Urban Biodiversity and Design

by Editor: Norbert Muller (University of Applied Sciences Erfurt); Editor: P. Werner; Editor: J. G. Kelcey (Institute for Housing And Environment, Germany)

• ISBN13: 9781444318661
• ISBN10: 1444318667
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-03-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

With the continual growth of the world's urban population, biodiversity in towns and cities will play a critical role in global biodiversity. This is the first book to provide an overview of international developments in urban biodiversity and sustainable design. It brings together the views, experiences and expertise of leading scientists and designers from the industrialised and pre-industrialised countries from around the world. The contributors explore the biological, cultural and social values of urban biodiversity, including methods for assessing and evaluating urban biodiversity, social and educational issues, and practical measures for restoring and maintaining biodiversity in urban areas. Contributions come from presenters at an international scientific conference held in Erfurt, Germany 2008 during the 9th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biodiversity.

Table of Contents

Contributors

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

Urban Biodiversity and the Case for Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity in Towns and Cities

Fundamentals of Urban Biodiversity

Biodiversity ofUrban-IndustrialAreas and its Evaluation - a Critical Review

Cultural Aspects of Urban Biodiversity

Social Aspects of Urban Biodiversity - an Overview

Urban Biodiversity and Climate Change

Design and Future of Urban Biodiversity

Urban Patterns and Biological Diversity: A Review

History and Development of Urban Biodiversity

Urban Flora: Historic, Contemporary and Future Trends

Environmental History and Urban Colonizations from an Avian Perspective

Constraints of Urbanization on Vegetation Dynamics in a Growing City: A Chronological Framework in Rennes (France)

Most Frequently Occurring Vascular Plants and the Role of Non-native Species in Urban Areas - a Comparison of Selected Cities in the Old and the NewWorlds

Factors Influencing Non-Native Tree Species Distribution in Urban Landscapes

Analysis and Evaluation of Biodiversity in Cities

Towards an Automated Update of Urban Biotope Maps Using Remote Sensing Data: What is Possible?

Analysis of the Planted and Spontaneous Vegetation at Selected Open Spaces in Apipucos District of Recife, Brazil

Multivariate Approaches to the Study of Urban Biodiversity and Vegetation: An Example from a Southern Temperate Colonial City, Christchurch, New Zealand

The Biodiversity of Historic Domestic Gardens - A Study in the Wilhelminian Quarter of Erfurt

Old Masonry Walls as Ruderal Habitats for Biodiversity Conservation and Enhancement in Urban Hong Kong

Green Roofs - Urban Habitats for Ground-Nesting Birds and Plants

South Atlantic Tourist Resorts: Predictors for Changes Induced by Afforestation

Social Integration and Education for Biodiversity

Urban Green Spaces: Natural and Accessible? The Case of Greater Manchester, UK

UrbanWastelands -A Chance for Biodiversity in Cities? Ecological Aspects, Social Perceptions and Acceptance of Wilderness by Residents

Perception of Biodiversity - The Impact of School Gardening 425

Landscape Design and Children's Participation in a Japanese Primary School - Planning Process of School Biotope for 5 Years

Attracting Interest in Urban Biodiversity with Bird Studies in Italy

Allotment Gardens as Part of Urban Green Infrastructure: Actual Trends and Perspectives in Central Europe

Conservation, Restoration and Design for Biodiversity

Integration ofNatural Vegetation in Urban Design - Information, Personal Determination and Commitment

Prospects of Biodiversity in the Mega-City of Karachi, Pakistan: Potentials, Constraints and Implications

Potential of Biodiversity and Recreation in Shrinking Cities: Contextualization and Operationalization

Near-Natural Restoration Strategies in Post-mining Landscapes

Restoration and Design of Calcareous Grasslands in Urban and Suburban Areas: Examples from the Munich Plain

Contribution of Landscape Design to Changing Urban Climate Conditions

Economics and the Convention on Biodiversity: Financial Incentives for Encouraging Biodiversity in Nagoya

Conclusions

Index

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