Pathways for Restoring and Connecting with Nature in Australian Cities DOI Creative Commons
Niki Frantzeskaki, Judy Bush, Dave Kendal

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Theory and practice of urban sustainability transitions, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 177 - 196

Published: Dec. 26, 2024

Abstract With increasing focus on the importance of integrating nature spaces and nature-based solutions into our cities, what are key priorities pathways for action in Australian cities? Australia, a highly urbanised settler colonial country, has rich biodiversity cultural heritage, result thousands years custodianship care Country by First Peoples. Their deep ecological knowledge ongoing connection with Country, including urban underpins approaches to restoring connecting cities. continuing urbanisation change, as well impacts climate heatwaves, wildfires, flooding, extreme weather, we identify four just transitions The ways thinking, organising, acting, knowing prioritising nature. We highlight evidence-based planning (ways knowing); inclusive governance organising); conserving, restoring, maintaining acting); emphasising People’s local communities’ knowledges practices knowing). Our pathways, or stepping stones, point interlinked interrelated ensuring is actively effectively integrated city practice.

Language: Английский

From neoliberal urban green space production and consumption to urban greening as part of a degrowth agenda DOI Creative Commons
Jakub Kronenberg

Cities, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 159, P. 105739 - 105739

Published: Jan. 23, 2025

Language: Английский

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Wilding cities for biodiversity and people: a transdisciplinary framework DOI

Sébastien Bonthoux,

Simon Chollet

Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 99(4), P. 1458 - 1480

Published: March 21, 2024

ABSTRACT Accelerating urbanisation and associated lifestyle changes result in loss of biodiversity diminished wellbeing people through fewer direct interactions experiences with nature. In this review, we propose the notion urban wilding (the promotion autonomous ecological processes that are independent historical land‐use conditions, minimal human maintenance planting interventions) investigate its propensity to improve people–nature connections cities. Through a large interdisciplinary synthesis, explore mechanisms which can promote cities, attitudes relations city dwellers towards wild spaces, discuss integration into fabric cities governance. We show favouring assembly spontaneity by reducing interventions, functional limiting practices, plant diversity provide resources for numerous organisms at habitat scales. These could reverse biotic homogenisation, but further studies needed understand effects on invasive species their consequences. From socio‐ecological perspective, spontaneous vegetation modulated successional stages, grassland woodland stages preferred, dense shrubby disliked. Wild spaces diversify physical nature, enrich multi‐sensory, affective cognitive nature However, some aspects cause anxiety, feeling unsafe, perception abandonment. negative be mitigated subtle design interventions. While has long been thought as ornamental instrumental help develop relational intrinsic values Wildness singular aesthetics should combined cultural norms, resident uses functions plan spatial configurations promoting human–non‐human cohabitation. For socially just adapted needs residents, implementation backed inclusive governance opening up discussion forums residents workers. Scientists support these collaborating actors experiment new

Language: Английский

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The contribution of informal green space to urban biodiversity: a city-scale assessment using crowdsourced survey data DOI Creative Commons

Hugh R. Stanford,

Joe Hurley, Georgia E. Garrard

et al.

Urban Ecosystems, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 28(1)

Published: Nov. 5, 2024

Abstract Cities are crucial for supporting biodiversity and likely to play an important role in helping respond the global crisis. Understanding how plants animals utilize various urban spaces is essential designing cities that accommodate both human ecological needs. Informal green (IGS) have been historically overlooked space research planning. However, there growing interest potential benefit of IGS biodiversity. This study builds on previous by examining contribution at metropolitan scale. We do this mapping across entire landscape Greater Melbourne, Australia, using crowdsourced survey data assess native bird plant species richness. Our findings indicate contribute richness can so a similar extent as formal spaces. found utility easements brownfield sites were particularly types While like parks remain vital biodiversity, should be considered integral part greenspace networks. These underscore need more actively consider decision making order achieve positive outcomes.

Language: Английский

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Review Articles on Ecological Resettlements: Insights, Gaps, and Pathways DOI Open Access
Hari Prasad Pandey, Tek Maraseni, Armando Apan

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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(9), P. 4094 - 4094

Published: May 1, 2025

Systematically synthesizing existing knowledge on ecological resettlements (ERs) is crucial for shaping future research and conservation strategies. We conducted a systematic literature review (SLR) using the Web of Science Scopus databases, analyzing 63 articles in domain ER. Most reviewed emphasize people’s welfare ERs but adopt traditional approaches, hindering identification specific gaps. This identifies focuses four cross-cutting themes: anthropocentric notions social equity, parks–people relationships, political ecology biodiversity conservation, connecting nature with people harmonious coexistence. Further, highlights key themes ER emphasizing ecology, human–nature relationships. It underscores need justice, recognition displaced communities’ rights, promotion participatory decision making. Conservation efforts should prioritize minimizing displacement respecting local focus co-management models. Case studies, particularly from India African countries, reveal impacts conservation-induced marginalized communities ecosystems. we identified 45 areas across 15 thematic dimensions gaps, which will inform making discipline. call long-term assessments resettlement to address consequences, bridging gap between scientists biologists balancing human welfare. Finally, discuss our findings propose directions policies coexistence humans non-human beings shared planet.

Language: Английский

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Mapping wild nature areas to identify priority areas for urban rewilding in cities: A process-oriented approach DOI Creative Commons
Brenda Maria Zoderer, Christa Hainz-Renetzeder, Francesco Vuolo

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Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 128549 - 128549

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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What to do with the spaces in between? The social-ecological value of informal green space and the challenge of planning the unplanned DOI

Hugh R. Stanford

Landscape and Urban Planning, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 259, P. 105372 - 105372

Published: April 10, 2025

Language: Английский

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Realising transformative agendas in cities through mainstreaming urban nature-based solutions DOI Creative Commons
Clare Adams, Magnus Moglia, Niki Frantzeskaki

et al.

Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 91, P. 128160 - 128160

Published: Nov. 29, 2023

Cities are at the forefront of sustainability agendas, especially as places to implement solutions needed address key challenges. City-level governments have responded in diverse ways these challenges, including adopting and implementing a mix policies improve resilience liveability that issues heat mitigation, water security, climate risks. To support such strategies, we argue mainstreaming, process embedding novel thinking into governance practice, urgently needs be comprehensively understood leveraged. Therefore, drawing on empirical theoretical research focusing mainstreaming nature-based urban planning, examine systematically conceptualise planning process. Drawing recent case study forestry across metropolitan Melbourne, Australia, show how identified drivers mechanisms can successfully applied. The resulting framework emphasises need for dynamic understanding processes what ensures they enabled accelerated cities. Further, this may applied well other innovations.

Language: Английский

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Enabling wild nature experiences in cities: A spatial analysis of institutional and physical barriers to using wild nature areas in Vienna, Austria DOI Creative Commons
Brenda Maria Zoderer, Christa Hainz-Renetzeder

Landscape and Urban Planning, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 254, P. 105228 - 105228

Published: Oct. 24, 2024

Language: Английский

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City dwellers’ experiences and attitudes towards wild places based on an urban river DOI

Sébastien Bonthoux,

Amélie Boulay,

Lolita Voisin

et al.

Urban Ecosystems, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 27(3), P. 667 - 679

Published: Dec. 1, 2023

Language: Английский

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Urban novel ecosystems as affective landscapes DOI Creative Commons
Clair Cooper, Marcus Collier, Melissa Pineda-Pinto

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Sustainability Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 19(6), P. 1921 - 1933

Published: Sept. 9, 2024

Language: Английский

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