Sustainable development in urban environments: maximising biodiversity conservation where people live

该项目直接解决了澳大利亚环境可持续发展的国家研究重点。这是通过将社会经济变量与住区设计和生物多样性状况联系起来的开创性方法实现的。人类住区具有支持丰富生物多样性的巨大能力。在这里制定生态敏感的管理策略不仅可以确保许多本地物种的保护，还可以为人与自然之间的互动提供可观的机会。这可以带来重大的社会效益，包括改善健康、增加社区福祉和加深对环境的了解。它还确保随时可以获得广泛的生态系统产品和服务。

This project directly addresses the National Research Priority of An Environmentally Sustainable Australia. This is achieved by a pioneering approach that links socio-economic variables with settlement design and biodiversity status. Human settlements have substantial capacity to support a rich biodiversity. Developing ecologically sensitive management strategies here will not only ensure the conservation of many native species, but also provide considerable opportunities for interaction between people and nature. This can have significant social benefits including improved health, increased community well-being and greater understanding of the environment. It also ensures ready access to a broad range of ecosystem goods and services.