Urban Nature and Biodiversity for Cities : Policy Brief

This is the urban century; over half of humanity now lives in cities and more than 70 percent are expected to do so by 2050. Today, cities are hubs of social interchange, economic vitality, and innovation. Yet the pace and scale of global transform...

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Main Authors:	Guerry, Anne D., Smith, Jeffrey R., Lonsdorf, Eric, Daily, Gretchen C., Wang, Xueman, Chun, Yuna
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	URBAN BIODIVERSITY URBAN NATURE URBAN ENVIRONMENT URBANIZATION URBAN SPRAWL ECOLOGICAL PLANNING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/589071632808097420/Urban-Nature-and-Biodiversity-for-Cities-Policy-Brief http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36325

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spelling	okr-10986-363252021-10-05T05:10:28Z Urban Nature and Biodiversity for Cities : Policy Brief Guerry, Anne D. Smith, Jeffrey R. Lonsdorf, Eric Daily, Gretchen C. Wang, Xueman Chun, Yuna URBAN BIODIVERSITY URBAN NATURE URBAN ENVIRONMENT URBANIZATION URBAN SPRAWL ECOLOGICAL PLANNING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES This is the urban century; over half of humanity now lives in cities and more than 70 percent are expected to do so by 2050. Today, cities are hubs of social interchange, economic vitality, and innovation. Yet the pace and scale of global transformation in where and how people live pose threats to biodiversity and nature that demand serious attention. In today’s complex world, it is natural - and sometimes necessary - to compartmentalize sectors and realms of experience. Thus, urban planning traditionally occurs without much consideration of biodiversity and nature. It is therefore imperative that cities are designed in ways that maintain the provision of ecosystem services and that national and international conservation plans consider urban centers. This report presents the scientific basis for why and how incorporating biodiversity and nature into urban design is crucial for achieving sustainability, livability, resilience, and equity in cities and beyond. Section one defines key terms and concepts, section two examines what is at stake regarding urban nature and biodiversity, section three explores what urban leaders can do to promote them, section four offers some practical tools and approaches for incorporating urban nature and biodiversity into urban decision-making, and section five concludes. 2021-10-04T14:41:50Z 2021-10-04T14:41:50Z 2021-09 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/589071632808097420/Urban-Nature-and-Biodiversity-for-Cities-Policy-Brief http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36325 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note
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description	This is the urban century; over half of humanity now lives in cities and more than 70 percent are expected to do so by 2050. Today, cities are hubs of social interchange, economic vitality, and innovation. Yet the pace and scale of global transformation in where and how people live pose threats to biodiversity and nature that demand serious attention. In today’s complex world, it is natural - and sometimes necessary - to compartmentalize sectors and realms of experience. Thus, urban planning traditionally occurs without much consideration of biodiversity and nature. It is therefore imperative that cities are designed in ways that maintain the provision of ecosystem services and that national and international conservation plans consider urban centers. This report presents the scientific basis for why and how incorporating biodiversity and nature into urban design is crucial for achieving sustainability, livability, resilience, and equity in cities and beyond. Section one defines key terms and concepts, section two examines what is at stake regarding urban nature and biodiversity, section three explores what urban leaders can do to promote them, section four offers some practical tools and approaches for incorporating urban nature and biodiversity into urban decision-making, and section five concludes.
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author	Guerry, Anne D. Smith, Jeffrey R. Lonsdorf, Eric Daily, Gretchen C. Wang, Xueman Chun, Yuna
author_facet	Guerry, Anne D. Smith, Jeffrey R. Lonsdorf, Eric Daily, Gretchen C. Wang, Xueman Chun, Yuna
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title	Urban Nature and Biodiversity for Cities : Policy Brief
title_short	Urban Nature and Biodiversity for Cities : Policy Brief
title_full	Urban Nature and Biodiversity for Cities : Policy Brief
title_fullStr	Urban Nature and Biodiversity for Cities : Policy Brief
title_full_unstemmed	Urban Nature and Biodiversity for Cities : Policy Brief
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
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