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Cities play important roles in the conservation of global biodiversity, particularly through the planning and management of urban green spaces (UGS). However, UGS management is subject to a complex assortment of interacting social, cultural, and economic factors, including governance, economics, social networks, multiple stakeholders, individual preferences, and social constraints. To help deliver more effective conservation outcomes in cities, we identify major challenges to managing biodiversity in UGS and important topics warranting further investigation. Biodiversity within UGS must be managed at multiple scales while accounting for various socioeconomic and cultural influences. Although the environmental consequences of management activities to enhance urban biodiversity are now beginning to be addressed, additional research and practical management strategies must be developed to balance human needs and perceptions while maintaining ecological processes.
Author(s): Aronson MFJ, Lepczyk CA, Evans KL, Goddard MA, Lerman SB, MacIvor JS, Nilon CH, Vargo T
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Year: 2017
Volume: 15
Issue: 4
Pages: 189-196
Print publication date: 01/05/2024
Online publication date: 10/04/2017
Acceptance date: 10/04/2017
ISSN (print): 1540-9295
ISSN (electronic): 1540-9309
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fee.1480/full
DOI: 10.1002/fee.1480
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