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The Urban Handbook
+ 1 In the beginning
+ 2 Into action
+ 3 People and places
- 4 Features of urban habitats
Introduction
Site surveys
Flora and fauna
Climate
Soils and substrates
Size and isolation
Site history
+ 5 Siteworks
+ 6 Trees and woodlands
+ 7 Grasslands
+ 8 Ponds and wetlands
+ 9 Community gardens
+ 10 Workshop
+ Appendix A Conservation and the volunteer worker
+ Appendix B Health and safety
+ Appendix C Suppliers
+ Appendix D Addresses
+ Appendix E Bibliography
+ Introduction
  Glossary
Book: The Urban Handbook The Urban Handbook
Chapter: 4 Features of urban habitats
Section: Introduction
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Urban habitats have many features which differentiate them from rural semi-natural habitats. Management and creation of urban habitats is not necessarily about recreating pieces of countryside, but about making the most of the unique features which urban habitats present.


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