Alessandro Ossola

Finding space for nature in cities: the considerable potential of redundant car parking

Thami Croeser, Georgia E Garrard, Casey Visintin, Holly Kirk, Alessandro Ossola, Casey Furlong, Rebecca Clements, Andrew Butt, Elizabeth Taylor, Sarah A Bekessy

Journal article  |  2022  |  npj Urban Sustainability

AbstractNature-based solutions (NBS) are recognised as a means to address challenges such as heatwaves, flooding and biodiversity ..

Can we integrate ecological approaches to improve plant selection for green infrastructure?

C Farrell, SJ Livesley, SK Arndt, L Beaumont, H Burley, D Ellsworth, M Esperon-Rodriguez, TD Fletcher, R Gallagher, A Ossola, SA Power, R Marchin, JP Rayner, PD Rymer, L Staas, C Szota, NSG Williams, M Leishman

Journal article  |  2022  |  URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Modern cities are dominated by impervious surfaces that absorb, store and release heat in summer, create large volumes of runoff a..

Nature-based solutions for changing urban landscapes: Lessons from Australia

Niki Frantzeskaki, Alessandro Ossola, Judy Bush

Journal article  |  2022  |  URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Urban forest invertebrates: how they shape and respond to the urban environment

D Johan Kotze, Elizabeth C Lowe, J Scott MacIvor, Alessandro Ossola, Briony A Norton, Dieter F Hochuli, Luis Mata, Marco Moretti, Sara A Gagne, I Tanya Handa, Theresa M Jones, Caragh G Threlfall, Amy K Hahs

Journal article  |  2022  |  URBAN ECOSYSTEMS

Invertebrates comprise the most diversified animal group on Earth. Due to their long evolutionary history and small size, inverteb..

A transformative mission for prioritising nature in Australian cities

Niki Frantzeskaki, Cathy Oke, Guy Barnett, Sarah Bekessy, Judy Bush, James Fitzsimons, Maria Ignatieva, Dave Kendal, Jonathan Kingsley, Laura Mumaw, Alessandro Ossola

Journal article  |  2022  |  AMBIO

Australia is experiencing mounting pressures related to processes of urbanisation, biodiversity loss and climate change felt at la..

Choosing the right nature-based solutions to meet diverse urban challenges

Thami Croeser, Georgia Garrard, Roshan Sharma, Alessandro Ossola, Sarah Bekessy

Journal article  |  2021  |  URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Increasing focus on Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) in cities has significantly expanded the range of applications in which urban nat..

Toward cross-realm management of coastal urban ecosystems

Caragh G Threlfall, Ezequiel M Marzinelli, Alessandro Ossola, Ana B Bugnot, Melanie J Bishop, Elizabeth C Lowe, Sam J Imberger, Shona Myers, Peter D Steinberg, Katherine A Dafforn

Journal article  |  2021  |  FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Urbanization and its resulting environmental stressors are often managed within terrestrial, freshwater, or marine realms separate..

Urban agriculture as a nature-based solution to address socio-ecological challenges in Australian cities

Jonathan Kingsley, Monika Egerer, Sonia Nuttman, Lucy Keniger, Philip Pettitt, Niki Frantzeskaki, Tonia Gray, Alessandro Ossola, Brenda Lin, Aisling Bailey, Danielle Tracey, Sara Barron, Pauline Marsh

Journal article  |  2021  |  URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Australia is currently grappling with a range of social and environmental challenges, many of which impact the way our public heal..

A global horizon scan of the future impacts of robotics and autonomous systems on urban ecosystems

Mark A Goddard, Zoe G Davies, Solene Guenat, Mark J Ferguson, Jessica C Fisher, Adeniran Akanni, Teija Ahjokoski, Pippin ML Anderson, Fabio Angeoletto, Constantinos Antoniou, Adam J Bates, Andrew Barkwith, Adam Berland, Christopher J Bouch, Christine C Rega-Brodsky, Loren B Byrne, David Cameron, Rory Canavan, Tim Chapman, Stuart Connop, et al.

Journal article  |  2021  |  NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Technology is transforming societies worldwide. A major innovation is the emergence of robotics and autonomous systems (RAS), whic..

Butterfly richness and abundance along a gradient of imperviousness and the importance of matrix quality

JS Kurylo, CG Threlfall, KM Parris, A Ossola, NSG Williams, KL Evans

Journal article  |  2020  |  ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Heterogeneity in quantity and quality of resources provided in the urban matrix may mitigate adverse effects of urbanization inten..