@inproceedings{28efb4b00f00483cb1307d52a5cbd0cb,
title = "Beyond Green Facades: Measuring the Ecology of Vertical Gardens in Quito, Ecuador",
abstract = "Whilst the cities of the world seem to have an insatiable appetite for expansion, development and growth, the natural habitat within them is in constant decline and fragmentation. Space has become valuable, and as such green areas come under threat. In the face of this, vertical gardens become attractive, offering biophilia, energy reduction and ecology services in a vertical area. Whilst the gardens often consider the aesthetic design, there is little research on the empirical, measured ecological services they give in maintaining biodiversity. This paper aims to fill some of that gap, researching into the diversity of birds and invertebrates found at three vertical gardens in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. It was found that they do indeed play an important role, and so should be taken into account for design, planning and policy as part of sustainable city development of the present and for the future.",
keywords = "Birds, Ecology, Invertebrates, Vertical gardens",
author = "Davis, \{Michael Maks\} and Cevallos, \{Francisco Ram{\'i}rez\} and Leslie Galvez and Sebasti{\'a}n Tobar and Aim{\'e}e Thomas and Gabriela Toscano",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.; 7th International Conference on Urban Planning and Architectural Design for Sustainable Development, UPADSD 2022 ; Conference date: 13-09-2022 Through 15-09-2022",
year = "2024",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-031-47794-2\_24",
language = "Ingl{\'e}s",
isbn = "9783031477935",
series = "Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation",
publisher = "Springer Nature",
pages = "319--325",
editor = "Francesco Alberti and Paola Gallo and Matamanda, \{Abraham R.\} and Strauss, \{Eric J.\}",
booktitle = "Resilient Planning and Design for Sustainable Cities",
address = "Estados Unidos",
}