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3.1. Why is the question important?
3.2. What resources are available?
3.2a National assessments
3.2b Vegetation clearance
3.2c Weeds and diseases
3.2d Altered fire and glazing regimes
3.2e Altered hydrology
3.2f Urbanisation
3.2g Climate change
3.2h Social and institutional pressures
3.2i Interacting threats
3.3. Where to from here?
3.3a Vegetation clearance
3.3b Weeds and diseases
3.3c Altered fire and grazing regimes
3.3d Altered hydrology
3.3e Urbanisation
3.3f Climate change
3.3g Social and institutional pressures
3.3h Interacting threats
3.3e Urbanisation

Research and resources on the impacts of urbanisation tend to focus on individual cities and towns. It would be beneficial to undertake a national review of the extent and type of native vegetation that is being affected by urban expansion and how the pressures vary across Australia. This could be used to develop and promote a range of options for raising awareness about these pressures and managing them. The potential for a group such as the Australian Local Government Authority (ALGA) to act as a ‘clearing house’ for information on managing native vegetation in urban environments should be explored.

R&D Tip: 3.8
Seek out the groups in your urban area undertaking research, such as ARCUE (http://arcue.botany.unimelb.edu.au/) in Melbourne and the Urban Biodiversity Advisory Consortium (http://urbac.wildlife.org.au) in south-east Queensland,to find out the latest material on urban ecology.