The Factory Tree Planting Proposal as a Base of an Ecological Network

Abstract

For the last decade, improvement of an urban ecosystem has become a big issue for metropolitan cites in the world. Because there are few open space in these cities, it is difficult to create a new large habitat for organisms. In this paper, we analyzed the distribution of open spaces covered with vegetation on three different scales in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Pref., central Japan. Then, we designed an ecological network plan to improve biodiversity in an industrial area on reclaimed grounds. At last, we proposed some planting plans in a small factory, in order to create stepping stones on a gap of green spaces.