Which work focuses on urban wetlands as dynamic systems, requiring balancing conservation, development, and social needs?

• A. Parsons, Laurie. Skeletons, dragons and the 'climate war': Geography's colonial legacy and the uneven landscape of environmental knowledge.
• B. Bubandt, N. et al. Rubber boots methods for the Anthropocene
• C. Collard, Rosemary-Claire. Animal traffic: Lively capital in the global exotic pet trade.
• D. Schon, F., Dominguez, A., and M. Archkar. Urban Wetlands, their dynamics and management strategies from the perspective of Environmental Geography.

Answer: (D)

Viewing urban wetlands as dynamic socio-ecological systems helps explain why a work that analyzes their changing behavior and outlines management approaches from Environmental Geography is the most fitting. This perspective treats wetlands not as fixed habitats but as spaces continually shaped by hydrology, urban infrastructure, policy, and how people use them. It emphasizes balancing conservation goals with development pressures—like land use and infrastructure—and social needs such as recreation, livelihoods, and equity. The work in question centers on urban wetlands, their dynamic processes, and management strategies from Environmental Geography, making it the best match for understanding how to balance ecological health with development and community needs. The other items focus on topics like colonial legacies in geography, methodological approaches to the Anthropocene, or the global exotic pet trade, and do not address urban wetlands or the conservation–development–social needs balancing.