Barriers to building wildlife-inclusive cities: Insights from the deliberations of urban ecologists, urban planners and landscape designers

People and Nature

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Cria A. M. Kay¹  Adam T. Rohnke²  Heather A. Sander³  Theodore Stankowich⁴  Mason Fidino¹  Maureen H. Murray¹  Jesse S. Lewis⁵  Ilanah Taves⁶  Elizabeth W. Lehrer¹  Amanda J. Zellmer⁷  Christopher J. Schell⁹  Seth B. Magle¹ 

[1] Department of Conservation and Science, Urban Wildlife Institute;Central Mississippi Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University;Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences, University of Iowa;Department of Biological Sciences, California State University;College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, Arizona State University;Department of Geography, University of Cambridge;Department of Biology, Occidental College;Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy;Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California Berkeley

关键词: transdisciplinarity;    urban design;    urban planning;    urban wildlife;    wildlife-inclusivity;   

DOI  :  10.1002/pan3.10283

学科分类：护理学

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

Cities are seen as quintessentially human; however, because they can offer viable habitat to many plants, animals and other forms of life, cities are also dynamic ecosystems. As urban areas expand to house more of the global human population and reduce natural habitat for wildlife, the need for wildlife-inclusive urban planning and design becomes increasingly pressing. The 2019 Urban Wildlife Information Network Summit responded to this need by connecting a group of 80 scientists, urban planners and designers to examine the role of cities in combating the global biodiversity crisis. The Summit focused on identifying and addressing barriers to transdisciplinary work between these communities, such as disciplinary silos, varying incentive structures, funding, differences in spatio-temporal scale, existing infrastructure and values and bias. We explore the challenges to network building for wildlife-inclusive design and planning revealed by the Summit and offer potential solutions for overcoming these obstacles for more effective collaboration around wildlife-inclusive cities. A free Plain Language Summary can be found within the Supporting Information of this article.

【 授权许可】

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