ABSTRACT
The very mixed compilation of ecological data makes them difficult to access and also causes confusion between scientists and developers with regard to terminology. Ecological land-use complementation is based on the idea that urban green spaces can support greater biodiversity when they are brought closer together in different combinations. The habitat scale was initially selected because habitat diversity is an inherent component of the definition of biodiversity and is often considered and used as an indicator of species diversity. Databases presenting habitat typologies may have the limitation of being too specific to particular locations to be applied elsewhere or too general to capture the heterogeneity of urban habitats. The analysis of the biodiversity potential of a project is based on the comparison of a site with different states, for example in the initial state and in the projected state after construction.
