People | Buildings | Ecosystems
The seven lamps of planning for biodiversity in the city
Kirsten M. Parris | Marco Amati | Sarah A. Bekessy | Danielle Dagenais | Ole Fryd | Amy K. Hahs | Dominique Hes | Samantha J. Imberger | Stephen J. Livesley | Adrian J. Marshall | Jonathan R. Rhodes | Caragh G. Threlfall | Reid Tingley | Rodney van der Ree | Christopher J. Walsh | Marit L. Wilkerson | Nicholas S.G. Williams (2018)
Keywords: Architecture | Geddes | Landscape architecture | Planning | Ruskin | Urban ecology
Cities tend to be built in areas of high biodiversity, and the accelerating pace of urbanization threatens the persistence of many species and ecological communities globally. However, urban environments also offer unique prospects for biological conservation, with multiple benefits for humans and other species. We present seven ecological principles to ...