Urban Ecology in Cape Town

Little urban ecological research has been done in South Africa. The papers in the Ecology and Society special feature Urban Ecological and Social-Ecological Research in the City of Cape Town make, therefore, an important contribution to the development of urban ecology locally and globally. Different approaches have been used in the study of urban ecology of different urban areas in South Africa. Cape Town is situated in a biodiversity hotspot and is the only South African city which includes a national park. As a result the urban ecological studies were mainly driven by urban nature conservation concerns. In other cities such as Durban, open space planning and environmental management were the major issues which focused ecological studies on urban areas whereas other studies of urban areas in the Eastern Cape and North-West provinces included private and public open spaces and man-made habitats. We reflect on the Cape Town studies in a South African context and highlight conservation of biodiversity, protection of ecosystem services, management of control measures, and the conflict between humans and nature. A brief synthesis has also been given of South African urban ecological research in general

Archaeology · Biology · Cape · Environmental resource management · Geography · Nature Conservation · Urban ecology · Environmental Science · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Urban Green Space and Health · Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation · Ecology

• Urban Ecological and Social-Ecological Research in the City of Cape Town

  Open Access•Pippin Anderson, Thomas Elmqvist•Conservation Ecology•2012

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• Comanagement at the Fringes

  Open Access•Marnie Graham, Henrik Ernstson•Conservation Ecology•2012

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• Embedding opportunities for poverty alleviation in urban green infrastructure design and management using South Africa as a case example

  Open Access•C M Shackleton, Peta Brom et al.•Cities•2024

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• The ecological and evolutionary consequences of systemic racism in urban environments

  Open Access•Christopher J Schell, Karen Dyson et al.•Science•2020

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• Status of urban ecology in Africa

  Open Access•Adewale G Awoyemi, Juan Diego Ibáñez‐Álamo•Landscape and Urban Planning•2023

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• Urban ecology and the property rights of baboons

  Mariss Everitt•Scrutiny2•2014

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• Environmental policy narratives and urban green infrastructure

  Open Access•Carla-Leanne Washbourne•Environmental Science & Policy•2021

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• Postcolonial nature conservation in practice

  Open Access•Marnie Graham•GeoJournal•2015

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• Valuing recreational ecosystem services in developing cities

  Open Access•Byela Tibesigwa, Herbert Ntuli et al.•Cities•2020

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• Shifting forward

  Open Access•Steward T A Pickett, Niki Frantzeskaki et al.•AMBIO•2024

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• Knowing But Not Doing

  Open Access•A T Knight, Richard M Cowling et al.•Conservation Biology•2008

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• Ecosystem Structure and Function along Urban‐Rural Gradients

  Open Access•Mark J McDonnell, Steward T A Pickett•Ecology•1990

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• The value of the world's ecosystem services and natural capital

  Open Access•R Costanza, Ralph C D’arge et al.•Nature•1997

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• Exploring ecosystem-based adaptation in Durban, South Africa

  Open Access•Debra Roberts, Richard Boon et al.•Environment and Urbanization•2011

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• Thinking globally, acting locally — institutionalizing climate change at the local government level in Durban, South Africa

  Open Access•Debra Roberts•Environment and Urbanization•2008

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• Durban's Local Agenda 21 programme

  Debra Roberts, Nicci Diederichs•Environment and Urbanization•2002

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• Prioritizing climate change adaptation and local level resilience in Durban, South Africa

  Open Access•Debra Roberts•Environment and Urbanization•2010

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• Public green space inequality in small towns in South Africa

  Open Access•M Matthew McConnachie, Matthew M McConnachie et al.•Habitat International•2010

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• Mapping private gardens in urban areas using object-oriented techniques and very high-resolution satellite imagery

  Open Access•René Mathieu, Renaud Mathieu et al.•Landscape and Urban Planning•2007

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• Comanagement at the Fringes

  Open Access•Marnie Graham, Henrik Ernstson•Conservation Ecology•2012

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• An Ecological View of the History of the City of Cape Town

  Open Access•Pippin M L Anderson, Pippin Anderson et al.•Conservation Ecology•2012

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• Insights and Opportunities Offered by a Rapid Ecosystem Service Assessment in Promoting a Conservation Agenda in an Urban Biodiversity Hotspot

  Open Access•Patrick O’farrell, Patrick J O''Farrell et al.•Conservation Ecology•2012

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• Development of a Compendium of Local, Wild-Harvested Species Used in the Informal Economy Trade, Cape Town, South Africa

  Open Access•L M Petersen, E J Moll et al.•Conservation Ecology•2012

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• Evidence, Perceptions, and Trade-offs Associated with Invasive Alien Plant Control in the Table Mountain National Park, South Africa

  Open Access•Brian W Van Wilgen•Conservation Ecology•2012

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• Urbanization Drives a Reduction in Functional Diversity in a Guild of Nectar-feeding Birds

  Open Access•Anton Pauw, Kirsten Louw•Conservation Ecology•2012

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• Can Cape Town's unique biodiversity be saved? Balancing conservation imperatives and development needs

  Open Access•Patricia M Holmes, Anthony G Rebelo et al.•Conservation Ecology•2012

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• Monkey Management

  Open Access•Tali S Hoffman, M Justin O''Riain et al.•Conservation Ecology•2012

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• The Management of Fire-Adapted Ecosystems in an Urban Setting

  Open Access•Brian W Van Wilgen, Greg G Forsyth et al.•Conservation Ecology•2012

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