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Urban forest indicator assessment for nature-based solutions to connect biodiversity and people
Ecological IndicatorsUrban forests are essential for supporting ecosystem functions that benefit both city residents and urban biodiversity. This study assessed urban forests through three key indicators—availability, accessibility, and connectivity—to create balanced ...
Jinsuk Jeong, Chan-Ryul Park
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Birds and butterflies in Swedish urban and peri-urban habitats [PDF]
, 2007 Urbanisation is considered to be one of the largest threats to biodiversity although little is known about the effect of habitat fragmentation on native flora and fauna in urban areas in general, and in Sweden specifically. In this thesis, data have been
Hedblom, Marcus
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Forests worldwide are experiencing fragmentation, with especially important consequences for ecosystems bordering urbanized areas. Urban forests are exposed to local warming due to the urban heat island which affects their biodiversity and ecosystem ...
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet. +1 more
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AnimalsThe roles of man-made weirs in flood control during the summer monsoon are well-known, but the function of habitats for wintering water birds has not been explored.
Jangho Lee +2 more
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What Causal Drivers Influence Carbon Storage in Shanghai, China’s Urban and Peri-Urban Forests? [PDF]
, 2017 Studies have documented many biophysical factors that are correlated with urban forest carbon storage. This urban forest function is also increasingly being promoted as a nature-based solution for cities. While urbanization affects both the structure and
Min Zhao +5 more
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Urban forests for sustainable urban development [PDF]
AIP Conference Proceedings, 2017 This paper explores the development of the urban forest in East Jakarta. By 2030 Jakarta area has a target of 30% green area covering 19,845 hectares, including urban forest covering an area of 4,631 hectares. In 2015, the city forest is only 646 hectares, while the city requires 3,985 hectares of new land Urban forest growth from year to year showed a
Denny M. Sundara +3 more
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Factors affecting the use of urban forests in Turkey
Turkish Journal of Forestry, 2017 The aim of this paper is to find drivers behind visitor’s participation in the use of urban forests and to explain the differences in co-operation in urban forest management with the help of game theoretic modeling.
Erdoğan ATMİŞ +3 more
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Urban food forests in the American Southwest
Urban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems, 2021 Food forests are multilayered polycultures of mostly perennial species and an agroforestry practice well‐suited to the urban environment. They are gaining increasing attention in temperate regions of Europe and the United States, but, to date, there has ...
James A Allen, Andrew C Mason
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Urban forested natural areas are an important component of the forest and tree canopy in northeastern United States urban areas. Although similar to native forests in surrounding regions in structure, composition, and function, these natural areas are ...
Max R. Piana +37 more
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Urban forest structure: A key to urban forest planning
California Agriculture, 1979 California Agriculture - All ...
J McBride, D Jacobs
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