Urban nature
Urban nature describes the habitats of animal and plant species and biotopes in the city and is a research field in urban ecology .
The term was coined in Germany by the book of the same name by the biologist Josef Reichholf . He advocates the thesis that animals and plants are withdrawing from the overused and uniform agricultural areas into urban areas because they find “more natural” habitats here than in the countryside.
The German Federal Cabinet adopted the 'Urban Nature Master Plan' on June 6, 2019. The Federal Government wants to support the municipalities in increasing the diversity of species and biotopes in cities.
The 2015 nature awareness study asked for the first time what people in Germany associate with urban nature . For 94 percent of those surveyed, the accessibility of urban nature is very or rather important and 73 percent state that they use inner-city nature offers at least several times a month. For 72 percent, urban nature is primarily relevant for well-being, followed by its importance as a habitat for animals and plants and for the external appearance of the city (very important: 68 percent each).
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- ↑ Federal Cabinet adopts the Urban Nature Master Plan - BMU press release. Retrieved September 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (ed.): Naturbewusstsein 2015 - Population survey on nature and biological diversity. Berlin and Bonn, 2016. PDF available.