Bees in the city
Findings from a scoping review and recommendations for urban planning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14556458 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rutger Remmers (Utrecht University), Niki Frantzeskaki (0000-0002-6983-448X, Utrecht University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1281-1295 |
| Publication date | 2024-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AMBIO (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-7447 • E-ISSN: 1654-7209 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s13280-024-02028-1 |
| PMID | 38767748 |
| OpenAlex | W4398131670 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 147 |
Over the last decades, bee biodiversity has dropped sharply due to land use change, including urbanization. To contrast this, recent research has pointed to cities as a hotspot for bees. Because of this ambiguity, a scoping review has been conducted to examine the urban characteristics that impact bees and how bees are impacted. A total of 276 articles were analyzed against landscape and local habitat characteristics. The key findings include first that natural areas are more valuable for bees since biodiversity levels are higher. Second, urban areas generally score better than agricultural and rural areas. Third, plant biodiversity positively influences bee biodiversity. Fourth, the urban environment strongly affects some bee traits and the proportion of native bees. For making cities bee friendly and bee inclusive, we recommend to maintain natural areas, connect natural areas to urban ecosystems, encourage floral abundance and diversity and increasing the size of urban green areas overall
Civil engineering · Environmental planning · Geography · Urban planning · Animal and Plant Science Education · Engineering · Insect and Pesticide Research · Plant and animal studies
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |