Urban wetlands: A review on ecological and cultural values

S Alikhani, P Nummi, A Ojala - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Wetlands are a critical part of natural environments that offer a wide range of ecosystem
services. In urban areas, wetlands contribute to the livability of cities through improving the …

COVID-19 and human-nature relationships: Vermonters' activities in nature and associated nonmaterial values during the pandemic

JW Morse, TM Gladkikh, DM Hackenburg, RK Gould - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly modified Earth's social-ecological systems in many
ways; here we study its impacts on human-nature interactions. We conducted an online …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of climate-related environmental changes on non-material benefits from human-nature interactions: A literature review

U Schirpke, M Ebner, U Tappeiner - Ecosystem Services, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite growing evidence that climate-related environmental changes impact cultural
ecosystem services (CES), a profound and nuanced understanding of such changes …

Urban development versus wetland loss in a coastal Latin American city: Lessons for sustainable land use planning

C Rojas, J Munizaga, O Rojas, C Martínez, J Pino - Land use policy, 2019 - Elsevier
Urbanization is a primary cause of wetland loss in coastal metropolitan regions. Therefore, it
challenges the preservation of biodiversity and the provision of key ecosystem services for …

The maturation of ecosystem services: Social and policy research expands, but whither biophysically informed valuation?

KMA Chan, T Satterfield - People and Nature, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The concept of ecosystem services (ES) has risen to prominence based on its promise to
vastly improve environmental decision‐making and to represent nature's many benefits to …

GIS-based site suitability analysis and ecosystem services approach for supporting renewable energy development in south-central Chile

Y Martínez-Martínez, J Dewulf, Y Casas-Ledón - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Renewable energy systems have a relevant land footprint, and their development can lead
to land-use conflicts and trade-offs between energy supply and ecosystem services …

[HTML][HTML] Accessibility disturbances to the biodiversity of urban wetlands due to built environment

C Rojas, E Sepúlveda, F Jorquera, J Munizaga… - City and Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Urbanization and urban sprawl in Latin America has led to the social and environmental
challenges such as loss and fragmentation of wetland areas, negatively impacting their …

Coastal wetlands: ecosystems affected by urbanization?

V Novoa, O Rojas, R Ahumada-Rudolph, K Sáez… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Coastal wetlands are ecosystems that provide multiple benefits to human settlements;
nonetheless, they are seriously threatened due to both a lack of planning instruments and …

A GIS-based assessment of pedestrian accessibility to urban parks in the city of Constanța, Romania

GM Cracu, A Schvab, Z Prefac, M Popescu… - Applied Geography, 2024 - Elsevier
Green space accessibility is an important component of life quality, due to the many benefits
it brings to human communities. This aspect is especially relevant in urban environments …

Ecological awareness, connection to wetlands, and wildlife recreation as drivers of wetland conservation involvement

JD Rutter, AA Dayer, AH Raedeke - Wetlands, 2022 - Springer
Public involvement in conservation is driven by several factors, including individuals'
ecological awareness, sense of connection to landscapes, and wildlife recreation …