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Local assessment of Melbourne: the biodiversity and social-ecological dynamics of Melbourne, Australia
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posted on 2023-05-24, 05:19 authored by Ives, CD, Beilin, R, Gordon, A, David Kendal, Hahs, AK, McDonnell, MJMelbourne, Australia is a city rich in biodiversity. It contains a high proportion of open space and supports a large number of flora and fauna species, both indigenous to the region and introduced from around the world. The high levels of biodiversity are partly the result of historical planning decisions that did not deliberately consider biodiversity yet inadvertently favoured many plants and animals. However, Melbourne is currently at a tipping point whereby continued urban growth is likely to result in a loss of biodiversity if it is not explicitly and carefully considered in planning, policy and management. Enhancing biodiversity into the future will be aided by a reconciliation of underlying tensions between (1) growth and conservation and (2) the management of ‘native’ and ‘exotic’ vegetation that are currently embedded in a range of governance structures and public attitudes. This would enable the implementation of urban design that promotes biodiversity across the city as a whole.
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Publication title
Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and OpportunitiesEditors
T Elmqvist, M Fragkias, J Goodness, B Guneralp, PJ Marcotullio, RI McDonald, S Parnell, M ScheweniusPagination
385-407ISBN
9789400770874Department/School
School of Geography, Planning and Spatial SciencesPublisher
SpringerPlace of publication
LondonExtent
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