Biodiversity planning in the urban fringe: multiple actors, multiple conservation actions, multiple uncertainties

在澳大利亚，加速的城市化被认为是对生物多样性的最大威胁之一，超过50%的受威胁物种出现在城市边缘地区。城市边缘地带的保护规划者缺乏工具，无法同时优先考虑多个参与者的多重保护行动，并协调复杂的权衡。该项目解决了保护理论与现实世界实践之间的重要差距，为管理者提供了在现实世界约束下制定最佳策略的工具。它将为设计和评估保护政策和计划提供更好的理论和模型，以确保良好的生物多样性结果。研究结果可推广到任何复杂的保育规划方案。

Accelerating urbanisation in Australia is considered one of the greatest threats to biodiversity, with over 50% of threatened species occurring in urban fringe areas. Conservation planners in the urban fringe lack tools that can simultaneously prioritize multiple conservation actions by multiple actors and reconcile complicated tradeoffs. This project addresses the important gap between conservation theory and real world practice, providing tools for managers to develop optimal strategies given real-world constraints. It will result in better theories and models for designing and evaluating conservation policy and plans to ensure good biodiversity outcomes. Results will be generalisable to any complex conservation planning scenario.