How to build cities for wildlife, not just people – new research

Helen Ann Laura Currie; Irene  Gregory-Eaves; Steven J.  Cooke

doi:10.64628/AB.d6qd9h45x

How to build cities for wildlife, not just people – new research

Helen Ann Laura Currie
, Irene Gregory-Eaves
, Steven J. Cooke

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In central Seoul, South Korea, a motorway once covered a buried urban stream. Today, that same stretch has been uncovered – a process known as daylighting – and this river is home to plants, fish and insects. This flowing water cools the city in summer and attracts tens of thousands of people every day. What used to be concrete now boosts biodiversity, the local economy and community wellbeing.

Similar transformations are unfolding elsewhere.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.64628/AB.d6qd9h45x
Publication status	Published - 6 May 2026

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Urban planning to support the conservation of freshwater biodiversity
Currie, H. A. L., Kirkwood, A. E., Imhof, J. G., Piczak, M. L., Creed, I. F., Lapointe, N. W. R., Mandrak, N. E., Null, S. E., Harding, J. S., Rooney, R. C., Smol, J. P., Nyboer, E. A., Gregory-Eaves, I., Stone, M., Nilon, C. H., Bennett, J. R., Rytwinski, T., Meurk, C. D., FitzGibbon, J. E. & Cooke, S. J., 5 May 2026, (Early online) In: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 41 p.
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