Amy Hahs

Dynamic Changes in Melbourne's Urban Vegetation Cover-2001 to 2016

Bhuban Timalsina, Suzanne Mavoa, Amy K Hahs

Journal article  |  2021  |  LAND

Understanding changes in urban vegetation is essential for ensuring sustainable and healthy cities, mitigating disturbances due to..

Indigenous plants promote insect biodiversity in urban greenspaces

Luis Mata, Alan N Andersen, Alejandra Moran-Ordonez, Amy K Hahs, Anna Backstrom, Christopher D Ives, Daniel Bickel, David Duncan, Estibaliz Palma, Freya Thomas, Kate Cranney, Ken Walker, Ian Shears, Linda Semeraro, Mallik Malipatil, Melinda L Moir, Michaela Plein, Nick Porch, Peter A Vesk, Tessa R Smith, et al.

Journal article  |  2021  |  ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

The contribution of urban greenspaces to support biodiversity and provide benefits for people is increasingly recognized. However,..

A Research Agenda for Urban Biodiversity in the Global Extinction Crisis

Sonja Knapp, Myla FJ Aronson, Ela Carpenter, Adriana Herrera-Montes, Kirsten Jung, D Johan Kotze, Frank A La Sorte, Christopher A Lepczyk, Ian MacGregor-Fors, J Scott MacIvor, Marco Moretti, Charles H Nilon, Max R Piana, Christine C Rega-Brodsky, Allyson Salisbury, Caragh G Threlfall, Christopher Trisos, Nicholas SG Williams, Amy K Hahs

Journal article  |  2021  |  BIOSCIENCE

Rapid urbanization and the global loss of biodiversity necessitate the development of a research agenda that addresses knowledge g..

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..

The Effect of Landscape History on the Urban Environment: Past Landscapes, Present Patterns

Marié J du Toit, Amy K Hahs, Ian MacGregor-Fors

Book Chapter  |  2021

Twentieth-century growth of urban ecology

David Goode, Ian Douglas, Mark J McDonnell, Amy Hahs, Ian MacGregor-Fors

Book Chapter  |  2020

Impacts of the remnant sizes, forest types, and landscape patterns of surrounding areas on woody plant diversity of urban remnant forest patches

Jingyi Yang, Jun Yang, Danqi Xing, Xiangyu Luo, Siran Lu, Conghong Huang, Amy K Hahs

Journal article  |  2020  |  URBAN ECOSYSTEMS

Remnant forests in urban areas are hotspots of urban biodiversity. However, the survival and integrity of many remnant forests are..

Urban Green Space Distribution Related to Land Values in Fast-Growing Megacities, Mumbai and Jakarta-Unexploited Opportunities to Increase Access to Greenery for the Poor

Yun Hye Hwang, Ivan Kurniawan Nasution, Deepika Amonkar, Amy Hahs

Journal article  |  2020  |  SUSTAINABILITY

Many studies on disparities in the distribution of urban green space (UGS) focus on the quantity and accessibility of designated o..

Balancing fire risk and human thermal comfort in fire-prone urban landscapes

Tania A MacLeod, Amy K Hahs, Trent D Penman

Journal article  |  2019  |  PLOS ONE

Vegetation in urban areas provides many essential ecosystem services. These services may be indirect, such as carbon sequestration..

Higher levels of greenness and biodiversity associate with greater subjective wellbeing in adults living in Melbourne, Australia

Suzanne Mavoa, Melanie Davern, Martin Breed, Amy Hahs

Journal article  |  2019  |  HEALTH & PLACE

Natural environments may be important for subjective wellbeing, yet evidence is sparse and measures of nature are unspecific. We u..