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Restoring and managing biodiversity in an urbanizing world filled with tensions

Restoring and managing biodiversity in an urbanizing world filled with tensions A s the human population continues to increase, the number and size of cities and towns continues to grow. In Australia, we have seen unprecedented growth in the number and size of cities and towns over the past 50 years and it is predicted to continue well into the future. The development and expansion of human settlements creates a diversity of social, political and ecological tensions. These tensions are underlying states of hostility, opposition and conflict between people that result from dissimilar ideas on how we view and operate in the world we live in. One of the most obvious tensions we need to negotiate is the apparent conflict between development and environmental conservation. This conflict is most obvious in our major cities, but is also occurring in the urban‐rural fringes, small country towns and especially in our coastal settlements. In managing and attempting the bigger task of restoring Australia's biodiversity in its cities and towns, we face many challenges and potential conflicts. However, I feel there are insights embedded in an exploration of the sources of these conflicts that could provide better outcomes for us and the environment. Perceived differences in the conservation value of wilderness areas http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Ecological Management & Restoration Wiley

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Wiley
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Copyright © 2007 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
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1442-7001
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1442-8903
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10.1111/j.1442-8903.2007.00344.x
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Abstract

A s the human population continues to increase, the number and size of cities and towns continues to grow. In Australia, we have seen unprecedented growth in the number and size of cities and towns over the past 50 years and it is predicted to continue well into the future. The development and expansion of human settlements creates a diversity of social, political and ecological tensions. These tensions are underlying states of hostility, opposition and conflict between people that result from dissimilar ideas on how we view and operate in the world we live in. One of the most obvious tensions we need to negotiate is the apparent conflict between development and environmental conservation. This conflict is most obvious in our major cities, but is also occurring in the urban‐rural fringes, small country towns and especially in our coastal settlements. In managing and attempting the bigger task of restoring Australia's biodiversity in its cities and towns, we face many challenges and potential conflicts. However, I feel there are insights embedded in an exploration of the sources of these conflicts that could provide better outcomes for us and the environment. Perceived differences in the conservation value of wilderness areas

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Ecological Management & Restoration – Wiley

Published: Aug 1, 2007

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