Preferred term
urban ecology
Definition
- [GEMET] Concept derived from biology: the city is viewed as a total environment, as a life-supporting system for the large number of people concentrated there, and within this people organize themselves and adapt to a constantly changing environment. Regarded as the same as human ecology.
Broader concept
Scope note
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URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21724