The Baltimore School of Urban Ecology

Maryland,; Baltimore,; fst,; Grove, J. Morgan; Cadenasso, Mary L.; Pickett, Steward T. A.; Machlis, Gary E.; Burch, William R.

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“…Political processes including discourse about environmental benefits and hazards, the role of social power, or the influence of visionary political leaders can play important roles in applying the ecology of the city (Goode , Grove et al. ).…”

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“…The paradigm of ecology for the city recognizes the legitimacy of both pure and use‐inspired research (Grove et al. ). But it also acknowledges that for ecological research to be of greatest use, the integration achieved by ecology of the city must extend well beyond scholarly and research disciplines (Childers et al.…”

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“…Ecology for the city may also be seen as an extension of the land ethic of Aldo Leopold (Meine ) to the urban realm (Grove et al. ). To accomplish this ethical openness, ecology for the city includes dialog with citizens, groups, agencies, technical staff, and decision‐makers to identify research goals, analyze existing data, and thus jointly and collaboratively produce useful and relevant knowledge.…”

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Evolution and future of urban ecological science: ecology in, of, and for the city

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The contrast between ecology in cities and ecology of cities has emphasized the increasing scope of urban ecosystem research. Ecology in focuses on terrestrial and aquatic patches within cities, suburbs, and exurbs as analogs of non‐urban habitats. Urban fabric outside analog patches is considered to be inhospitable matrix. Ecology of the city differs from ecology in by treating entire urban mosaics as social–ecological systems. Ecology of urban ecosystems incorporates biological, social, and built components. Originally posed as a metaphor to visualize disciplinary evolution, this paper suggests that the contrast has conceptual, empirical, and methodological contents. That is, the contrast constitutes a disciplinary or “local” paradigm shift. The paradigm change between ecology in and ecology of represents increased complexity, moving from focus on biotic communities to holistic social–ecological systems. A third paradigm, ecology for the city, has emerged due to concern for urban sustainability. While ecology for includes the knowledge generated by both ecology in and ecology of, it considers researchers as a part of the system, and acknowledges that they may help envision and advance the social goals of urban sustainability. Using urban heterogeneity as a key urban feature, the three paradigms are shown to contrast in five important ways: disciplinary focus, the relevant theory of spatial heterogeneity, the technology for representing spatial structure, the resulting classification of urban mosaics, and the nature of application to sustainability. Ecology for the city encourages ecologists to engage with other specialists and urban dwellers to shape a more sustainable urban future.

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Evolution and future of urban ecological science: ecology in, of, and for the city

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“…Starting in the 1990s, and gaining traction in the early 2000s, there was a focus on understanding interactions among social and biophysical components within urban landscapes, referred to as “ecology of the city.” This second approach moved beyond just applying traditional methods and ideas to urban areas, but sought to understand the unique (eco)system processes occurring there. Several theoretical models have emerged from this framework (e.g., Machlis et al ; Pickett et al ; Grove et al ), all of which stress the need to evaluate social and biophysical components of the system on equal footing, in order to understand the complex feedbacks that shape urban ecosystems. More recently, several urban ecologists have called for an “ecology for the city,” which builds on the ecology of the city's approach to understanding urban ecosystem processes, but also incorporates a philosophy of stewardship (Childers et al ) that focuses on sharing knowledge by engaging in planning and management conversations with local stakeholders (Chapin et al ; Pickett et al ).…”

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Conceptual pathways and institutional barriers for urban physical geography: A response to Ashmore and Dodson

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2017

Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes

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Key Messages Growing urban physical geography research will focus the discipline on the places where most Canadians live and work, potentially raising the visibility of the discipline. Urban physical geography can look to urban ecology for conceptual models to help advance urban physical geography research. Funding institutions and undergraduate programs represent barriers for urban physical geography in Canada.

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“… 3 The Los Angeles School of suburban dispersal of families pioneered much of this work, in contrast to the Chicago School (e.g., Soja, 2014). More recently, urban-ecological thinking has been advanced by students of Baltimore (Grove, Cadenasso, Pickett, Machlis, & Burch, 2015). …”

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Worsening School Segregation for Latino Children?

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A half century of research details how segregating racial groups in separate schools corresponds with disparities in funding and quality teachers and culturally narrow curricula. But we know little about whether young Latino children have entered less or more segregated elementary schools over the past generation. This article details the growing share of Latino children from low-income families populating schools, 1998 to 2010. Latinos became more segregated within districts enrolling at least 10% Latino pupils nationwide, including large urban districts. Exposure of poor students (of any race) to middle-class peers improved nationwide. This appears to stem in part from rising educational attainment of adults in economically integrated communities populated by Latinos. Children of native-born Latina mothers benefit more from economic integration than those of immigrant mothers, who remain isolated in separate schools. We discuss implications for local educators and policy makers and suggest future research to illuminate where and how certain districts have advanced integration.

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The Baltimore School of Urban Ecology

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Evolution and future of urban ecological science: ecology in, of, and for the city

Evolution and future of urban ecological science: ecology in, of, and for the city

Conceptual pathways and institutional barriers for urban physical geography: A response to Ashmore and Dodson

Worsening School Segregation for Latino Children?

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