This Series on urban design, transport, and health aimed to facilitate development of a
global system of health-related policy and spatial indicators to assess achievements and …

The classification of plant species as native or exotic has ramifications for how they are
treated within urban green space policy and practice. Green spaces are built or managed to …

Cities face increasing environmental, social and economic challenges that together threaten
the resilience of urban areas and the residents who live and work there. These challenges …

In an urbanizing world there is an increasing priority for making cities nature-inclusive
environments. Cities offer places for human-wildlife experiences, and thus for broad societal …

Urban environments are arguably among the most suitable targets for conservation science,
as they represent opportunities to preserve both species and habitats under threat while at …

Cities globally are greening their urban fabric, but to contribute positively to the biodiversity
extinction crisis, local governments must explicitly target actions for biodiversity. We apply …

In the post-pandemic era, we must value our cities as cultural and economic centres, that are
socially and environmentally diverse. This requires a transformation in the way we plan and …

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 …

Freshwater biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate. Freshwater conservationists
and environmental managers have enough evidence to demonstrate that action must not be …

Biodiversity within cities is fundamental for human health and well-being, and delivers a
wide range of critical ecosystem services. However, biodiversity is often viewed as an …