The potential of social-ecological networks for urban ecology

Abstract Urban biodiversity is connected to intertwined social and ecological processes which are challenging to examine together. Social-ecological networks (SENs) offer a framework to investigate these relationships, contributing to understanding interdependencies within urban ecology. This perspective introduces SENs for the application in urban biodiversity contexts, reviews current applications, outlines nine themes to advance SEN-based research and practice for sustainable biodiverse cities and illustrates their potential through an example from Melbourne (Australia).

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npj Urban Sustainability
Published
2026-04-21
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s42949-026-00386-1
Primary Topic
Urban Green Space and Health
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Abstract

Abstract Urban biodiversity is connected to intertwined social and ecological processes which are challenging to examine together. Social-ecological networks (SENs) offer a framework to investigate these relationships, contributing to understanding interdependencies within urban ecology. This perspective introduces SENs for the application in urban biodiversity contexts, reviews current applications, outlines nine themes to advance SEN-based research and practice for sustainable biodiverse cities and illustrates their potential through an example from Melbourne (Australia).

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Queens College, CUNY (US), The Graduate Center, CUNY (US), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (AU), Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (DE), Stockholm Resilience Centre (SE), Stockholm University (SE), Brock University (CA), Universidad de Los Andes, Chile (CL), North-West University (ZA), Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (CH), German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (DE), Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (DE), Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Kiel (DE), Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (DE), Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (ES), Icelandic Tourism Research Centre (IS), Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (US), Ecosystem Sciences (AU), Technical University of Munich (DE), University of Maryland, College Park (US), Freie Universität Berlin (DE), Macquarie University (AU)
European Commission, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Agencia Estatal de Investigación
Sustainable cities and communities
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Urban Green Space and Health
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