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Abstract：
This perspective emerged from ongoing dialogue among ecologists initiated by a virtual workshop in 2021. A transdisciplinary group of researchers and practitioners conclude that urban ecology as a science can better contribute to positive futures by focusing on relationships, rather than prioritizing urban structures. Insights from other relational disciplines, such as political ecology, governance, urban design, and conservation also contribute. Relationality is especially powerful given the need to rapidly adapt to the changing social and biophysical drivers of global urban systems. These unprecedented dynamics are better understood through a relational lens than traditional structural questions. We use three kinds of coproduction-of the social-ecological world, of science, and of actionable knowledge-to identify key processes of coproduction within urban places. Connectivity is crucial to relational urban ecology. Eight themes emerge from the joint explorations of the paper and point toward social action for improving life and environment in urban futures.
摘要：
这种观点来自2021年虚拟研讨会发起的生态学家之间正在进行的对话。一个跨学科的研究人员和实践者小组得出结论，城市生态学作为一门科学可以通过关注关系来更好地促进积极的未来，而不是优先考虑城市结构。来自其他关系学科的见解，比如政治生态,治理，城市设计,保护也有贡献。鉴于需要迅速适应全球城市系统不断变化的社会和生物物理驱动因素，关系尤其强大。与传统的结构问题相比，通过关系透镜可以更好地理解这些前所未有的动态。我们使用三种共同生产的社会生态世界，科学，以及可操作的知识-确定城市地区共同生产的关键过程。连通性对关系型城市生态至关重要。本文的共同探索产生了八个主题，并指出了改善城市未来生活和环境的社会行动。
