Urban Wildlife: Theory and Practice

1. Introduction.- 2. History of Urban Wildlife Science.- 3. Urban Wildlife Science in Coupled Human-Natural Systems.- 4. Abiotic Drivers of Ecological Structure and Function in Urban Systems.- 5. Drivers of Vegetation Species Diversity and Composition in Urban Ecosystems.- 6. The Urban Ecosystem: Social Drivers.- 7. Wildlife Responses to Urbanization: Patterns of Diversity and Community Structure in Built Environments.- 8. Wildlife Population Dynamics in Urban Landscapes.- 9. Urban Wildlife Behavior.- 10. Infectious Disease and Contaminants in Urban Wildlife: Unseen and Often Overlooked Threats.- 11. Urban Wildlife Communication and Negotiation.- 12. Integrating Wildlife Conservation into Urban Planning.- 13. Conservation Development: Designing and Managing Residential Landscapes for Wildlife.- 14. Managing Urban Wildlife Habitat at the Local Scale.- 15. Wildlife Friendly Roads: The Impacts of Roads on Wildlife in Urban Areas and Potential Remedies.- 16. Managing Aquatic Environments for Wildlife in Urban Areas.- 17. Wildlife Damage Management in the Urban Landscape.