Biodiversity in the Urban Area

The impact of biodiversity in urban areas on people and the environment is a broad but still largely unexplored area. Initial studies show that green areas and biodiversity in urban areas can bring many benefits: for example, they should improve the general quality of life and health, lead to lower energy costs and have a positive impact on the (micro-)climate.

However, the effective benefits of biodiversity are difficult to quantify and are therefore often only described qualitatively. The aim of this project is to develop possible methodological approaches in order to create a set of arguments to promote biodiversity in urban areas. Special attention will be paid to the cost-benefit assessment of the various measures to increase biodiversity.