dc.contributor.author | Stanley, Margaret C | |
dc.contributor.author | Beggs, Jacqueline R | |
dc.contributor.author | Bassett, Imogen E | |
dc.contributor.author | Burns, Bruce R | |
dc.contributor.author | Dirks, Kim N | |
dc.contributor.author | Jones, Darryl N | |
dc.contributor.author | Linklater, Wayne L | |
dc.contributor.author | Macinnis-Ng, Cate | |
dc.contributor.author | Simcock, Robyn | |
dc.contributor.author | Souter-Brown, Gayle | |
dc.contributor.author | Trowsdale, Sam A | |
dc.contributor.author | Gaston, Kevin J | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-08-28T01:04:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-08-28T01:04:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1540-9295 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1890/150229 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/125321 | |
dc.description.abstract | As urbanization intensifies, urban ecosystems are increasingly under pressure from a range of threats. Horizon scanning has the potential to act as an early warning system, thereby initiating prompt discussion and decision making about threat mitigation. We undertook a systematic horizon scanning exercise, using a modified Delphi technique and experts from wide-ranging disciplines, to identify emerging threats in urban ecosystems. The 10 identified threats were generally associated with rapid advances in technology (eg solar panels, light-emitting diode lights, self-healing concrete) or with societal demands on urban nature (eg green prescriptions). Although many of the issues identified are also technological opportunities with recognized environmental benefits, we have highlighted emerging risks so that research and mitigation strategies can be initiated promptly. Given the accelerated rate of technological advancement and the increasing demands of urbanized populations, horizon scanning should be conducted routinely for urban ecosystems. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Ecological Society of America | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 553 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 560 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 10 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 13 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Environmental assessment and monitoring | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 410402 | |
dc.title | Emerging threats in urban ecosystems: A horizon scanning exercise | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
dc.description.version | Version of Record (VoR) | |
gro.rights.copyright | © 2015 Ecological Society of America. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version. | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Jones, Darryl N. | |