Urban areas are growing worldwide and alter landscapes in a persistent fashion, thereby
affecting biodiversity and ecosystem services such as pollination in a little understood way …

Highlights• Through popular press and media, insect pollinators are becoming visible to
publics.• Learning about insect pollinators increases positive perceptions, decreases fears …

Reductions in global bee populations are threatening the pollination benefits to both the
planet and people. Whilst the contribution of bee pollination in promoting sustainable …

Background The world's growing population and growing need for food have increased
attention to urban agriculture around the world. Most crops grown in urban environments …

Names: Douglas, Ian, 1936–editor.| Routledge (Firm) Title: The Routledge handbook of
urban ecology/edited by Ian Douglas, Pippin Anderson, David Goode, Michael C. Houck …

Urban plants and the design and maintenance of urban landscapes play a critical role in
pollinator conservation and the preservation of essential ecosystem services. Effective …

Recent studies have reported on dramatic cases of aerial insect population declines by
focusing on the measure of the total biomass of caught insects. However, there is currently …

Pollinators are responsible for the reproduction of many plant and crop species and provide
important diversity for food webs and cultural value. Despite the critical ecosystem services …

Purpose Participation in urban horticulture (UH) is increasing in popularity, and evidence is
emerging about the wide range of social and environmental benefits “grow your own” can …

Socio-economic viability of urban agriculture (UA) is, especially regarding non-commercially
oriented initiatives, at most a generically treated issue in scientific literature. Given a lack of …