Many scientific studies on urban green space start with stressing the multiple benefits of
parks and other green areas (Lyytimäki and Sipilä, 2009). There is general agreement, at …

There is growing recognition of urban areas as hosts for innovative ways to conserve and
promote biodiversity. Parks, as one specific type of urban green space, constitute particularly …

The effects of streets on biodiversity is an important aspect of urban ecology, but it has been
neglected worldwide. Several vegetation attributes (eg street tree density and diversity) have …

A large body of evidence indicates that urbanization profoundly affects ecological
communities, but the extent to which patterns are generalizable across regions, such as in …

Understanding what determines wildlife species richness and community composition in
urban green spaces is important for wildlife management and urban planning. Numerous …

Small public urban green spaces (SPUGS) are important for human life-quality and for
maintenance of biodiversity within urban landscapes. However, little is known about how …

Cities are human-dominated ecosystems where landscape transformation decreases
biodiversity, a conservation concern when urbanization sprawls into biodiversity hotspots …

Urban expansion increases fragmentation of the landscape. In effect, fragmentation
decreases connectivity, causes green space loss and impacts upon the ecology and …

Green infrastructure improves environmental health in cities, benefits human health, and
provides habitat for wildlife. Increasing urbanization has demanded the expansion of urban …

Many studies in urban landscapes have revealed that vegetation structure influences the
taxonomic diversity and traits of birds and drives greater bird richness in greenspaces …