Subject(s): Urban ecology (Sociology) -- City planning in Environmental aspects. -- Urban ecology (Sociology) -- Cities Environment planning -- Vernacular landscapes and the investment in nature -- Energy landscape and the contemporary city -- Design principles -- Basis for an alternative design strategy -- Water : Urban process , Natural process Problems and Solutions -- Plants : Urban process , Natural process Problems and Solutions, Management and Evolving Urban Landscape -- Wildlife : Urban process , Natural process Problems and Solutions , Planning and Management Issues -- City Farming Agriculture, Urban process, Resource and Opportunities -- Climate, making Connections : Natural elements and Climate, Urban Influences on Climate ,Problems and Perceptions,Urban Climate