Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword xi
4. Preface xv
5. Acknowledgments xix
6. Part One: Urban Ecology and Baltimore: An Intimate Relationship
7. 1. Goals of the Baltimore School of Urban Ecological Science 1
8. 2. Urban Ecological Science in America: The Long March to Cross-Disciplinary Research 24
9. Part Two: What Have We Learned?
10. 3. The History and Legacies of Mercantile, Industrial, and Sanitary Transformations 47
11. 4. Environmental Justice and Environmental History 61
12. 5. Stewardship Networks and the Evolution of Environmental Governance for the Sustainable City 72
13. 6. Effects of Disamenities and Amenities on Housing Markets and Locational Choices 92
14. 7. The Role of Regulations and Norms in Land Use Change 112
15. 8. Human Influences on Urban Soil Development 132
16. 9. Applying the Watershed Approach to Urban Ecosystems 155
17. 10. Urban Influences on the Atmospheres of Baltimore, Maryland, and Phoenix, Arizona 174
18. 11. Responses of Biodiversity to Fragmentation and Management 205
19. 12. Lawns as Common Ground for Society and the Flux of Water and Nutrients 220
20. 13. Long-Term Trends in Urban Forest Succession 236
21. 14. Principles of Urban Ecological Science: Insights from the Baltimore School of Urban Ecology 251
22. Part Three: The Growth and Applications of Urban Ecology
23. 15. Lessons Learned from the Origin and Design of Long-Term Social-Ecological Research 289
24. 16. Ecological Urban Design: Theory, Research, and Praxis 307
25. 17. Teaching and Learning the Baltimore Ecosystem 339
26. Afterword: From a View of the Past to a Vision for the Future 371
27. Bibliographic Essay 375
28. Bibliography 405
29. List of Contributors 435
30. Index 439