Biodiversity and environment in cities —A case study of birds in urban and suburban areas of Japan

FuKui Wataru

Article ID: 1937
Vol 2, Issue 2, 2021

VIEWS - 43 (Abstract)

Abstract

In Japan, the environmental degradation in the urban and urban fringe area advanced from rapid economic growth to begin at the mid-1950s. The environmental aggravation such as large-scale development of the city with little consideration of environment, air pollution and the noise and so on had a big influence at the biological diversity. The habitation space of the creature is decreased or disappeared, and biological diversity suddenly is decreased. This tendency continued after stability of the economic growth of the mid-1970s. The environment of the urban area was not desirable space for the creatures. In addition, it decreased the ecosystem service. However, this problem lies in administration and private consciousness, and improves the consciousness of inhabitants and the reduction of the pollution, as well as the maintenance and creation of the urban greening advanced, and the environment of the urban area was improved

Keywords

biodiversity, environment; bird; green open space; patch; corridor; matrix; urban landscape




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