Publications

The Aotearoa BiodiverCity team, along with various co-authors have published:

Journal Articles

A rapid assessment technique for evaluating biodiversity to support accreditation of residential properties
Read more: A rapid assessment technique for evaluating biodiversity to support accreditation of residential properties
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An examination of the factors influencing engagement in gardening practices that support biodiversity using the theory of planned behavior
Read more: An examination of the factors influencing engagement in gardening practices that support biodiversity using the theory of planned behavior
Theses

BiodiverCity: The integration of biodiversity with medium-density housing
Read more: BiodiverCity: The integration of biodiversity with medium-density housing
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Biodiverse residential development: A review of New Zealand policies and strategies for urban biodiversity
Read more: Biodiverse residential development: A review of New Zealand policies and strategies for urban biodiversity
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Biodiversity in suburbia: exploring strategies for retrofitting biodiversity in residential space across Aotearoa New Zealand
Read more: Biodiversity in suburbia: exploring strategies for retrofitting biodiversity in residential space across Aotearoa New Zealand
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Connection to nature and time spent in gardens predicts social cohesion
Read more: Connection to nature and time spent in gardens predicts social cohesion
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Conservation of skinks in New Zealand cities
Read more: Conservation of skinks in New Zealand cities
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Denser and greener cities: green interventions to achieve both urban density and nature
Read more: Denser and greener cities: green interventions to achieve both urban density and nature
Conference publications

Designing for urban biodiversity: design-led approaches from Aotearoa NZ
Read more: Designing for urban biodiversity: design-led approaches from Aotearoa NZ
Theses

Ecological Connectivity in the Densifying City-Strategies for Enhancement
Read more: Ecological Connectivity in the Densifying City-Strategies for Enhancement
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Housing vs Biodiversity: Can medium density housing help enhance Aotearoa New Zealand’s urban biodiversity?
Read more: Housing vs Biodiversity: Can medium density housing help enhance Aotearoa New Zealand’s urban biodiversity?
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How do urban green spaces increase well-being? The role of perceived wildness and nature connectedness
Read more: How do urban green spaces increase well-being? The role of perceived wildness and nature connectedness
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Improving urban habitat connectivity for native birds: using least-cost path analyses to design urban green infrastructure networks
Read more: Improving urban habitat connectivity for native birds: using least-cost path analyses to design urban green infrastructure networks
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Invasive urban mammalian predators: distribution and multi-scale habitat selection
Read more: Invasive urban mammalian predators: distribution and multi-scale habitat selection
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Invertebrate richness and diversity in parks situated along a gradient of urbanisation
Read more: Invertebrate richness and diversity in parks situated along a gradient of urbanisation
Theses

Medium-density housing designed to conserve and regenerate native biodiversity in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand
Read more: Medium-density housing designed to conserve and regenerate native biodiversity in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand
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Multiple roles of green space in the resilience, sustainability and equity of Aotearoa New Zealand’s cities
Read more: Multiple roles of green space in the resilience, sustainability and equity of Aotearoa New Zealand’s cities
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Nature relatedness, well-being and life satisfaction across an urban–rural gradient
Read more: Nature relatedness, well-being and life satisfaction across an urban–rural gradient
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Overcoming the “fear of density”: vegetational diversity in residential developments in the densifying city
Read more: Overcoming the “fear of density”: vegetational diversity in residential developments in the densifying city
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People’s desire to be in nature and how they experience it are partially heritable
Read more: People’s desire to be in nature and how they experience it are partially heritable
Theses

Planning for a Biophilic City: The Case of the Wellington Region
Read more: Planning for a Biophilic City: The Case of the Wellington Region
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Priorities, concerns, and potential compromises amongst urban forest stakeholders: international lessons from Aotearoa New Zealand
Read more: Priorities, concerns, and potential compromises amongst urban forest stakeholders: international lessons from Aotearoa New Zealand
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Regenerative living cities and the urban climate–biodiversity–wellbeing nexus
Read more: Regenerative living cities and the urban climate–biodiversity–wellbeing nexus
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Relationships between nature connectedness, biodiversity of private gardens, and mental well-being during the Covid-19 lockdown
Read more: Relationships between nature connectedness, biodiversity of private gardens, and mental well-being during the Covid-19 lockdown
Conference publications

Restoring urban nature – solutions for the built environment
Read more: Restoring urban nature – solutions for the built environment
Theses

Socio-Ecological ‘In-Between’ Spaces Within Residential Developments in Aotearoa
Read more: Socio-Ecological ‘In-Between’ Spaces Within Residential Developments in Aotearoa
Journal Articles

Sowing the seeds of wildlife-friendly gardening: Does a garden biodiversity assessment promote uptake of pro-biodiversity gardening behaviours?
Read more: Sowing the seeds of wildlife-friendly gardening: Does a garden biodiversity assessment promote uptake of pro-biodiversity gardening behaviours?
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The New Zealand Biodiversity Factor—Residential (NZBF-R): A Tool to Rapidly Score the Relative Biodiversity Value of Urban Residential Developments
Read more: The New Zealand Biodiversity Factor—Residential (NZBF-R): A Tool to Rapidly Score the Relative Biodiversity Value of Urban Residential Developments
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Urgent biophilia: green space visits in Wellington, New Zealand, during the COVID-19 lockdowns
Read more: Urgent biophilia: green space visits in Wellington, New Zealand, during the COVID-19 lockdowns
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Victims of ignorance: gaps in the protection of endemic lizards during land use activities in Aotearoa | New Zealand
Read more: Victims of ignorance: gaps in the protection of endemic lizards during land use activities in Aotearoa | New Zealand
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Working together to scale ecosystem restoration: collective approaches to community action in Aotearoa New Zealand
Read more: Working together to scale ecosystem restoration: collective approaches to community action in Aotearoa New Zealand