New Methodologies for Interdisciplinary Research and Action in an Urban Ecosystem in Chicago

This article synthesizes recent work carried out at The Field Museum that applies an ecosystems approach to ecological and anthropological research, conservation planning, and environmental action. This work is part of an effort to protect biological diversity in the Lake Calumet region of metropoli...

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Veröffentlicht in:Conservation ecology 2003-12, Vol.7 (3), p.2, Article art2
Hauptverfasser: Wali, Alaka, Darlow, Gillian, Fialkowski, Carol, Tudor, Madeleine, del Campo, Hilary, Stotz, Douglas
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Zusammenfassung:This article synthesizes recent work carried out at The Field Museum that applies an ecosystems approach to ecological and anthropological research, conservation planning, and environmental action. This work is part of an effort to protect biological diversity in the Lake Calumet region of metropolitan Chicago. The need for an ecosystems approach to urban areas, particularly in relation to conservation efforts, is discussed. Reviewing the problems of alternative, non-systemic perspectives in both research and policy toward urban problems, the article describes how the efforts of Field Museum scientists and educators integrate interdisciplinary research into a conservation and information design process.
ISSN:1195-5449
1708-3087
1195-5449
1708-3087
DOI:10.5751/es-00568-070302