Urban forestry — is the care and management of urban forests, i.e., tree populations in urban settings for the purpose of improving the urban environment. Urban forestry advocates the role of trees as a critical part of the urban infrastructure. Urban foresters… … Wikipedia
Urban sprawl — Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is the spreading of a city and its suburbs over rural land at the fringe of an urban area. [http://www.sprawlcity.org/hbis/wis.html What is Sprawl?] . SprawlCity.org . Retrieved on 2008 02 07.]… … Wikipedia
Urban ecology — is the subfield of ecology which deals with the interaction of plants, animals and humans with each other and with their environment in urban or urbanizing settings. Analysis of urban settings in the context of ecosystem ecology (looking at the… … Wikipedia
Urban forest — An urban forest is a forest or a collection of trees that grow within a city, town or a suburb. In a wider sense it may include any kind of woody plant vegetation growing in and around human settlements. In a narrower sense (also called forest… … Wikipedia
Urban wilderness — Where appreciation for the importance of biodiversity meets the New Urbanism movement, one can find the pursuit of the creation of urban wilderness. Key traits of urban wilderness that differentiate it from lawns and other ecologically… … Wikipedia
Urban wild — An urban wild is a remnant of a natural ecosystem found in the midst of an otherwise highly developed urban area.UtilityUrban wilds, particularly those of several acres or more, are often intact ecological systems that can provide essential… … Wikipedia
Urban Taskforce Australia — The Urban Taskforce Australia is an industry organisation representing property development interests in Australia.It has been described in the media as one of the “most powerful lobby groups” in NSW.… … Wikipedia
Species of StarCraft — Blizzard Entertainment s 1998 bestselling real time strategy game series StarCraft revolves around interstellar affairs in a distant sector of the galaxy, with three species and multiple factions all vying for supremacy in the sector. The… … Wikipedia
List of Elm species, varieties, cultivars and hybrids — Species, varieties= * Mountain elms : spring flowering; flowers subsessile; leaves usually rough above. ** Ulmus bergmanniana Bergmann s Elm *** Ulmus bergmanniana var. bergmanniana *** Ulmus bergmanniana var. lasiophylla ** Ulmus castaneifolia… … Wikipedia
Invasive species — See also: List of invasive species, Introduced species, Pest (organism), and Weed North American beavers constitute an invasive species in Tierra del Fuego, where they have a substantial impact on landscape and local ecology through their… … Wikipedia