Local governments and urban ecology: Planning and practice examples from Africa, Asia, and Europe

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Authors

  • A. A. Nor Akmar
  • Anna M. Hersperger
  • Nadja Kabisch
  • Collins Adjei Mensah

External Research Organisations

  • Universiti Putra Malaysia
  • Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL)
  • Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin)
  • University of Cape Coast Ghana
  • Fudan University
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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology
Subtitle of host publicationSecond Edition
EditorsIan Douglas, PML Anderson, David Goode, Michael C. Houck, David Maddox, Harini Nagendra, Puay Yok Tan
PublisherTaylor and Francis Inc.
Pages907-930
Number of pages24
ISBN (electronic)9780429015274
ISBN (print)9781138581357
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameRoutledge Handbooks

Abstract

The context of the socio-ecological systems that fashion urban ecology in towns and cities varies greatly between continents, between countries within a continent, between regions and provinces within countries, and from one urban administration to another. Xiangrong Wang explains how national and local government policies impinge on the provision and protection of urban greenspace in Shanghai. The loss of greenspace has been high in Accra and Kuala Lumpur, but both national and municipal policies endeavor to protect key areas and strengthen the development of urban greenspace networks. The role played by European Union environmental initiatives appears to be as important for urban ecology as it has been for rivers and coasts. This achievement provides a basis for examining how the urban ecology of the city has been protected and managed over the years by the local city authorities and for deriving notions of good practice to help other cities.

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Local governments and urban ecology: Planning and practice examples from Africa, Asia, and Europe. / Nor Akmar, A. A.; Hersperger, Anna M.; Kabisch, Nadja et al.
The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology: Second Edition. ed. / Ian Douglas; PML Anderson; David Goode; Michael C. Houck; David Maddox; Harini Nagendra; Puay Yok Tan. 2. ed. Taylor and Francis Inc., 2020. p. 907-930 (Routledge Handbooks).

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Nor Akmar, AA, Hersperger, AM, Kabisch, N, Mensah, CA, Wang, X & Douglas, I 2020, Local governments and urban ecology: Planning and practice examples from Africa, Asia, and Europe. in I Douglas, PML Anderson, D Goode, MC Houck, D Maddox, H Nagendra & P Yok Tan (eds), The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology: Second Edition. 2. edn, Routledge Handbooks, Taylor and Francis Inc., pp. 907-930. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429506758-78
Nor Akmar, A. A., Hersperger, A. M., Kabisch, N., Mensah, C. A., Wang, X., & Douglas, I. (2020). Local governments and urban ecology: Planning and practice examples from Africa, Asia, and Europe. In I. Douglas, PML. Anderson, D. Goode, M. C. Houck, D. Maddox, H. Nagendra, & P. Yok Tan (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology: Second Edition (2. ed., pp. 907-930). (Routledge Handbooks). Taylor and Francis Inc.. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429506758-78
Nor Akmar AA, Hersperger AM, Kabisch N, Mensah CA, Wang X, Douglas I. Local governments and urban ecology: Planning and practice examples from Africa, Asia, and Europe. In Douglas I, Anderson PML, Goode D, Houck MC, Maddox D, Nagendra H, Yok Tan P, editors, The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology: Second Edition. 2. ed. Taylor and Francis Inc. 2020. p. 907-930. (Routledge Handbooks). doi: 10.4324/9780429506758-78
Nor Akmar, A. A. ; Hersperger, Anna M. ; Kabisch, Nadja et al. / Local governments and urban ecology : Planning and practice examples from Africa, Asia, and Europe. The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology: Second Edition. editor / Ian Douglas ; PML Anderson ; David Goode ; Michael C. Houck ; David Maddox ; Harini Nagendra ; Puay Yok Tan. 2. ed. Taylor and Francis Inc., 2020. pp. 907-930 (Routledge Handbooks).
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