Content: Urban biodiversity and the case for implementing the convention on biological diversity in towns and cities --
Biodiversity of urban-industrial areas 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 --
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 new worlds --
Factors influencing non-native tree species distribution in urban landscapes --
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 (Germany) --
Old masonry walls as ruderal habits for biodiversity conservation and enhancement in urban Hong Kong --
Green roofs - urban habitats for ground-nesting birds --
South Atlantic tourist resorts : predictors for changes induced by afforestation --
Urban green spaces : natural and accessible? The case of greater Manchester, UK --
Urban wastelands - a chance for biodiversity in cities? Ecological aspects, social perceptions and acceptance of wilderness by residents --
Perception and biodiversity - the impact of school gardening --
Landscape design and children's participation in a Japanese primary school - planning procesoffo 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 --
Integration of natural 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 --
New-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.
Abstract:
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. Read more...