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Pollination is an important ecosystem service valuable to both agriculture ( Losey and Vaughan, 2006 ; Rader et al., 2015 ; Southwick and Southwick, 1992 ) and natural systems ( Grubb, 1977 ; Ollerton et al., 2011 ). One group of pollinators

plant establishment and growth ( Cogger, 2005 ; Smith et al., 2001 ; Watson and Kelsey, 2005 ; Zhang et al., 2005 ). The management of urban soils often requires a different approach than is applied to natural or agricultural soils ( Kaye et al., 2006

’s critical point of persuasion Sci. Commun. 37 6 33 Lester, P.M. 2011 Visual communication: Images with messages. 5th ed. Wadsworth Cengage Learning, Independence, KY Lin, B.B. Philpott, S.M. Jha, S. 2015 The future of urban agriculture and biodiversity

://content.ces.ncsu.edu/container-vegetable-gardening >. Colasanti, K.J.A. Hamm, M.W. Litjens, C.M. 2012 The city as an “Agricultural powerhouse”? Perspectives on expanding urban agriculture from Detroit Michigan Urban Geogr. 33 348 369 Crandall, C. Crandall, B. 1996 Planters, containers, & raised beds. Sterling

Sciences majoring in sociology may be interested in urban agriculture and its interplay with social constructs. Students in the College of Business Administration who plan to be business owners may minor in horticulture to pursue business opportunities in

daily loads were imposed to reduce nutrient loading into surface waters ( U.S. EPA, 1998 , 2010a , 2010b ). These nutrient load reduction mandates impact all sectors of society, including industrial, urban, and agricultural water users, because

urban forest effects and values, Los Angeles urban forest. Resour. Bull. NRS-47. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Newton Square, PA Pataki, D.E. McCarthy, H.R. Litvak, E. Pincetl, S. 2011 Transpiration of urban

Green roofs have numerous environmental benefits as well as provide green and open spaces without requiring additional land. In recent years, rapid urbanization and the rise of urban agriculture have led to increased interest in the development of

Green roofs are technological solutions for increasing greening within the built urban environment while offering numerous environmental and aesthetic advantages ( Dunnett and Kingsbury, 2010 ; Getter and Rowe, 2006 ; Spronken-Smith and Oke, 1998

Survey 1999 Analyzing land use change in urban environments. USGS Fact Sheet 188-99. 8 Dec. 2014. < http://landcover.usgs.gov/urban/info/factsht.pdf > U.S. Geological Survey 2001 Selected findings and current perspectives on urban and agricultural water