Beijing - A Concise History

Haw, Stephen G.

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“…One hundred and twelve naturalized (including 48 invasive) plants were identified within the Beijing Municipality. Although these numbers can be regarded as "modest" compared to other large Asian cities such as Shanghai, Hong Kong, or Singapore (see Table 3 in Wang et al, 2011), they represent a significant fraction of the alien species richness reported for the entire country: namely, up to one-quarter of the total naturalized flora of China (420 to 861 species; Wu et al, 2010;Jiang et al, 2011) and one-fifth of the invasive flora of China (270 to 488 plant species; Weber et al, 2008;Xu et al, 2012). Moreover, finding 112 naturalized species represents a ca.…”

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Espacios verdes urbanos y diversidad vegetal a diferentes escalas espacio-temporales: el ejemplo de Beijing, China

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López‐Pujol

2015

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Urban green spaces and plant diversity at different spatial-temporal scales: a case stUdy from beijing, china.-Beijing, the capital city of China, is one of the largest and most rapidly-urbanizing cities in the world. In this work, we present the main results of one decade's research on urban vegetation and plant diversity changes in different urban structural units. Urban vegetation/plant diversity has been studied at two different levels: at the landscape level (greening percentage, fragmentation degree) and at the plant species level (structure, composition, and origin). Finally, concerns with the ability to study Beijing's plant urban ecology are discussed.Key words: Beijing; China; green spaces; invasive species; land use; socio-economics; urban ecology.Resumen espacios verdes Urbanos y diversidad vegetal a diferentes escalas espacio-temporales: el ejemplo de beijing, china.-Pekín, la capital de China, es una de las urbes más pobladas y a la vez con una de las tasas de expansión urbana más rápidas del mundo. En el presente trabajo, se presentan los principales resultados tras una década de estudio de los cambios en la vegetación y diversidad vegetal urbana a lo largo de las diferentes unidades estructurales urbanas. La vegetación y la diversidad vegetal urbana se han estudiado a dos niveles: a nivel de paisaje (porcentaje de zonas verdes, grado de fragmentación) y a nivel de especie (estructura, composición y origen). En último lugar se discuten algunos aspectos relacionados con la metodología de estudio de la ecología urbana en Pekín.Palabras clave: Beijing; China; ecología urbana; espacios verdes; especies invasoras; socio-economía; usos del suelo.

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“…An eminently rural city until the middle of the 20th century (Haw, 2007), it has recently experienced an impressive demographic and economic growth. Today, Beijing is one of the largest cities in the world, with an estimated population of ca.…”

Section: Beijing As a Case Studymentioning

confidence: 99%