文档介绍：parativeApproachTheunprecedentedgrowthofcitiesandtownsaroundtheworld,coupledwiththeunknownfutureeffectsofglobalchange,hascreatedanurgentneedtoincreaseecologicalunderstandingofhumansettlements,inordertodevelopinhabitable,,,landscapedesignersandplannersfromdevelopedanddevelopingcountriesaroundtheworld,toexplorehowurbanecologicalresearchhasbeenundertakentodate,whathasbeenlearnt,wheretherearegapsinknowledge,,,¨,RoyalBotanicGardensMelbourne,c/oSchoolofBotany,TheUniversityofMelbourne,VIC3010,,RoyalBotanicGardensMelbourne,c/oSchoolofBotany,TheUniversityofMelbourne,VIC3010,AustraliaJu¨,DepartmentofGeographyandGeology,UniversityofSalzburg,A–5020Salzburg,AustriaCAMBRIDGEUNIVERSITYPRESSCambridge,NewYork,Melbourne,Madrid,CapeTown,Singapore,SãoPaulo,Delhi,Dubai,TokyoCambridgeUniversityPressTheEdinburghBuilding,CambridgeCB28RU,UKPublishedintheUnitedStatesofAmericabyCambridgeUniversityPress,NewYorkrmationonthistitle:0521861120©,