How urban ecology works?
                     HOW URBAN ECOLOGY 
WORKS?
WHAT IS URBAN 
ECOLOGY?
Urban ecology is the scientific 
study of the relation of living 
organisms with each other 
and their surroundings in the 
context of an urban 
environment.
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WHY IS THIS 
IMPORTANT?
The entire planet is becoming 
more urbanized, a 
phenomenon which is already 
having a profound effect on 
the natural systems that 
maintain breathable air, 
drinkable water, and fertile 
soil for agriculture.
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ECOLOGICAL 
PROCESS
As the ecological processes in 
urban environment are 
comparable to those outside 
the urban context, the 
methods and studies at urban 
ecology are similar to 
ecology, in general.
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URBAN 
ECOLOGY
Urban ecology studies the 
relations of mankind with 
each other and their 
surroundings including cities 
and urbanizing landscapes. 
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URBAN 
ECOSYSTEMS
A set of interacting species 
and their local environment 
working cooperatively to stay 
alive is called as ecosystem. 
In urban environments, it 
could be difficult to 
distinguish different forms of 
ecosystems. 
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URBANIZATION
Human populations living in 
urban areas cause dramatic 
effects on the Earth, even 
though those urbanized parts 
cover small areas on Earth’s 
surface.
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URBANIZATION 
AFFECTS 
GLOBAL 
BIODIVERSITY
The most critical point is that 
urbanization affects global 
biodiversity and ecosystems, 
yet this is not understood 
adequately.
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URBANITY 
Urbanity stands for city’s life 
quality and character; it 
refers to the particular 
pattern of functional, 
structural, socio-economic 
and cultural interplay in 
urban sites. 
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DIFFICULTIES
Urbanization is a general 
term for urban population 
increase, urban densification 
and/or expansion and 
fragmentation of urban sites. 
It usually leads to increase in 
a city's ecological footprint, 
and affects biodiversity and 
environment as a whole.
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THE NECESSITY OF 
THE ECOLOGICAL 
AREAS IN THE 
URBAN LANDSCAPES
The biodiversity in the cities are 
very much influenced by the 
presence of green spaces, green 
roofs and walls along with tree-
lined streets. 
In order to maintain the different 
ecosystem services including 
wildlife and human populations, 
existence of landscapes with 
sufficient size, diversity and 
distribution is essential. 
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