Conference 2003
Greening the City:
Bringing Biodiversity Back
into the Urban Environment
Abstract:
Ecological
Restoration in Hamilton City
Bruce Clarkson (Centre for Biodiversity and Ecology Research, Hamilton)
Hamilton
City has less than 20 ha of high quality indigenous species dominated
ecosystem and only 1.6% of the original indigenous vegetation remains
within the ecological district. A gradual recognition of the magnitude
of landscape transformation has gathered momentum to the stage that
there is now a concerted public and private effort to retrofit the
City by restoring and reconstructing indigenous ecosystems. The
initial focus was on rehabilitating existing key sites but has shifted
to restoring parts the distinctive gully landform that occupies
some 750 ha or 8% of the City. A new initiative at Waiwhakareke
(Horseshoe Lake) will involve reconstruction from scratch of a range
of ecosystems characteristic of the ecological district over an
area of 60 ha.
This address will examine a vision for ecological
restoration in Hamilton City within the context of policy, education
and community dimensions that have triggered a shift from traditional
parks and gardens management to ecosystem management.
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