Ecosystem Services Come To Town

About the Author xi

Acknowledgement xiii

1. Introduction 1

Modern Cities and the Disconnected 1

Population Spike 2

Limits to Growth 3

Global Threats 3

Ecosystem Services and Stewardship 4

Greening Cities is Necessary 5

Hope 5

2. Origins of Cities 7

Why Look Back? 7

Emergence of the Human Spe...