Urbanization, biodiversity and ecosystem services: challenges and opportunities : a global assessment

A global outlook on urbanization / Karen C. Seto, Susan Parnell, and Thomas Elmqvist

History of urbanization and the missing ecology / Thomas Elmqvist, Charles L. Redman, Stephan Barthel, and Robert Costanza

Urbanization and global trends in biodiversity and ecosystem services / Robert I. McDonald, Peter J. Marcotullio, and Burak Güneralp

Regional assessment of Asia / Karen C. Seto

Sub-regional assessment of China : urbanization in biodiversity hotspots / Burak Güneralp and Karen C. Seto

Sub-regional assessment of India : effects of urbanization on land use, biodiversity and ecosystem services / Harini Nagendra, H.S. Sudhira, Madhusudan Katti, and Maria Schewenius

Local assessment of Bangalore : graying and greening in Bangalore

impacts of urbanization on ecosystems, ecosystem services and biodiversity / H.S. Sudhira and Harini Nagendra

Local assessment of Tokyo : Satoyama and Satoumi

traditional landscapes and management practices in a contemporary urban environment / Ryo Kohsaka, Wanyu Shih, Osamu Saito, and Satoru Sadohara

Local assessment of Shanghai : effects of urbanization on the diversity of macrobenthic invertebrates / Wenliang Liu, Xiaohua Chen, and Qiang Wang

Patterns and trends in urban biodiversity and landscape design / Norbert Müller, Maria Ignatieva, Charles H. Nilon, Peter Werner, and Wayne C. Zipperer

Urban ecosystem services / Erik Gómez-Baggethun, Åsa Gren, David N. Barton, Johannes Langemeyer, Timon McPhearson, Patrick O'Farrell, Erik Andersson, Zoé Hamstead, and Peleg Kremer

Shrinking cities, biodiversity and ecosystem services / Dagmar Haase

Regional assessment of Europe / Jakub Kronenberg, Azime Tezer, Dagmar Haase, and Johan Colding

Regional assessment of North America : urbanization trends, biodiversity patterns, and ecosystem services / Timon McPhearson, Roger Auch, and Marina Alberti

Regional assessment of Oceania / Robert Dyball, Christopher D. Ives, and Ian White

Local assessment of İstanbul : biodiversity and ecosystem services / Burak Güneralp, Azime Tezer, and İlke Albayrak

Local assessment of Stockholm : revisiting the Stockholm Urban Assessment / Johan Colding

Local assessment of Chicago : from wild Chicago to Chicago wilderness

Chicago's ecological setting and recent efforts to protect and restore nature in the region / Liam Heneghan, Christopher Mulvaney, Kristen Ross, Susan Stewart, Lauren Umek, Cristy Watkins, Alaka Wali, Lynne M. Westphal, and David H. Wise

Local assessment of New York City : biodiversity, green space, and ecosystem services / Timon McPhearson, David Maddox, Bram Gunther, and David Bragdon

Local assessment of Melbourne : the biodiversity and social-ecological dynamics of Melbourne, Australia / Christopher D. Ives, Ruth Beilin, Ascelin Gordon, Dave Kendal, Amy K. Hahs, and Mark J. McDonnell

A synthesis of global urbanization projections / Michail Fragkias, Burak Güneralp, Karen C. Seto, and Julie Goodness

Urbanization forecasts, effects on land use, biodiversity, and ecosystem services / Burak Güneralp, Robert I. McDonald, Michail Fragkias, Julie Goodness, Peter J. Marcotullio, and Karen C. Seto

Regional assessment of Africa / Pippin M.L. Anderson, Chukwumerije Okereke, Andrew Rudd, and Susan Parnell

Local assessment of Cape Town : navigating the management complexities of urbanization, biodiversity, and ecosystem services in the Cape Floristic Region / Julie Goodness and Pippin M.L. Anderson

Climate change and urban biodiversity vulnerability / William Solecki and Peter J. Marcotullio

Feeding cities : food security and ecosystem support in an urbanizing world / Lisa Deutsch, Robert Dyball, and Will Steffen

Urban governance of biodiversity and ecosystem services / Cathy Wilkinson, Marte Sendstad, Susan Parnell, and Maria Schewenius

Regional assessment of Latin America : rapid urban development and social economic inequity threaten biodiversity hotspots / Aníbal Pauchard and Olga Barbosa

Local assessment of Rio de Janeiro City : two case studies of urbanization trends and ecological impacts / Cecilia P. Herzog and Ricardo Finotti

Urban landscapes as learning arenas for biodiversity and ecosystem services management / Marianne E. Krasny, Cecilia Lundholm, Soul Shava, Eunju Lee, and Hiromi Kobori

Restoration ecology in an urbanizing world / Steven N. Handel, Osamu Saito, and Kazuhiko Takeuchi

Indicators for management of urban biodiversity and ecosystem services : City Biodiversity Index / Ryo Kohsaka, Henrique M. Pereira, Thomas Elmqvist, Lena Chan, Raquel Moreno-Peñaranda, Yukihiro Morimoto, Takashi Inoue, Mari Iwata, Maiko Nishi, Maria da Luz Mathias, Carlos Souto Cruz, Mariana Cabral, Minna Brunfeldt, Anni Parkkinen, Jari Niemelä, Yashada Kulkarni-Kawli, and Grant Pearsell

Stewardship of the biosphere in the urban era / Thomas Elmqvist, Michail Fragkias, Julie Goodness, Burak Güneralp, Peter J. Marcotullio, Robert I. McDonald, Susan Parnell, Maria Schewenius, Marte Sendstad, Karen C. Seto, Cathy Wilkinson, Marina Alberti, Carl Folke, Niki Frantzeskaki, Dagmar Haase, Madhusudan Katti, Harini Nagendra, Jari Niemelä, Steward T.A. Pickett, Charles L. Redman, and Keith Tidball.