NDLI: Urban Domestic Gardens (XIV): The Characteristics of Gardens in Five Cities

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Author	Loram, Alison Warren, Philip H. Gaston, Kevin J.
Copyright Year	2008
Abstract	Domestic gardens make substantial contributions to the provision of green space in urban areas. However, the ecological functions provided by such gardens depend critically on their configuration and composition. Here, we present the first detailed analysis of variation in the composition of urban gardens, in relation to housing characteristics and the nature of the surrounding landscape, across different cities in the United Kingdom. In all five cities studied (Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leicester, and Oxford), garden size had an overwhelming influence on garden composition. Larger gardens supported more of the land-use types recorded, in greater extents, and were more likely to contain particular features, including tall trees and mature shrubs, areas of unmown grass and uncultivated land, vegetable patches, ponds, and composting sites. The proportional contribution of non-vegetated land-uses decreased as garden area increased. House age was less significant in determining the land-use within gardens, although older houses, which were more likely to be found further from the urban edge of the city, contained fewer hedges and greater areas of vegetation canopy >2 m in height. Current UK government planning recommendations will ultimately reduce the area of individual gardens and are thus predicted to result in fewer tall trees and, in particular, less vegetation canopy >2 m. This might be detrimental from ecological, aesthetic, social, and economic stand points.
Starting Page	361
Ending Page	376
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0364152X
Journal	Environmental Management
Volume Number	42
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	14321009
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2008-04-25
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Biodiversity Green spaces Housing Land-use Urbanization Vegetation Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution Forestry Management Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution Nature Conservation Ecology Environmental Management
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Pollution Global and Planetary Change

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