TY - BOOK AU - Nilon,Charles H Ed. TI - Routledge Handbook of Urban Biodiversity SN - 9780367444549 U1 - 577 PY - 2024/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Urban Biodiversity N1 - his handbook provides a state-of-the-art, comprehensive overview of the expanding field of urban biodiversity. The field of urban biodiversity has emerged from within the broad discipline of urban ecology in the past two decades and is now a significant field in its own right. In view of this, the Routledge Handbook of Urban Biodiversity presents a thorough treatment of this field detailing the history of urban biodiversity, theoretical foundations, current state of knowledge, and application of that knowledge. The handbook is split into four parts: Part I: Setting the Stage for Urban Biodiversity Research and Practice Part II: Foundational Concepts and Theory in Urban Biodiversity Research Part III: Population and Community Ecology of Key Urban Taxa Part IV: Urban Biodiversity Practice: Management, Planning, and Design for Healthy Communities This volume contains interdisciplinary and global contributions from established and early career academics as well as professionals and practitioners, addressing two key fields in urban biodiversity: fundamental research focused on answering questions about the mechanisms explaining the distribution of species among and within cities; and applied research and work by practitioners to address concerns about urban biodiversity conservation, restoration, planning, design, and public involvement. This handbook is essential reading for students, academics, and professionals interested and working in the fields of urban biodiversity, ecology, nature conservation, urban planning, and landscape architecture; Introduction to the Routledge Handbook of Urban Biodiversity Charles H. Nilon and Myla F.J. Aronson PART 1: Setting the stage for urban biodiversity research and practice History of urban biodiversity research and practice Charles H. Nilon Comparative urban ecology and the gradient approach: extending knowledge by acknowledging the diversity of cities around the world Amy K. Hahs Urban climate and the biophysical environment Peter Ibsen, Dion Kucera, Stephanie Piper, and G. Darrel Jenerette Understanding land use, land cover, and landscape patterns of the world’s cities for sustainable biodiversity planning Cynnamon Dobbs, Dagmar Haase, and Ulla Mörtberg PART 2: Foundational concepts and theory in urban biodiversity research The application of landscape ecology and biogeography in the study of urban biodiversity Christopher A. Lepczyk and Frank A. La Sorte Community assembly and filtering of urban ecosystems Myla F.J. Aronson, Christopher A. Lepczyk, and Karl L. Evans From filters to feedbacks: how do people influence biodiversity across scales? Riley Andrade, Paige S. Warren, and Sarel S. Cilliers People’s decisions shape urban habitats Dave Kendal, Emily Minor, and Monika Egerer Scaling-up the management and conservation of urban biodiversity Susannah B. Lerman, Josep Padullés Cubino, and Mark A. Goddard Connecting biodiversity and human wellbeing Jessica C. Fisher, Maximilian Nawrath, Martin Dallimer, Katherine N. Irvine, and Zoe G. Davies Multidimensionality of biodiversity in urban social-ecological soil systems Loren B. Byrne and Katalin Szlavecz Plant invasions in cities: patterns, processes, consequences, and management Mirijam Gaertner and Ingo Kowarik The importance of citizen science for understanding urban biodiversity Christopher A. Lepczyk and Timothy Vargo PART 3: Population and community ecology of key urban taxa Patterns and drivers of plant biodiversity in urban and urbanizing landscapes Sonja Knapp and Wayne Zipperer Urbanization shapes insect diversity Emily K. Meineke, Elsa Youngsteadt, Mia K. Lippey, and Katherine C.R. Baldock Birds in an urban world: community patterns across cities Christine Rega-Brodsky and Ian MacGregor-Fors A cross-continental synthesis of urban insectivorous bat research and future directions Caragh G. Threlfall and Kirsten Jung Impacts of urbanization on amphibians and opportunities for their conservation in cities Kirsten M. Parris Freshwater biodiversity in urban ecosystems Augustin C. Engman and Allison H. Roy PART 4: Urban biodiversity practice: management, planning, and design for healthy communities Urban green infrastructure, biodiversity, poverty, and equity Charlie M. Shackleton Managing vegetation for urban biodiversity Jun Yang, Sonja Knapp, and Wayne Zipperer The role of engineered green infrastructure in supporting urban biodiversity J. Scott MacIvor, Nicholas S.G. Williams, and Jeremy Lundholm Global biodiversity requires integrating social and ecological goals for urban biodiversity: insights from ecological restoration Lea R. Johnson Cities are planning for biodiversity: a global survey of city plans Karen M. O’Neill, Myla F.J. Aronson, Charles H. Nilon, Sarel S. Cilliers, Cynnamon Dobbs, Laren J. Frazee, Mark A. Goddard, Debra Roberts, Emilie K. Stander, Peter Werner, and Ken P. Yocom Development and evolution of urban biodiversity indicators and assessment tools Yuta Uchiyama and Ryo Kohsaka Urban biodiversity: opportunities and challenges in the Paris Region Marc Barra Regeneration of urban nature: from planning to action Diana Wiesner Design for urban biodiversity: applying research on biodiversity of urban lawns into landscape design practice ER -