Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General
- Science | Life Sciences - Botany
Dewey: 639.909
LCCN: 2009020584
Physical Information: 1" H x 7" W x 10" (2.15 lbs) 403 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Ecology
 
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Publisher Description:

When the first edition of Urban Wildlife Management was published two years ago, it provided conservationists, ecologists, and wildlife professionals with a welcome shift in the way that interactions between humans and wildlife were viewed and managed. Instead of focusing on ways to evict or eradicate wildlife encroached on by urban development, this unique work took a holistic, ecosystems approach. Gathering information from more than five hundred academic sources and the popular media, this book educated us on the complete nature of the problem.

See what's new in the Second Edition:

  • New information garnered from secondary data sets
  • Added contributions from an extended list of leading wildlife specialists
  • Original research conducted by the authors and their students
  • New chapters on urban soils, urban waters, and zoonotic diseases
  • More perspective essays and case studies
  • Single species profiles in each chapter that focus on management issues
  • Numerous tables examining trends by species and by region

Through discussions of past and present approaches in the United States, the book explores the changing landscape of wildlife management and future approaches. Urban habitats and hazards are defined in terms of green and gray spaces. Sociopolitical issues are discussed in terms of wildlife management, stakeholder responsibilities, and legal considerations. And wildlife are viewed as adaptive inhabitants of an evolving ecosystem rather than as interlopers in a humans only world.

The author maintains a blog exploring wildlife in our own backyard.