Urban biodiversity and climate change

Jose Antonio Puppim De Oliveira*, Christopher N.H. Doll, Raquel Moreno-Peñaranda, Osman Balaban

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Urban biodiversity refers to the variety and variability among living organisms found in a city and the ecological systems in which they occur. Overall, urban biodiversity responds to a combination of biogeographic and anthropogenic factors, with a strong influence of the latter. In a rapidly urbanizing world under the pressing threat of climate change, there is a growing interest in understanding how cities benefit from local biodiversity and how these benefits can be under threat due to climate change. This chapter addresses how the combined effects of climate change and urban factors affect urban biodiversity and the practical steps cities are taking to incorporate biodiversity issues in their development agendas.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGlobal Environmental Change
EditorsBill Freedman
PublisherSpringer Nature Netherlands
Pages461-468
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9789400757844
ISBN (Print)9789400757837
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2014

Publication series

NameHandbook of Global Environmental Pollution ((EGEP,volume 1))

Keywords

  • Air pollution
  • Ecosystem services
  • Green networks
  • Habitat connectivity
  • Invasive species
  • Urban biodiversity
  • Urban heat island effect
  • Urban planning
  • Water quality

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