Ingo Kowarik
Biographic Data
| ID | 5589074 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ingo Kowarik |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ingo |
| FAMILY NAME | Kowarik |
| SIGNATURE | KOWARIK I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Berlin Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8251-7163 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Unconventional programmes to promote experiences with urban nature in Berlin
As more people live in cities, there is growing concern about the decline in human–nature interactions, which negatively affect health and engagement with conservation efforts. Experiencing nature in urban green spaces could counteract this trend. However, access to these spaces is often limited due to a decreasing positive orientation of people towards nature and for people in challenging life circumstances—an important aspect of environmental j…
From nature experience to pro-conservation action
Addressing the global biodiversity crisis requires conservation engagement across generations. However, generational amnesia and extinction of experience probably threaten this effort, reflecting declines in nature knowledge, experience and engagement among younger generations. We examined urban green area visit frequency, nature-relatedness, identification skills and familiarity with species (plants, birds and butterflies) and pro-conservation b…
Urban biodiversity, ecosystems and the city. Insights from 50 years of the Berlin School of urban ecology
Questions to Ingo Kowarik
Beyond values
Managing non‐native species in cities is often controversial because these species can support both ecosystem services and disservices. Yet, how the acceptability of non‐native species management by the general public differs in relation to native species, to distance (i.e. close to residence and elsewhere) and among plants and animals is understudied. Furthermore, while values, beliefs and knowledge are often considered in this context, psychome…
Grassland allergenicity increases with urbanisation and plant invasions
Pollen allergies have been on the rise in cities, where anthropogenic disturbances, warmer climate and introduced species are shaping novel urban ecosystems. Yet, the allergenic potential of these urban ecosystems, in particular spontaneous vegetation outside parks and gardens, remains poorly known. We quantified the allergenic properties of 56 dry grasslands along a double gradient of urbanisation and plant invasion in Berlin (Germany). 30% of g…
Impacts of dogs on urban grassland ecosystems
Integrating spontaneous urban woodlands into the green infrastructure
Covid ‐19 crisis demonstrates the urgent need for urban greenspaces
Recent acceleration of urban growth rates has put greenspaces under pressure in cities worldwide, despite the well-known health benefits they provide for city dwellers. We contend that the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the vital importance of urban greenspaces as an essential quality-of-life element in sustainable cities. Governments around the world have resorted to unprecedented measures to slow or prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus SAR…
Wild bees in urban grasslands
Advancing urban green infrastructure in Europe
Beyond green
Unexploited opportunities in understanding liveable and biodiverse cities. A review on urban biodiversity perception and valuation
Considering the ways biocultural diversity helps enforce the urban green infrastructure in times of urban transformation
Toward livable and healthy urban streets
How Useful are the Concepts of Familiarity, Biological Integrity, and Ecosystem Health for Evaluating Damages by GM Crops
Novel urban ecosystems, biodiversity, and conservation
Wild Urban Woodlands
"Urban landscapes formerly shaped by heavy industry are evolving all over the world. The associated processes enhance the evolution of a new kind of wilderness. In regions such as the German Ruhrgebiet, vast post-industrial areas have already been recolonised naturally by forests. These new types of urban woodlands are often overlooked by ecologists, foresters and planners. The book provides a first concise overview of ecological features and pot…
Naturschutz und Denkmalpflege
Naturschutz und Denkmalpflege
Wild Urban Woodlands
"Urban landscapes formerly shaped by heavy industry are evolving all over the world. The associated processes enhance the evolution of a new kind of wilderness. In regions such as the German Ruhrgebiet, vast post-industrial areas have already been recolonised naturally by forests. These new types of urban woodlands are often overlooked by ecologists, foresters and planners. The book provides a first concise overview of ecological features and pot…
Novel urban ecosystems, biodiversity, and conservation
How Useful are the Concepts of Familiarity, Biological Integrity, and Ecosystem Health for Evaluating Damages by GM Crops
Toward livable and healthy urban streets
Unexploited opportunities in understanding liveable and biodiverse cities. A review on urban biodiversity perception and valuation
Considering the ways biocultural diversity helps enforce the urban green infrastructure in times of urban transformation
Beyond green
Advancing urban green infrastructure in Europe
Covid ‐19 crisis demonstrates the urgent need for urban greenspaces
Recent acceleration of urban growth rates has put greenspaces under pressure in cities worldwide, despite the well-known health benefits they provide for city dwellers. We contend that the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the vital importance of urban greenspaces as an essential quality-of-life element in sustainable cities. Governments around the world have resorted to unprecedented measures to slow or prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus SAR…
Wild bees in urban grasslands
Impacts of dogs on urban grassland ecosystems
Integrating spontaneous urban woodlands into the green infrastructure
Beyond values
Managing non‐native species in cities is often controversial because these species can support both ecosystem services and disservices. Yet, how the acceptability of non‐native species management by the general public differs in relation to native species, to distance (i.e. close to residence and elsewhere) and among plants and animals is understudied. Furthermore, while values, beliefs and knowledge are often considered in this context, psychome…
Grassland allergenicity increases with urbanisation and plant invasions
Pollen allergies have been on the rise in cities, where anthropogenic disturbances, warmer climate and introduced species are shaping novel urban ecosystems. Yet, the allergenic potential of these urban ecosystems, in particular spontaneous vegetation outside parks and gardens, remains poorly known. We quantified the allergenic properties of 56 dry grasslands along a double gradient of urbanisation and plant invasion in Berlin (Germany). 30% of g…
Urban biodiversity, ecosystems and the city. Insights from 50 years of the Berlin School of urban ecology
Questions to Ingo Kowarik
Unconventional programmes to promote experiences with urban nature in Berlin
As more people live in cities, there is growing concern about the decline in human–nature interactions, which negatively affect health and engagement with conservation efforts. Experiencing nature in urban green spaces could counteract this trend. However, access to these spaces is often limited due to a decreasing positive orientation of people towards nature and for people in challenging life circumstances—an important aspect of environmental j…
From nature experience to pro-conservation action
Addressing the global biodiversity crisis requires conservation engagement across generations. However, generational amnesia and extinction of experience probably threaten this effort, reflecting declines in nature knowledge, experience and engagement among younger generations. We examined urban green area visit frequency, nature-relatedness, identification skills and familiarity with species (plants, birds and butterflies) and pro-conservation b…
Geography (15 works) · Urban Green Space and Health (13 works) · Biology (12 works) · Ecology (12 works) · Environmental planning (9 works) · Land Use and Ecosystem Services (9 works) · Biodiversity (8 works) · Ecosystem (8 works) · Environmental resource management (8 works) · Urban planning (7 works)