Urban Ecosystem Services

• Other Authors: Russo, Alessio (Editor), Cirella, Giuseppe T. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; urban planning; urban space; urban regeneration; planning process; public participation; forest fragmentation; sustainable development goal (SDG); land consumption rate to the population growth rate (LCRPGR); biodiversity; non-native species; protected species; range expansion; species distributions; ecosystem services; assessment; urban ecosystem services; site; green infrastructure; cities; systematic literature review; urban greenspace; privatization; property rights; incremental greenspace loss; the tyranny of small decisions; resilience planning; urban densification; baseline shifts; urban nature connection; green spaces; ecosystem disservices; economic benefits; proximity principle; hedonic pricing analysis; climate change; human health, human-nature connection theory; urbanization; urban resilience theory; capacity building; municipal planning practice; urban governance; environmental planning; nature-based solutions; urban adaptive capacity; LiDAR/NDVI; stakeholders; Delphi analysis; full-scale infiltration test; MPD infiltration test; boreholes; SuDS; NBS; flood resilience; online climate adaptation platforms; citizen science; community-building; n/a
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The school of thought surrounding the urban ecosystem has increasingly become in vogue among researchers worldwide. Since half of the world's population lives in cities, urban ecosystem services have become essential to human health and wellbeing. Rapid urban growth has forced sustainable urban...