Concept information

Preferred term

urban ecology  

Definition

  • 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

URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/10130

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