[HTML][HTML] Urban green infrastructure and ecosystem services in sub-Saharan Africa

MJ Du Toit, SS Cilliers, M Dallimer, M Goddard… - Landscape and Urban …, 2018 - Elsevier
Africa is urbanizing at an astonishing rate. To meet many of the Sustainable Development
Goals there will be a requirement for cities in sub-Saharan Africa to plan for, and manage …

South African raptors in urban landscapes: a review

SC McPherson, P Sumasgutner, CT Downs - Ostrich, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Globally, but especially in Africa, increasing human populations and anthropogenic land-
use change are generally affecting diversity negatively. Urban environments in southern …

Promoting urban ecological resilience through the lens of avian biodiversity

MWD McCloy, RK Andringa, TJ Maness… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The significance of urban landscapes in safeguarding biodiversity is often disregarded, even
though a considerable amount of conservation focus is directed toward biodiversity hotspots …

Hybrid infrastructures, hybrid governance: New evidence from Nairobi (Kenya) on green-blue-grey infrastructure in informal settlements

J Mulligan, V Bukachi, JC Clause, R Jewell, F Kirimi… - Anthropocene, 2020 - Elsevier
In expanding informal neighborhoods of cities in sub-Saharan Africa, sustainable
management of storm and wastewater drainage is fundamental to improving living …

Damming effect on habitat quality of riparian corridor

S Pal, S Talukdar, R Ghosh - Ecological Indicators, 2020 - Elsevier
Riparian corridor, a vital ecotonian ecosystem is under stress due to flow reduction and
inconsistency of flow in Lower Tangon river basin across the neo tectonically active Barind …

Landscape sustainability and the landscape ecology of institutions

GS Cumming, G Epstein - Landscape Ecology, 2020 - Springer
Context Landscape sustainability emerges from interactions between linked human and
natural systems. Many of these interactions are mediated by institutions (eg, rules, laws …

Impact of urbanisation intensity on bird diversity in river wetlands around Chaohu Lake, China

Q Xu, L Zhou, S Xia, J Zhou - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The continuous intensification of urbanisation has led to severe
degradation and loss of bird habitats, directly affecting the diversity of birds. In this study, we …

Bird species assemblages differ, while functional richness is maintained across an urban landscape

M Mbiba, C Mazhude, C Fabricius, H Fritz… - Landscape and Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urbanization poses serious threats to biodiversity in many regions of the developing world.
Understanding the factors that influence bird communities at the local and landscape level is …

Assessing effects of multi-scale landscape pattern and habitats attributes on taxonomic and functional diversity of Urban River birds

Q Mao, J Sun, Y Deng, Z Wu, H Bai - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
Several studies have revealed that urban rivers with relatively complete habitat structures
can support a high level of biodiversity in urban areas. However, few studies have analyzed …

Urban biodiversity suitability index: decoding the relationships between cities and birds

T Bhakti, JC Pena, ACM Moura, D Pujoni, L Saliba… - Urban …, 2024 - Springer
The expansion of cities has increased the necessity of multidisciplinary strategies to reduce
the impacts of urbanization on ecosystems. Here we present the Urban Biodiversity …