Urban Regions : Ecology and Planning Beyond the City

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Figure 2.1Wooded hillslope adjacent to city that provides many natural and
societal values. Land management against human overuse protects recreational
opportunity, cultural sites, biodiversity, erosion/sedimentation benefits, flood
control values, and cool air that helps ventilate the city of heat and air pollutants
on still nights. Kyoto, Japan. R. Forman photo.