Reviewing the role of ecosystems services in the sustainability of the urban environment: A multi-country analysis
| Autor: | Mihaela Sima, Abdul-Lateef Balogun, Angelo Paletta, Radu Constantin Gogu, Mariyana Nikolova, José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra, Stefano Moncada, Ulisses Miranda Azeiteiro, Maris Klavins, Mário Jorge Pereira, Walter Leal Filho, Paula Cecilia Mussetta, Alessandra Bonoli, Jelena Barbir, Charles Galdies, Reinaldo Martinez, Gustavo J. Nagy, Alicia Villamizar, Alexandra Kalbus, Jorge Daniel Ivars, Aicha Bouredji, Samara de Silva Neiva |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Filho, Walter Leal, Barbir, Jelena, Sima, Mihaela, Kalbus, Alexandra, Nagy, Gustavo J., Paletta, Angelo, Villamizar, Alicia, Martinez, Reinaldo, Azeiteiro, Ulisses M., Pereira, Mário J., Mussetta, Paula C., Ivars, Jorge D., Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra, José Baltazar, de Silva Neiva, Samara, Moncada, Stefano, Galdies, Charle, Klavins, Mari, Nikolova, Mariyana, Gogu, Radu C., Balogun, Abdul-Lateef, Bouredji, Aicha, Bonoli, Alessandra |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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020209 energy
Strategy and Management Climate change adaptation 02 engineering and technology Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Ecosystem services Functions 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Population growth Urban areas Environmental planning 0505 law General Environmental Science Valuation (finance) Sustainable development Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment 05 social sciences Global warming Climate resilience Sustainability 050501 criminology Business Ecosystem services Climate change adaptation Urban areas Functions Case studies Case studies Urban environment |
| Popis: | The urban environment is characterised by many pressures caused by population growth, transport (and its related emissions), and the damage to green areas. Yet, there is a variety of ecosystem services available in urban areas, which may be deployed to ameliorate the current problems and foster their sustainability. This paper reviews the role of ecosystem services as tools for sustainability, based on an urban setting. It also describes a series of multi-country case studies, where an assessment of their functions using a set of benefits valuation approaches such as health benefits, economic benefits, social benefits and benefits to climate resilience, are provided, along with an appraisal of their role in up- keeping the overall quality of the urban environment in the studied areas. Policy recommendations aimed at enhancing the role of ecosystem services, and fostering sustainability in the sampled sites -and beyond-are provided. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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