Legacy cities are increasingly understood as drivers of various informal landscape patterns
and processes which arise from the conditions of economic contraction and neglect. This …

Biodiversity in urban green areas has been widely explored in several bird studies because
birds are known to be important bio-indicators. Many studies have investigated the different …

Accelerating urbanisation and associated lifestyle changes result in loss of biodiversity and
diminished wellbeing of people through fewer direct interactions and experiences with …

Context Connections among ecosystems and their components are critical to maintaining
ecological functions and benefits in human-modified landscapes, including urban areas …

Urban vacancy is a persistent problem in many cities across the US and globally. Vacant
land greening helps improve neighborhood conditions and initiatives that transfer vacant …

Urban forests have manifold social, economic, cultural and ecological benefits and are
major components of the urban green infrastructure. Among them, spontaneous urban …

Vacant lots are considered unmanaged and informal greenspaces that can have high
ecological value in urbanized landscapes. They are very common in many cities and have …

Protection and mitigation of biodiversity are essential within land-use planning; highlighted
by the increased importance of nature during the global pandemic and the fight against …

Although the value of urban ecological infrastructure (UEI) is widely recognized, insufficient
research has investigated how people perceive the wide variety of UEI. To address this gap …

Urbanisation is a major cause of biodiversity loss but careful habitat management and
provision of green space within cities can help to mitigate its negative effects. Grasslands …