Biodiversity in the city: key challenges for urban green space management

Cities play important roles in the conservation of global biodiversity, particularly through the planning and management of urban green spaces (UGS). However, UGS management is subject to a complex assortment of interacting social, cultural, and economic factors, including governance, economics, soc...

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Published in:Frontiers in ecology and the environment Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 189 - 196
Main Authors: Aronson, Myla FJ, Lepczyk, Christopher A, Evans, Karl L, Goddard, Mark A, Lerman, Susannah B, MacIvor, J Scott, Nilon, Charles H, Vargo, Timothy
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Washington Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2017
Ecological Society of America
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Biodiversity conservation
Cities
Conservation
Cultural factors
Economic factors
Economics
Ecosystems
Environmental management
Governance
Green infrastructure
Green spaces
Lawns
Open spaces
Parks & recreation areas
planning
Plant biodiversity
Plants
Resource management
REVIEWS
Social factors
Social networks
Social organization
stakeholders
Urban areas
Urban ecology
Urban habitats
Urban planning
Wildlife conservation
Wildlife management
ISSN:1540-9295, 1540-9309
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Summary:Cities play important roles in the conservation of global biodiversity, particularly through the planning and management of urban green spaces (UGS). However, UGS management is subject to a complex assortment of interacting social, cultural, and economic factors, including governance, economics, social networks, multiple stakeholders, individual preferences, and social constraints. To help deliver more effective conservation outcomes in cities, we identify major challenges to managing biodiversity in UGS and important topics warranting further investigation. Biodiversity within UGS must be managed at multiple scales while accounting for various socioeconomic and cultural influences. Although the environmental consequences of management activities to enhance urban biodiversity are now beginning to be addressed, additional research and practical management strategies must be developed to balance human needs and perceptions while maintaining ecological processes.
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ISSN:1540-9295
1540-9309
DOI:10.1002/fee.1480