Introduction: From Urban Nature Studies to Ecosystem Services,- 1. Particulate Matter in the Urban Atmosphere: Concentration, Distribution,
Reduction. Results of Studies in the Berlin Metropolitan Area,- 2. Contamination of Urban Surface and Ground Water Resources and Impact on
Aquatic Species,- 3. Urban Soils in the Vadose Zone,- 4.
Plants in Urban Settings: From Patterns to Mechanisms and Ecosystem Services,- 5. New Directions in Urban Avian Ecology: Reciprocal Connections Between Birds and Humans in Cities,- 6.
Changes in the Urban Economy and New Locational Systems,- 7. Remote Sensing and Spatial Modeling of the Urban Environment,- 8. Social Dimensions of Urban Restructuring: Urban Gardening, Residents'
Participation, Gardening Exhibitions,- 9. From L. Wirth to E. Wirth: Integrating Effects of the Organizational Division of Labour into the Study of Urban Life,- 10.
Human Perception of Urban Environment and Consequences for its Design,- 11. The Social Construction of City Nature: Exploring Temporary Uses of Open Green Space in Berlin
