BE/CNH: Sustaining Multiple Functions For Urban Wetlands

0119783桑特尔曼生态健康的城市景观，包括湿地和自然区域，有助于保持水质、水量和生物多样性，满足人类的社会和审美需求。 然而，我们希望城市湿地执行的一些功能可能会损害这些城市湿地很好地执行其他预期功能的能力。 该项目将在美国三个地区的公共机构、教育工作者和跨学科科学家团队之间建立伙伴关系，总结我们对城市景观中湿地的认识，并为未来的研究提出方向。 这项研究的成果将提高湿地功能之间的复杂关系的理解，以及社会系统和社区的特点，其中湿地包括在城市景观和价值的城市地区的理解。 这方面的知识可以帮助规划者努力实现城市湿地和自然区域在景观尺度上的最佳功能。

0119783SantelmannEcologically healthy urban landscapes, including wetlands and natural areas, can help maintain water quality, water quantity, and biodiversity and fulfill human social and aesthetic needs. However, some of the functions we desire urban wetlands to perform can impair the ability of these urban wetlands to perform other desired functions well. This project will establish partnerships among public agencies, educators, and interdisciplinary teams of scientists from three regions of the US to summarize the state of our knowledge of wetlands in the urban landscape, and propose directions for future research. A product of this research will be improved understanding of complex relationships among wetland functions, as well as an understanding of social systems and community characteristics of urban areas in which wetlands are included and valued in the urban landscape. This knowledge may assist planners in efforts to achieve optimal functioning of urban wetlands and natural areas at a landscape scale.