Urbanisation leads to natural habitats being fragmented with various effects according to the
species and their ecological characteristics. Paradoxically, the urbanisation process creates …

Effective planning for biodiversity in cities and towns is increasingly important as urban
areas and their human populations grow, both to achieve conservation goals and because …

Names: Douglas, Ian, 1936–editor.| Routledge (Firm) Title: The Routledge handbook of
urban ecology/edited by Ian Douglas, Pippin Anderson, David Goode, Michael C. Houck …

Urbanization deletes and degrades natural ecosystems, threatens biodiversity, and
alienates people from the experience of nature. Nature-based solutions (NbS) that are …

Urban habitats, particularly wastelands and brownfields, maintain rich biodiversity and offer
habitat for many species, even rare and endangered taxa. However, such habitats are also …

Urban Ecology: An Introduction seeks to open the reader's mind and eyes to the way in
which nature permeates everyday urban living, and how it has to be understood, cared for …

Urban greenspaces are a key contact point between human society and the environment: it
is at this point that people can benefit significantly from the ecosystem services provided by …

Habitat assessments for biodiversity conservation are often complicated by the lack of
detailed knowledge of a study species' distribution. As an alternative to resource-intensive …

Habitat dynamics (habitat turnover due to natural perturbations or human activity) are
commonplace, particularly in intensively used landscapes. Conservation planning requires …

Identification of trait syndromes that make species vulnerable to habitat fragmentation is
essential in predicting biodiversity change. Plants are considered particularly vulnerable if …