Author: New York (State). Invasive Species Task ForcePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biological invasions
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Final Report of the New York State Invasive Species Task Force
Author: New York (State). Invasive Species Task ForcePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biological invasions
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Concrete Jungle
Author: Niles EldredgePublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520958306
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
If they are to survive, cities need healthy chunks of the world’s ecosystems to persist; yet cities, like parasites, grow and prosper by local destruction of these very ecosystems. In this absorbing and wide-ranging book, Eldredge and Horenstein use New York City as a microcosm to explore both the positive and the negative sides of the relationship between cities, the environment, and the future of global biodiversity. They illuminate the mass of contradictions that cities present in embodying the best and the worst of human existence. The authors demonstrate that, though cities have voracious appetites for resources such as food and water, they also represent the last hope for conserving healthy remnants of the world’s ecosystems and species. With their concentration of human beings, cities bring together centers of learning, research, government, finance, and media—institutions that increasingly play active roles in solving environmental problems. Some of the topics covered in Concrete Jungle: --The geological history of the New York region, including remnant glacial features visible today --The early days of urbanization on Manhattan Island, focusing on the history of Central Park, Collect Pond, and Manhattan Square --The history of early railway lines and the development of New York’s iconic subway system --The problem of producing enough safe drinking water for an ever-expanding population --Prominent civic institutions, including universities, museums, and zoos
Annual Report
Author: New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Committee on Environmental ConservationPublisher:
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Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
The Nature of New York
Author: David StradlingPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801445101
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Stradling shows how New York's varied landscape and abundant natural resources have played a fundamental role in shaping the state's culture and economy.
The Building Code of the City of New York
Author: New York (N.Y.)Publisher:
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Category : Building laws
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Williamsville Toll Barrier Improvement Project, New York State Thruway, Interstate 90 Between Interchanges 48A and 50
Author: Meeting the Invasive Species Challenge
Author: National Invasive Species Council (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biological invasions
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Halting the Invasion
Author: Environmental Law InstitutePublisher: Environmental Law Institute
ISBN: 9781585760428
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities
Author: Thomas ElmqvistPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 940077088X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 771
Book Description
Urbanization is a global phenomenon and the book emphasizes that this is not just a social-technological process. It is also a social-ecological process where cities are places for nature, and where cities also are dependent on, and have impacts on, the biosphere at different scales from local to global. The book is a global assessment and delivers four main conclusions: Urban areas are expanding faster than urban populations. Half the increase in urban land across the world over the next 20 years will occur in Asia, with the most extensive change expected to take place in India and China Urban areas modify their local and regional climate through the urban heat island effect and by altering precipitation patterns, which together will have significant impacts on net primary production, ecosystem health, and biodiversity Urban expansion will heavily draw on natural resources, including water, on a global scale, and will often consume prime agricultural land, with knock-on effects on biodiversity and ecosystem services elsewhere Future urban expansion will often occur in areas where the capacity for formal governance is restricted, which will constrain the protection of biodiversity and management of ecosystem services
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