Regional assessment of North America: Urbanization trends, biodiversity patterns, and ecosystem services
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Abstract
North America contains some of the most urbanized landscapes in the world. In the United States (U.S.) and Canada, approximately 80 % of the population is urban, with Mexico slightly less (Kaiser Family Foundation 2013). Population growth combined with economic growth has fueled recent urban land expansion in North America. Between 1970 and 2000, urban land area expanded at a rate of 3.31 % (Seto et al. 2011) creating unique challenges for conserving biodiversity and maintaining regional and local ecosystem services.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Regional assessment of North America: Urbanization trends, biodiversity patterns, and ecosystem services |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-94-007-7088-1_14 |
| Year Published | 2013 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Contributing office(s) | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |
| Description | 8 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Monograph |
| Larger Work Title | Urbanization, biodiversity and ecosystem services: Challenges and opportunities |
| First page | 279 |
| Last page | 286 |
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