Land Use Planning and Wildlife Maintenance: Guidelines for Conserving Wildlife in an Urban Landscape

The study of plants and animals on islands, both natural and artificial, has produced a body of generalizations immediately useful to land use planners concerned with minimizing the impacts of habitat destruction on the environment. A case study of 37 isolated chaparral fragments in San Diego, Calif...

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Published in:Journal of the American Planning Association 1991-07, Vol.57 (3), p.313-323
Main Author: Soule, Michael E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Area planning & development
Birds
California
Cities
City planning
Conservation
Environmental aspects
Environmental conditions
Guidelines
Land Management
Land use
Land utilization
Open space
Planning
Preservation
Regression analysis
San Diego, California
Social research
Studies
United States
Urban Affairs
Urban planning
Wildlife
Wildlife conservation
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Summary:The study of plants and animals on islands, both natural and artificial, has produced a body of generalizations immediately useful to land use planners concerned with minimizing the impacts of habitat destruction on the environment. A case study of 37 isolated chaparral fragments in San Diego, California, demonstrates the consequences of habitat fragmentation, including rapid and predictable extinctions of native birds in isolated canyons. This study and others can be used to generate planning guidelines for the prevention of such disappearances. Among the most important measures that can be taken are consolidation of open space set-asides and the provision of corridors linking habitat patches. Corridors can mitigate some of the negative effects of development on wildlife, especially where they facilitate the movement of large predators.
ISSN:0194-4363
1939-0130
DOI:10.1080/01944369108975502