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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Urban ecosystem"”.
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Non-market valuation of urban ecosystem services in Penang, Malaysia
This thesis explores the non-market values of ecosystem services in Penang's urban green spaces, addressing threats posed by urbanization. Utilizing non-market valuation techniques, this study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the contributions of urban green spaces to the local …
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Nitrogen biogeochemistry in Binghamton, NY, a medium-sized urban ecosystem
… elevated nitrogen levels are characteristic of urban ecosystems. The major reasons that N is higher in cities include imports of food, fuel and fertilizer. High N export from both point- and nonpoint-sources is common in large cities. While N cycling has been studied in large urban areas, less …
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Central Market: A Study of Architecture as Ecosystem
The city functions as an Urban Ecosystem. As buildings are primary components of this system, each structure must appropriate its environment for the Urban Ecosystem to thrive. Additionally, each building acts as an individual ecosystem. Each building consumes energy, produces waste, and serves as …
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Survival cities : adaptive approaches to violence and insecurity on the periphery of Bogotá
In Latin America, the most violent and urbanized region of the developing world, violence and insecurity are among the most powerful issues facing cities. In Bogotá, Colombia, decades of armed conflict and structural dynamics of urbanization and exclusion act as the stage for pervasive violence in …
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Improving the urban ecology of northern Waller Creek through citizen implemented green infrastructure to benefit pollinators
… designs are most likely to benefit the urban ecology of Waller Creek, an urban creek in Austin, TX given its unique social and environmental characteristics? This research aims to accomplish three things: 1. Better understand strategies to create successful green infrastructure that …
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The expanding distribution of Ixodes scapularis and associated pathogens in the Chicago, IL, metropolitan area
… concurrently with the disease including into urban landscapes. To investigate landscape factors that may influence the colonization of I. scapularis and its associated pathogens in an urban ecosystem, 45 sites were sampled along three transects spanning the urban-to-rural human land use …
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An Institute for Urban Agriculture: Architecture, Ecology and Urban Habitat
… how they work. This building, an Institute for Urban Agriculture, seeks to challenge that notion of separation. The design expresses architecturally the ways in which the technological systems and organic systems work together to sustain the mission of the Institute. Through every aspect of the …
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Integrating Ecosystem Services in urban planning
While ecosystem service knowledge has demonstrated to enhance decision-making at different levels, successfully managing the interface between science and policies is still a challenge. The thesis focuses on cities, and aims to explore the integration of ecosystem services in urban planning …
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The Influence of Urban Soil Rehabilitation on Soil Carbon Dynamics, Greenhouse Gas Emission, and Stormwater Mitigation
Global urbanization has resulted in rapidly increased urban land. Soils are the foundation that supports plant growth and human activities in urban areas. Furthermore, urban soils have potential to provide a carbon sink to mitigate greenhouse gas emission and climate change. However, typical urban …
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Healing and Reintegrating in the City: Urban Infill as a Sanctuary for Jane Doe
… but also an architectural issue. In the same urban fabric where people live, work, and socialize, victims of commercial sex trafficking live in the shadows, work in obscure environments, and isolate themselves from others. National and local resources in mental care, job training, and legal …
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Ecosystem services in planning practice for urban and technologically advanced landscapes
Research on ecosystem services strives to build stronger linkages between ecological and economic systems in order to improve ecosystem management and human well-being. By clarifying how human populations benefit from ecosystems we may protect valuable ecosystem functions and improve human welfare …
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Three Essays in Urban Policy
… a common theme of measuring policy effects in urban markets. Though focusing on different outcomes – access to rental housing, property values, and school enrollments – the desire to understand how policy influences the composition of an urban ecosystem provides the link. A particular emphasis …