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• Can biodiverse streetscapes mitigate the effects of noise and air pollution on human wellbeing?, Fisher, J., Rankin, E., Irvine, K., Goddard, M., Davies, Z., Dallimer, M. 1 Sep 2022, In: Environmental Research
• A global horizon scan of the future impacts of robotics and autonomous systems on urban ecosystems, Goddard, M., Davies, Z., Guenat, S., Ferguson, M., Fisher, J., Akanni, A., Ahjokoski, T., Anderson, P., Angeoletto, F., Antoniou, C., Bates, A., Barkwith, A., Berland, A., Bouch, C., Rega-Brodsky, C., Byrne, L., Cameron, D., Canavan, R., Chapman, T., Connop, S., Crossland, S., Dade, M., Dawson, D., Dobbs, C., Downs, C., Ellis, E., Escobedo, F., Gobster, P., Gulsrud, N., Guneralp, B., Hahs, A., Hale, J., Hassall, C., Hedblom, M., Hochuli, D., Inkinen, T., Ioja, I., Kendal, D., Knowland, T., Kowarik, I., Langdale, S., Lerman, S., MacGregor-Fors, I., Manning, P., Massini, P., Mclean, S., Mkwambisi, D., Ossola, A., Luque, G., Pérez-Urrestarazu, L., Perini, K., Perry, G., Pett, T., Plummer, K., Radji, R., Roll, U., Potts, S., Rumble, H., Sadler, J., De Saille, S., Sautter, S., Scott, C., Shwartz, A., Smith, T., Snep, R., Soulsbury, C., Stanley, M., Van De Voorde, T., Venn, S., Warren, P., Washbourne, C., Whitling, M., Williams, N., Yang, J., Yeshitela, K., Yocom, K., Dallimer, M. 1 Feb 2021, In: Nature Ecology & Evolution
• Nature-based Solutions and the Built Environment, Cadotte, M., Bader, E., Chamberlain, B., Goddard, M., MacIvor, J. May 2021, Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change in the UK, London, British Ecological Society
• Passive CO2 removal in urban soils:: Evidence from brownfield sites, Jorat, M., Goddard, M., Manning, P., Kwan Lau, H., Ngeow, S., Sohi, S., Manning, D. 10 Feb 2020, In: Science of the Total Environment
• Trade-offs and synergies in the ecosystem service demand of urban brownfield stakeholders, Washbourne, C., Goddard, M., Le Provost, G., Manning, D., Manning, P. 1 Apr 2020, In: Ecosystem Services
• Urban socioeconomic inequality and biodiversity often converge, but not always: A global meta-analysis, Kuras, E., Warren, P., Zinda, J., Aronson, M., Cilliers, S., Goddard, M., Nilon, C., Winkler, R. 1 Jun 2020, In: Landscape and Urban Planning
• A systems approach reveals urban pollinator hotspots and conservation opportunities, Baldock, K., Goddard, M., Hicks, D., Kunin, W., Mitschunas, N., Morse, H., Osgathorpe, L., Potts, S., Robertson, K., Scott, A., Staniczenko, P., Stone, G., Vaughan, I., Memmott, J. 1 Mar 2019, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution
• The phylogenetic and functional diversity of regional breeding bird assemblages is reduced and constricted through urbanization, La Sorte, F., Lepczyk, C., Aronson, M., Goddard, M., Hedblom, M., Katti, M., MacGregor-Fors, I., Mörtberg, U., Nilon, C., Warren, P., Williams, N., Yang, J. 1 Jul 2018, In: Diversity and Distributions
• Urban green infrastructure and ecosystem services in sub-Saharan Africa, du Toit, M., Cilliers, S., Dallimer, M., Goddard, M., Guenat, S., Cornelius, S. 1 Dec 2018, In: Landscape and Urban Planning
• A sustainability framework for engineering carbon capture soil in transport infrastructure, Kolosz, B., Goddard, M., Jorat, M., Aumonier, J., Sohi, S., Manning, D. 15 Jan 2017, In: International Journal of Transport Development and Integration

Federica Paradiso Making space for urban pollinators: Strategies for enabling coexistence between honeybees and wild pollinators in cities Start Date: 01/10/2021

Ecology PhD January 30 2012

My research focuses on biodiversity conservation and the provision of ecosystem services in human-modified landscapes, in particular urban environments. 

I have worked on a diverse range of large interdisciplinary research projects across the UK, including:

• Self-Repairing Cities (University of Leeds): researching the impact of automating cities with robots on urban biodiversity and ecosystem function
• SUCCESS (Sustainable Urban Carbon Capture: Engineering Soils for Climate Change, Newcastle University): investigating the trade-offs and synergies between carbon capture and other urban ecosystem services.
• Urban Pollinators: their Ecology and Conservation (University of Leeds): researching the current status of cities for UK pollinators and examining methods for enhancing urban habitats

In 2012, I completed my interdisciplinary PhD at Leeds on the ecological and social drivers of bird and bee diversity in residential landscapes. This work has led to an interest in how we can incentivise householders, communities and local authorities to manage cities more sympathetically for wildlife. This involves an understanding of how socio-economic factors and human decision-making influence the management of private gardens and other green spaces at multiple scales in urban ecosystems.

Collaborative research projects

I am actively collaborating with overseas researchers on a number of international urban biodiversity projects, including:

• NCEAS Working Group (University of California, Santa Barbara) that has compiled the largest database to date of the flora and avifauna of cities around the world. 'Comparative Ecology of Cities: What Makes an Urban Biota 'Urban'?'.
• SESYNC project (University of Maryland/SDiv Leipzig,Germany) on planning and policy approaches to managing urban biodiversity and ecosystem services. 'Ecological and Social Linkages among Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, and Environmental Policy and Management in the World’s Cities.
• US National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Coordination Network grant to build a global network called UrBioNet to support urban biodiversity research, monitoring and practice. 'UrBioNet: A Global Network for Urban Biodiversity Research and Practice'.