The iconic image of ‘the public square’ typifies many cities in Europe and elsewhere, but they transcend spaces for socializing and public deliberation. Focusing on Munich, this study analyzes whether and how design features of public urban squares affect the broader biodiversity living there, finding that greenness matters but that different taxa respond differently to design elements.
- Andrew J. Fairbairn
- Sebastian T. Meyer
- Wolfgang W. Weisser
