Urban Ecosystem Services II: Toward a Sustainable Future

• 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; Biology, life sciences; Ecological science, the Biosphere; urban biodiversity; urban watersheds; Bogota Colombia; corruption; Unwillingness to Invest; natural capital; blue-green infrastructure; urban environmental challenges; Global South; tropical cities; urban forestry; cultural ecosystem services; public survey; tree maintenance; urbanization; birds; ecosystem services; survival; adaptations; traits; land-based financing; land monetisation; policy; infrastructure; Sustainable Development Goals; compensation measures; urban resilience; urban development; impact assessment; cityscape visual perception; green infrastructure; linear parks; sustainable landscape planning; tram lanes; Warsaw; ecosystem service value; farmland loss; construction land expansion; remote sensing; landscape architecture; design; evaluation; urban ecosystem services; urban tree planting; i-Tree Canopy; Office for National Statistics; health damage costs; United Kingdom; 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...