The urban environment – buildings, cities and infrastructure – represents one of the most important contributors to climate change, while at the same time holding the key to a more sustainable way of living. The transformation from traditional to sustainable systems requires interdisciplinary knowledge of the re-design, construction, operation and maintenance of the built environment.

The new book “Sustainable Urban Environments – an Ecosystem Approach” is edited by Ellen van Bueren, Hein van Bohemen, Laure Itard and Henk Visscher.

See http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/ecology/book/978-94-007-1293-5 for more details.