Preferred term
urban ecology
Is replaced by
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
- http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/10130
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/msa1084