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Urban ecology and planning: A necessary convergence

Fabio Angeoletto, Mark D.E. Fellowes, Liliana Essi, Jeater W.M.C. Santos, Juciane M. Johann, Deleon da Silva Leandro, Nathalia Moraes Mendonça

Article ID: 1861
Vol 3, Issue 1, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54517/ec.v3i1.1861
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Abstract

The global large-scale urbanization of the territory is one of the most important ecological phenomena today. The standards used in urban growth are crucial to the protection of biodiversity and affect the provision of a reasonable quality of life for the urban population. Contrary to the views of many biologists and other scholars, cities are barren environments. Contrary to nature, urban ecology, as a necessary interdisciplinary science, recent developments show that cities are heterotrophic ecosystems, which need to be planned in a way to reduce their impact on the biosphere and improve their ability to maintain biodiversity.

Keywords

urban ecology; urban ecosystem; urban biodiversity; city planning

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