Forests support human economy and well-being with multiple ecosystem services. In this
paper, the ecosystem services generated in a mountainous forest area in North Italy were …

We present methods and results of country-based natural capital assessments for four
ecosystem services (ES) in Italy. The spatial mapping and the assessment have been …

Urban underground space (UUS) is such a crucial constituent part of a city that contributes to
urban sustainability via various external benefits. Disaster prevention benefits, as one of …

Mountain ecosystems face many challenges related to global change. Most high-altitude
grasslands in the Pyrenees, despite representing valuable assets recognised in the …

Abstract Purpose of Review The overall objective of this paper is to review the state of
knowledge on the application of radar data for detecting bark beetle attacks in forests. Due …

As anthropogenic degradation of biodiversity and ecosystems increases, so does the
potential threat to the supply of ecosystem services, a key contribution of nature to people …

Urban underground space (UUS) has attracted more and more attention worldwide, but its
value, external value particularly, is often ignored or underestimated, which will influence or …

Urbanization is an important driver of environmental changes causing an increasing
demand of ecosystem services while altering natural ecosystems. Yet, the sustainable …

Large, deep open-pit mining projects lead to rockfall, which becomes an engineering hazard
second only to slope stability. The V shaped gully (V-gully) method introduced here was …

Economic valuations of ecosystem services often transfer previously estimated global unit
values to the geographical setting of interest. While this approach produces quick results, its …