@article{cc481c6122fc47f8bd741eb7bd8d8eae,
title = "Barriers to building wildlife-inclusive cities: Insights from the deliberations of urban ecologists, urban planners and landscape designers",
abstract = "Cities are seen as quintessentially human; however, because they can offer viable habitat to many plants, animals and other forms of life, cities are also dynamic ecosystems. As urban areas expand to house more of the global human population and reduce natural habitat for wildlife, the need for wildlife-inclusive urban planning and design becomes increasingly pressing. The 2019 Urban Wildlife Information Network Summit responded to this need by connecting a group of 80 scientists, urban planners and designers to examine the role of cities in combating the global biodiversity crisis. The Summit focused on identifying and addressing barriers to transdisciplinary work between these communities, such as disciplinary silos, varying incentive structures, funding, differences in spatio-temporal scale, existing infrastructure and values and bias. We explore the challenges to network building for wildlife-inclusive design and planning revealed by the Summit and offer potential solutions for overcoming these obstacles for more effective collaboration around wildlife-inclusive cities. A free Plain Language Summary can be found within the Supporting Information of this article.",
keywords = "transdisciplinarity, urban design, urban planning, urban wildlife, wildlife-inclusivity",
author = "Kay, {Cria A.M.} and Rohnke, {Adam T.} and Sander, {Heather A.} and Theodore Stankowich and Mason Fidino and Murray, {Maureen H.} and Lewis, {Jesse S.} and Ilanah Taves and Lehrer, {Elizabeth W.} and Zellmer, {Amanda J.} and Schell, {Christopher J.} and Magle, {Seth B.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank the attendees of the 2019 Urban Wildlife Information Network Summit, without whom this research would not be possible. The authors also thank the Grainger Foundation and the EJK Foundation for providing financial support for the 2019 UWIN Summit. Additionally, the authors thank the peer reviewers for their constructive input. Funding Information: First and foremost, architects, planners and scientists must avoid competing for funding and resources must be available to encourage a transdisciplinary project team model. Some major funding organizations are now turning their attention to collaborative research. For example, the United States National Science Foundation's transformative research agenda prioritizes convergence research—research using the expertise and methods from diverse disciplines—through their Sustainable Urban Systems Program and 10 {\textquoteleft}Big Ideas{\textquoteright} guiding future funding efforts (NSF, 2020 ). Though this model still prioritizes research over application, it is a good first step toward collaboration across the research, planning and design professions. Additionally, partnering across disciplines may open up previously unavailable pools of funding. For instance, architects and planners can partner with universities and other research institutions to apply for research‐based grants, or researchers might partner with a municipal planning agency to propose local tax and bond initiatives. Transdisciplinary professional partnerships, as well as funding organizations prioritizing sharing of pertinent questions, goals and methods across disciplines, will effectively increase the reach and relevance of wildlife‐inclusive scholarship, design and policy. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 The Authors. People and Nature published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Ecological Society.",
year = "2021",
doi = "10.1002/pan3.10283",
language = "English (US)",
journal = "People and Nature",
issn = "2575-8314",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd",
}