Urban nature is critical to addressing sustainability challenges. Three concepts capture the
core of this field: Urban Ecosystem Services (UES, benefits humans derived from urban …

The cooling effect of blue-green space has been recognized as a promising approach to
mitigate the urban heat island (UHI), while the quantitative role (threshold-size for cooling) is …

To address challenges associated with climate resilience, health and well-being in urban
areas, current policy platforms are shifting their focus from ecosystem-based to nature-based …

Increasing urbanisation, changing disease scenarios, and current predictions of climate
change impacts require innovative strategies for providing healthy and sustainable cities …

Smart cities are an innovate concept for managing urban cities to enhance sustainability and
increase quality of life for citizens. Although urban water infrastructure (UWI) performs …

As a result of urbanisation and climate change, many cities experience the necessity of
efficient and sustainable land use. Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) are interventions that …

Climate change increases risks to natural and human systems. Green infrastructure (GI) has
been increasingly recognized as a promising nature-based solution for climate change …

Green Infrastructure (GI) planning firstly developed as an integrated approach to ecological
and conservation planning. Then it has advanced and used in several disciplines such as …

Cities are facing a broad range of social and environmental challenges due to the current
pressure of global urbanization. Nature-based solutions aim to utilize green infrastructure to …

Green infrastructure (GI) has been identified as a promising approach to help cities adapt to
climate change through the provision of multiple ecosystem services. However, GI …