Urban biogeography

Chi Yung JIM

doi:10.1002/9781118786352.wbieg0090

Urban biogeography

Chi Yung JIM

Department of Social Sciences (SSC)

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Abstract

Biogeography in the built environment evaluates the spatiotemporal intricacies of the nature‐in‐city realm. A historical review offers a backdrop to urban green space (UGS) preservation and provision. UGS typology includes natural enclaves, ruderal pockets, emulated nature, and artificial green sites. They furnish heterogeneous habitats with core and edge ecotones to accommodate diverse species assemblages and varied biomass structure. The urban flora is classified based on biogeographical provenance. Constraints due to harsh built‐up environment and visitor disturbances leave imprints on urban ecosystems. Geometrical assessment provides hints to optimize UGS design for ecosystem services and human use. Ecological‐naturalistic design and climax woodland ecosystem are advocated. Three‐dimensional urban greening can extend UGS to green roofs and green walls to supplement ground‐level natural areas. Surveys of social and economic functions and response to climate change add new dimensions to the inquiry to further justify UGS provision. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The international encyclopedia of geography: People, the earth, environment, and technology
Editors	Douglas RICHARDSON, Noel CASTREE, Michael F. GOODCHILD, Audrey KOBAYASHI, Weidong LIU, Richard A. MARSTON
Place of Publication	Chichester, UK
Publisher	John Wiley & Sons
Pages	7302-7305
ISBN (Electronic)	9781118786352
ISBN (Print)	9780470659632
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118786352.wbieg0090
Publication status	Published - 2017

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

Ecosystem service
Nature conservation
Urban ecosystem
Urban green infrastructure
Urban green space

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Urban biogeography. / JIM, Chi Yung.
The international encyclopedia of geography: People, the earth, environment, and technology. ed. / Douglas RICHARDSON; Noel CASTREE; Michael F. GOODCHILD; Audrey KOBAYASHI; Weidong LIU; Richard A. MARSTON. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, 2017. p. 7302-7305.

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Urban biogeography

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