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

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

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening | ELSEVIER GMBH | Published : 2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127732

Abstract

Modern cities are dominated by impervious surfaces that absorb, store and release heat in summer, create large volumes of runoff and provide limited biodiversity habitat and poor air quality can also be a health issue. Future climate change, including more frequent and extreme weather events will likely exacerbate these issues. Green infrastructure such as parks, gardens, street trees and engineered technologies such as green roofs and walls, facades and raingardens can help mitigate these problems. This relies on selecting plants that can persist in urban environments and improve stormwater retention, cooling, biodiversity and air pollution. However, plant selection for green infrastructure..

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Funding Acknowledgements

This paper was developed in a workshop on plant selection hosted by Which Plant Where, funded by the Hort Frontiers Green Cities Fund, part of the Hort Frontiers strategic partnership initiative developed by Hort Innovation, with co-investment from Macquarie University, Western Sydney University and the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage and contributions from the Australian Government. C. Szota and T. Fletcher receive funding support through the Melbourne Waterway Research Practice Partnership, a collaboration between the University of Melbourne and Melbourne Water. Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Partnership grants supported C. Farrell, J. Rayner and S. Arndt (LP190100536 - Resilient and adaptable urban landscapes: low input woody meadows) and S. Livesley (LP160100780-Managing urban trees for people and wildlife) .