Biodiversity Conservation in Local Planning

Miller, James R.; Groom, Martha J.; Hess, George R.; Steelman, Toddi A.; Stokes, David L.; Thompson, Janette R.; Bowman, Troy; Fricke, Laura; King, Brandon; Marquardt, Ryan David

doi:10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.01110.x

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“…Considering the fast-growing urbanization in China, the problem would be exacerbated with no improvement in current construction model of urban greening. Biodiversity conservation should be more considered in future urban greening, and public participation need to be more encouraged and strengthened (Alvey, 2006;Miller et al, 2008). Fortunately, with the increasing civic consciousness in recent years, more and more people began to have positive attitudes and strong willingness toward participation in urban China (Shan, 2012), which will benefit the decision-making and construction in urban greening.…”

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Low plant diversity and floristic homogenization in fast-urbanizing towns in Shandong Peninsular, China: Effects of urban greening at regional scale for ecological engineering

Wang

Zuo

et al. 2014

Ecological Engineering

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a b s t r a c tUrban forest construction is believed as an effective method to preserve urban biodiversity and restore urban green ecosystem. However, in some fast-urbanizing towns, the most urban flora in the built-up area was almost totally manmade, where is new expanded areas mainly transformed from cultivated lands. How such urban flora contribute to local and regional diversity is seldom quantitatively tested. In this study, we conducted a comprehensive investigation of man-made urban flora in 15 fast-urbanizing towns in Shandong Peninsular, China, to explore the effect of urban greening on the local and regional plant diversity. The results that showed huge investment to urban greening contribute to high urban green coverage but do not foster high plant diversity. Exotic species has lower overall dissimilarity between town pairs than native in either cultivated or wild flora. Urban greening does not result in high proportion of exotic species, however, either wild flora or cultivated flora show homogenizing tendency due to the expansion of exotic species. Nevertheless, the main driving forces are different: the wild flora are homogenized by diminished species richness difference while the cultivated flora due to the decreased species replacement. We therefore suggest biodiversity conservation should be more considered and strengthened in further urban greening. Our study could also provide useful reference data in biotic homogenization research in China.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Low plant diversity and floristic homogenization in fast-urbanizing towns in Shandong Peninsular, China: Effects of urban greening at regional scale for ecological engineering

Wang

Zuo

et al. 2014

Ecological Engineering

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“…As particular locations are developed, site-specific biodiversity information is needed (Crist et al, 2000;Miller et al, 2009). Site-specific data is necessary to determine a precise footprint for development so that impacts to biodiversity on the site are minimized.…”

Section: Comprehensive Biodiversity Conservation Planningmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This approach predicts that the higher quality of life in communities that embrace the smart growth concept will make them more economically competitive and create more business opportunities (Iams and Kaplan, 2006;Preuss and Vemuri, 2004). While the Smart Growth Network has identified preservation and maintenance of the environment and biotic diversity as one of ten guiding smart growth principles, methods to incorporate these values into the land use planning process remain inadequate (Daniels and Lapping, 2005;Miller et al, 2009;Stokes et al, 2010).…”

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confidence: 97%

“…As county and municipal governments enact zoning and other ordinances, or consider development projects, conservation of biodiversity can be enhanced or impeded (Crist et al, 2000;Miller et al, 2009;Polasky et al, 2008;Theobald et al, 2000). A major obstacle that prevents biodiversity conservation from being adequately incorporated into smart growth planning is insufficient biodiversity data or lack of biodiversity data in an appropriate format (Azerrad and Nilon, 2006;Crist et al, 2000;Miller et al, 2009;Pierce et al, 2005).…”

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Incorporating biodiversity conservation and recreational wildlife values into smart growth land use planning

Underwood

Francis

Gerber

2011

Landscape and Urban Planning

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“…Stable, sustainable biodiversity conservation will depend on the harmonisation of these mandates (e.g. Miller et al 2009). …”

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Philippine protected areas are not meeting the biodiversity coverage and management effectiveness requirements of Aichi Target 11

Mallari¹,

Collar

McGowan

et al. 2015

Ambio

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Aichi Target 11 of the Convention on Biological Diversity urges, inter alia, that nations protect at least 17 % of their land, and that protection is effective and targets areas of importance for biodiversity. Five years before reporting on Aichi targets is due, we assessed the Philippines' current protected area system for biodiversity coverage, appropriateness of management regimes and capacity to deliver protection. Although protected estate already covers 11 % of the Philippines' land area, 64 % of its key biodiversity areas (KBAs) remain unprotected. Few protected areas have appropriate management and governance infrastructures, funding streams, management plans and capacity, and a serious mismatch exists between protected area land zonation regimes and conservation needs of key species. For the Philippines to meet the biodiversity coverage and management effectiveness elements of Aichi Target 11, protected area and KBA boundaries should be aligned, management systems reformed to pursue biodiversity-led targets and effective management capacity created.

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Biodiversity Conservation in Local Planning

Abstract: Local land-use policy is increasingly being recognized as fundamental to biodiversity conservation in the UnitedPalabras Clave: Carolina del Norte, conservación local, conservación de hábitat, Iowa, planificación del uso de suelo, políticas de conservación, urbanización, Washington

Cited by 70 publications

References 39 publications

Low plant diversity and floristic homogenization in fast-urbanizing towns in Shandong Peninsular, China: Effects of urban greening at regional scale for ecological engineering

Low plant diversity and floristic homogenization in fast-urbanizing towns in Shandong Peninsular, China: Effects of urban greening at regional scale for ecological engineering

Incorporating biodiversity conservation and recreational wildlife values into smart growth land use planning

Philippine protected areas are not meeting the biodiversity coverage and management effectiveness requirements of Aichi Target 11

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