Urban domestic gardens (X): the extent & structure of the resource in five major cities
Urban domestic gardens (X): the extent & structure of the resource in five major cities
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城市家庭花园（X）：范围
DOI：
10.1007/s10980-006-9051-9
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发表时间：
2007
影响因子：
5.2
通讯作者：
K. Gaston
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作者：
Alison Loram;J. Tratalos;P. Warren;K. Gaston
众所周知，私人家庭花园在城市地区的“绿地”中占有相当大的比例，因此对于维持该地区的生物多样性和生态系统服务提供具有潜在意义。然而，人们对这一资源的实际规模和性质知之甚少。这项研究首次对英国不同城市（爱丁堡、贝尔法斯特、莱斯特、牛津和卡迪夫）的国内花园资源的规模和结构进行了详细审计和比较。各城市住宅花园覆盖率在21.8%至26.8%之间，与人口密度和住房密度变化呈正相关。在每个城市至少 500 套房屋的随机样本中，99% 的房屋都有相关花园，其平均面积在 155.4 平方米至 253.0 平方米之间，并且与房屋类型（联排别墅、半独立式住宅或独立式住宅）密切相关。相对较小的花园（< 400 平方米）在每个城市的花园总面积中所占的比例不成比例，其数量比较大的花园更多。花园面积和到城市边缘的距离之间没有明确的关系。这些结果和其他结果从城市花园作为野生动物栖息地的潜在作用以及对住房政策的影响进行了讨论。
Private domestic gardens are known to constitute a considerable proportion of “green space” in urban areas and are therefore of potential significance for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem service provision in such areas. However, little is known about the actual size and nature of this resource. This study provides the first detailed audit and comparison of the size and structure of the domestic garden resource across different cities in the U.K. (Edinburgh, Belfast, Leicester, Oxford and Cardiff). The urban area of each city covered by domestic gardens ranged from 21.8% to 26.8% and was positively correlated with variation in human population density and housing density. In a random sample of at least 500 houses in each city, 99% had associated gardens, the mean areas of which ranged from 155.4 m2 to 253.0 m2 and were closely associated with housing type (terraced, semi-detached or detached houses). Relatively small gardens (< 400 m2) contributed disproportionately to the total garden area of each city, being more numerous than larger gardens. There was no clear relationship between garden area and distance to the edge of any of the cities. These and other results are discussed in terms of the potential role of urban gardens as wildlife habitats and the implications for housing policy.