This article presents an overview of multi-agent system models of land-use/cover change
(MAS/LUCC models). This special class of LUCC models combines a cellular landscape …

Ecosystem services, the benefits that people obtain from ecosystems, are a powerful lens
through which to understand human relationships with the environment and to design …

While technological progress has fostered the conception of an urban society that is
increasingly decoupled from ecosystems, demands on natural capital and ecosystem …

A smart city is an urban development vision to integrate multiple information and
communication technology (ICT),“Big Data” and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions in a secure …

This study estimates the impact of the introduction of New York's High Line, an elevated
walkway in Manhattan by relating the increase in housing values to the issue of eco …

Abstract Since the 1972 US Clean Water Act, government and industry have invested over 1
trillion to abate water pollution, or 100 per person-year. Over half of US stream and river …

We explore the potential of urban ecosystem services for improving resilience and quality of
life in cities. First, we classify and categorize important ecosystem services and disservices …

Using data from Pennsylvania and an array of empirical techniques to control for
confounding factors, we recover hedonic estimates of property value impacts from nearby …

In order to differentiate the potential key benefits associated with different urban green
spaces, we divided green spaces into nine categories, depending on their type and size …

Non-market valuation has become a broadly accepted and widely practiced means of
measuring the economic values of the environment and natural resources. In this book, the …