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Urban green space Urban space covered by vegetation of any kind, including
smaller green space features (such as street trees and roadside vegetation), green
spaces not available for public access or recreational use (such as green roofs and
facades, or green space on private grounds) and larger green spaces that provide
various social and recreational functions (such as parks, playgrounds or green-
ways) (Hunter et al. Chap. 18, this volume).
Urban heat island Phenomenon in which cities and towns are much warmer than
surrounding rural areas, particularly at night. It is primarily generated as a result
of the physical properties of urban materials, their structure and – to a lesser
extent – their use, e.g. through anthropogenic heat emissions (Lindley et al.
Chap. 2, this volume).
Vectors Organisms that transport a pathogen from an infected host to an uninfected
individual. The infectious agent may or may not pass through a developmental
cycle within the vector. Climate change supposedly does not alter mechanical
transmission but has a profound impact on biological vector competence and
capacity (Müller etÂ
al. Chap. 4, this volume).
Vector-borne diseases Diseases caused by parasites, viruses or bacteria that are
transmitted by a vector such as arthropods (Müller et al. Chap. 4, this volume).
Vector competence The ability of an animal to transmit a pathogen; this animal
thus serves as a disease vector (Müller et al. Chap. 4, this volume).
Zoonosis An infectious disease in an animal that can be transmitted to humans
(Müller et al. Chap. 4, this volume).
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Glossary
Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change
- Title
- Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change
- Authors
- Melissa Marselle
- Jutta Stadler
- Horst Korn
- Katherine Irvine
- Aletta Bonn
- Publisher
- Springer Open
- Date
- 2019
- Language
- English
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- ISBN
- 978-3-030-02318-8
- Size
- 15.5 x 24.0 cm
- Pages
- 508
- Keywords
- Environment, Environmental health, Applied ecology, Climate change, Biodiversity, Public health, Regional planning, Urban planning
- Categories
- Naturwissenschaften Umwelt und Klima