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Universities as frontrunners in the effort towards green and biodiverse cities?

Kris Verheyen (UGent) , Lander Baeten (UGent) , An Cliquet (UGent) , Jan De Doncker (UGent) , Jan Mertens (UGent) , Leen Van Gijsel (UGent) , Pieter Van Vooren (UGent) , Annemieke Verbeken (UGent) and Riet Van de Velde (UGent)
(2023) URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING. 81.
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How can policy ambitions regarding the preservation and expansion of urban green space be turned into concrete realisations in cities? We argue that universities could play a key role here. Universities often not only have large campuses with green spaces in core urban areas, they are also centers of knowledge and education that can point to the urgency of global sustainability challenges and can leverage their expertise to contribute to solutions. To illustrate this position, we present the lessons learned from the development and implementation of the Biodi-versity Action Plan at Ghent University, Belgium. Four years after the adoption of the plan, the target of a net increase in biodiversity by 2030 is still far off. But we are learning that living lab-like initiatives that combine research, education and campus operation are potentially effective arenas to turn the extensive knowledge present in academic institutions into action.
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Living lab, SWOT -analysis, Transdisciplinary collaboration, Urban biodiversity, University campuses, Urban greening

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Verheyen, Kris, et al. “Universities as Frontrunners in the Effort towards Green and Biodiverse Cities?” URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING, vol. 81, 2023, doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2023.127872.
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Verheyen, K., Baeten, L., Cliquet, A., De Doncker, J., Mertens, J., Van Gijsel, L., … Van de Velde, R. (2023). Universities as frontrunners in the effort towards green and biodiverse cities? URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING, 81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2023.127872
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Verheyen, Kris, Lander Baeten, An Cliquet, Jan De Doncker, Jan Mertens, Leen Van Gijsel, Pieter Van Vooren, Annemieke Verbeken, and Riet Van de Velde. 2023. “Universities as Frontrunners in the Effort towards Green and Biodiverse Cities?” URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING 81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2023.127872.
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Verheyen, Kris, Lander Baeten, An Cliquet, Jan De Doncker, Jan Mertens, Leen Van Gijsel, Pieter Van Vooren, Annemieke Verbeken, and Riet Van de Velde. 2023. “Universities as Frontrunners in the Effort towards Green and Biodiverse Cities?” URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING 81. doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2023.127872.
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Verheyen K, Baeten L, Cliquet A, De Doncker J, Mertens J, Van Gijsel L, et al. Universities as frontrunners in the effort towards green and biodiverse cities? URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING. 2023;81.
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K. Verheyen et al., “Universities as frontrunners in the effort towards green and biodiverse cities?,” URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING, vol. 81, 2023.
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