The 30-Year Lag: How Today's Infrastructure Decisions Invisibly Shape Tomorrow's Urban Ecosystems

The 30-Year Lag: How Today's Infrastructure Decisions Invisibly Shape Tomorrow's Urban Ecosystems
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Urban development creates 'extinction debts' - species that appear stable today but are destined to disappear due to past infrastructure decisions, while 'colonization credits' mean today's green infrastructure won't show ecological benefits for decades.

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