Urban landscapes are spatially constrained, and vegetative land uses that provide
beneficial ecosystem services are difficult to maintain. Urban agricultural (UA) systems …

State of the art reviews of remote sensing change detection are becoming increasingly
complicated and disparate due to an ever growing list of techniques, algorithms and …

The significant shifts in climate variables projected for the 21st century, coupled with the
observed impacts of ongoing extreme weather and climate events, ensures that adaptation …

The Anthropocene is a volatile and potentially catastrophic age demanding new ways of
thinking about relations between humans and the nonhuman world. This book explores how …

This paper investigates changes in storm runoff resulting from the transformation of
previously rural landscapes into peri-urban areas. Two adjacent catchments (∼ 5 km 2) …

Domestic gardens provide a significant component of urban green infrastructure but their
relative contribution to eco-system service provision remains largely un-quantified.'Green …

This new edition of a well-established textbook covers the environmental and engineering
aspects of the management of rainwater and wastewater in areas of human development …

Residential landscapes are a common setting of human-environment interactions. These
ubiquitous ecosystems provide social and ecological services, and yard maintenance leads …

The sealing of soils by impervious materials is, normally, detrimental to its ecological
functions. Exchanges of energy, water and gases are restricted or hampered and an …

Urbanization is increasing across the globe and there is growing interest in urban ecology
and a recognition that developed areas may be important for conservation. We review the …