Urban ecosystems, and the services they provide, are a key focus of the United Nations
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, specifically SDG 11, which emphasizes making …

Reinforcement of the concept of nature-based solutions in urban environments calls for their
better introduction and linkage into urban planning. The paper is focused on the relationship …

Nature-based Solutions (NBS) are increasingly recognized as relevant strategies for
mitigating the pressures coming from urbanization and climate change to build resilient and …

Increasing urbanization and climate change challenges are leading to relevant
environmental, economic and social pressures on European cities. These include …

The research process of developing recommendations for rural communities directly
adjacent to metropolitan cities in the field of local flooding protection, especially retention fee …

The impact of metropolization processes and climate change effects on natural and
anthropic environments, together with energy waste, the excessive consumption of …

BioCities are strongly linked to evolving contemporary concepts that have become an
integral part of the urban discourse around multi-scale policy making. Urban communities …

Pest rodents cause extensive damage to crops worldwide. Up to 40% of global crop
production is lost annually to pests and diseases, with rodents accounting for 15–30% of this …

ABSTRACT The European Green Deal (EGD) is the most ambitious current challenge for
regions and cities of the EU member states. While the role of regional spatial planning in …

This book explores the role of cities and the urban–rural linkages in spurring innovation
embedded in spatial planning, strategic and economic planning, and decision support …