Urban Ecosystem and the Ecopolis
Urban ecosystem and Ecopolis
Lai Wei
March 29, 2012
Introduction
When people talk about the city, the first thing they thought is the building and the traffic. It’s hard to connect city to the ecological and the environment. But as the humanity is rapidly urbanizing, by 2010, more than 50% of the world population is expected to live in the city. (The World Bank, 2010) Cities can be tremendously efficient. It can easier to provide water and sanitation for a large number of people living closer together, while access to health, education, and other social and cultural services is also much more readily available. However, as a city grows, the cost of meeting people basic needs are increases, as does the strain on the environment and natural resources. That’s why urban ecosystem is so important to us.
The emerging field of urban ecology as both valid and central to understanding the global environment now embraced in the scientific community. According to the data given by the World Bank about the concentration of human activity in urban centers, the trues is humans are the dominant species in all ecosystems, and the pace of environmental change, urban ecology is a critical area for environmental research. “Understanding urban natural resources and urban natural systems also has important implications for public health, economic development, education and community development in urban areas.” (Charles P. 2001)
If we thinking about the city, the development of ecological will have a broad and profound impact on all the important issues of social which faced by urban stakeholders. For example, public health, resource allocation, water quality, energy conservation, historical and natural preservation will all benefit from a revisionist approach that includes the biology of the system as the foundation for its understanding and management.
Urban ecosystem and current problem
The definitions of “urban” are varying among countries and
Lai Wei
March 29, 2012
Introduction
When people talk about the city, the first thing they thought is the building and the traffic. It’s hard to connect city to the ecological and the environment. But as the humanity is rapidly urbanizing, by 2010, more than 50% of the world population is expected to live in the city. (The World Bank, 2010) Cities can be tremendously efficient. It can easier to provide water and sanitation for a large number of people living closer together, while access to health, education, and other social and cultural services is also much more readily available. However, as a city grows, the cost of meeting people basic needs are increases, as does the strain on the environment and natural resources. That’s why urban ecosystem is so important to us.
The emerging field of urban ecology as both valid and central to understanding the global environment now embraced in the scientific community. According to the data given by the World Bank about the concentration of human activity in urban centers, the trues is humans are the dominant species in all ecosystems, and the pace of environmental change, urban ecology is a critical area for environmental research. “Understanding urban natural resources and urban natural systems also has important implications for public health, economic development, education and community development in urban areas.” (Charles P. 2001)
If we thinking about the city, the development of ecological will have a broad and profound impact on all the important issues of social which faced by urban stakeholders. For example, public health, resource allocation, water quality, energy conservation, historical and natural preservation will all benefit from a revisionist approach that includes the biology of the system as the foundation for its understanding and management.
Urban ecosystem and current problem
The definitions of “urban” are varying among countries and