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22.9 mm 244 x 170 mm Edited by Bhadouria Upadhyay Urban Ecology and Global Climate Change contains the latest practical and Tripathi theoretical concepts of the emerging issues in urban ecological studies. The Singh authors highlight some of the major challenges currently impeding ecological Urban Ecology restoration goals in urbanized regions across the globe. It is sobering that the and majority of sustainable development projects are being defeated by the increasing pace of two particular phenomena – namely climate change and urbanization. This book includes coverage of the major threats to biodiversity conservation Global Climate Change and the most significant contributors to the deterioration of urban ecosystems. U In addition, various case studies that reflect the anthropogenic interventions r b on ecological restoration are included. The book looks at evolving growth a and urbanization concepts, monitoring of urbanization trends, land-use land n cover (LULC) changes in urban and non-urban cities based on the use of open E access data, urbanization affecting rural ecology, soil carbon emissions, urban c Edited by Rahul Bhadouria Shweta Upadhyay • development, human well-being and case studies of sustainable smart cities. o l o Sachchidanand Tripathi Pardeep Singh • Urban Ecology and Global Climate Change will find an appreciative audience g amongst students of urban ecology and environmental policy, as well as policy- y makers, scientists and industrialists. The book provides an excellent introduction a n to the principles of smart city planning and urban sustainability with a view to d maintaining ecological and conservation status of urban environments. G l o b About the Editors a l Rahul Bhadouria, Natural Resource Management Laboratory, Department of C Botany, University of Delhi, India. l i m Shweta Upadhyay, Integrative Ecology Laboratory, Institute of Environmental a and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, India. t e Sachchidanand Tripathi, Department of Botany, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya C College, University of Delhi, India. h a Pardeep Singh, Department of Environmental Studies, PGDAV College, n University of Delhi, India. g e Cover Design: Wiley Cover Images: © lightkey/Getty Images; © erlucho/Getty Images; © Mike_Kiev/Getty Images; © B’Rob/Getty Images; © Chones/Shutterstock; © shomos uddin/Getty images; © James O’Neil/Getty Images www.wiley.com Urban Ecology and Global Climate Change Urban Ecology and Global Climate Change Edited by Rahul Bhadouria University of Delhi Shweta Upadhyay Banaras Hindu University Sachchidanand Tripathi University of Delhi Pardeep Singh PGDAV College, University of Delhi This edition first published 2022 © 2022 John Wiley & Sons Ltd All rights reserved. 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Identifiers: LCCN 2022001032 (print) | LCCN 2022001033 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119807186 (cloth) | ISBN 9781119807193 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119807209 (epub) Subjects: LCSH: Urban ecology (Biology)--Environmental aspects. | Urban ecology (Sociology)--Environmental aspects. | Urbanization. | Overpopulation. | Climatic changes. Classification: LCC QH541.5.C6 U735 2022 (print) | LCC QH541.5.C6 (ebook) | DDC 577.5/6--dc23/eng/20220112 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022001032 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022001033 Cover Design: Wiley Cover Images: © lightkey/Getty Images; erlucho/Getty Images; Mike_Kiev/Getty Images; B’Rob/Getty Images; Chones/ Shutterstock; shomos uddin/Getty images; James O’Neil/Getty Images Set in 9.5/12.5pt STIXTwoText by Straive, Pondicherry, India 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 v Contents List of Contributors viii Foreword xiii R. K. Kohli Foreword xv P. K. Joshi Section 1 Urban Ecology and Global Climate Change: Introduction 1 1 Urban Ecology and Climate Change: Challenges and Mitigation Strategies 3 Rishikesh Singh, Pramit Verma, Vipin Kumar Singh, Pratap Srivastava, and Arun Kumar 2 Climate Change, Urbanisation, and Their Impact on Increased Occurrence of Cardiometabolic Syndrome 30 Saptamita P. Choudhury, Arisha Arora, Nishi Jain, and Sanjay Kumar Dey Section 2 Urban Landscape Design Using Emerging Techniques 57 3 An Alternative Sustainable City Framework to Tackle Climate Change Issues in India 59 Sunny Bansal, Jayprakash Chadchan, and Joy Sen 4 Integrated Water Resource Management for Future Water Security 73 Musarrat Parween 5 Water Urbanism and Multifunctional Landscapes: Case of Adyar River, Chennai, and Ganga River, Varanasi, India 85 Vidhu Bansal, Sharmila Jagadisan, and Joy Sen 6 Urban Landscape Change Detection Using GIS and RS: Chattogram City Corporation, Bangladesh 104 Mohammad Ali and Gul- e- Noor T. Hasnat vi Contents 7 Emerging Techniques for Urban Resource Restoration of Various Ecosystem: Bioremediation, Phytoremediation, Habitat Enhancement 121 Riddhi Shrivastava, Jabbar Khan, Govind Gupta, and Naveen K. Singh 8 Phytoremediation of Urban Air Pollutants: Current Status and Challenges 140 Anina James Section 3 Biodiversity and Natural Resource Exploitation 163 9 Tree Benefits in Urban Environment and Incidences of Tree Vandalism: A Review for Potential Solutions 165 Krishna K. Chandra, Rajesh Kumar, and Gunja Baretha 10 Environmental Status of Green Spaces in Bhaktapur District of Nepal – 2019 182 Samin Poudel, Shahnawaz, and Him L. Shrestha 11 Challenges and Opportunities of Establishing Jungle Flora Nursery in Urban Settlements 204 Deepti Sharma and Sujata Sinha 12 Effect of the Changing Climate and Urban Ecology on Spreading of Infectious Diseases Including SARS- CoV- 2 223 Joy K. Dey, Saiema Ahmedi, Nishi Jain, Sarika Bano, Nikhat Manzoor, and Sanjay Kumar Dey 13 Human–Wildlife Conflict in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region – An Empirical Study 250 Deepti Sharma and Prachi Sinha Section 4 Urbanisation, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and Climate Change 273 14 Building Knowledge on Urban Sustainability in the Czech Republic: A Self- assessment Approach 275 Svatava Janoušková and Tomáš Hák 15 A Sustainable Approach to Combat Climate Change: Case Studies from Some Urban Systems 297 Meenakshi Chaurasia, Kajal Patel, Ranjana Singh, and Kottapalli S. Rao Contents vii Section 5 Climate Change and Threats to Ecological Conservation 321 16 Threats from Sea Level Rise and Erosion: A Case Study of An Estuarine Inhabited Island Ghoramara, Hooghly Estuary 323 Niloy Pramanick, Eyadul Islam, Subhasree Banerjee, Rohit Mukherjee, Arunashish Maity, Rituparna Acharyya, Abhra Chanda, Indrajit Pal, and Anirban Mukhopadhyay Index 346 viii List of Contributors Rituparna Acharyya Subhasree Banerjee Department of Geography School of Oceanographic Studies School of Earth Science Jadavpur University Central University of Karnataka Kolkata Karnataka West Bengal India India Sarika Bano Saiema Ahmedi Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Department of Biosciences Research Jamia Millia Islamia University of Delhi New Delhi New Delhi Delhi Delhi India India Mohammad Ali Sunny Bansal Institute of Forestry and Environmental RCG School of Infrastructure Design and Sciences Management University of Chittagong IIT Kharagpur Chittagong Kharagpur Bangladesh West Bengal India Arisha Arora VIT School of Planning and Architecture Department of Biotechnology VIT Vellore Motilal Nehru National Institute of Vellore Technology Allahabad Tamil Nadu Prayagraj India India Vidhu Bansal Department of Biosciences and VIT School of Planning and Architecture Bioengineering Vellore Institute of Technology Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Vellore Assam Tamil Nadu India India

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