Title :
Urban Wetland Ecosystem: Function, Challenge and Strategy
Author :
Hui, Wang ; Kaikai, Dong ; Baoshan, Yang ; Zhenmin, Ma
Author_Institution :
Sch. of City Dev., Univ. of Jinan, Jinan, China
Abstract :
Urban areas are complex ecosystem of interacting social, economic, and natural components, dominated by human activities. Wetlands are an important part in urban ecosystem as they play an important role in the health and sustainable development of urban ecosystems. This paper discusses the concept of ecological service function in the face of wetland decline, and possible strategies for wetland conservation.
Keywords :
ecology; environmental science computing; sustainable development; complex ecosystem; ecological service function; economic interaction; health development; human activities; natural components; social interaction; sustainable development; urban wetland ecosystem; wetland conservation; Cities and towns; Ecosystems; Environmental economics; Floods; Humans; Lakes; Rivers; Sustainable development; Tides; Water resources; challenge; conservation strategies; ecological function; wetland;
Conference_Titel :
Environmental and Computer Science, 2009. ICECS '09. Second International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dubai
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3937-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5591-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICECS.2009.51
