The Great Urban Shift is here, and our urban ecosystems will never be the same
- Posted on July 29, 2026
- By The Globe and Mail
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In brief
Contemporary urban ecology research reveals a paradigm shift in how we understand cities as ecosystems. Contrary to historical perceptions of metropolitan areas as barren concrete jungles, scientists have documented that densely populated urban environments frequently harbor greater biodiversity than their surrounding rural regions. This discovery challenges conventional wisdom and opens new perspectives on sustainable city planning and environmental conservation strategies.
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The Great Urban Shift is here, and our urban ecosystems will never be the same
Urban ecologists have discovered over the past couple of decades that cities, long derided as ‘biological deserts,’ are often more biodiverse than the areas that surround them
