Understanding an urbanizing planet: Strategic directions for remote sensing
Scientific contributions from remote sensing over the last fifty years have significantly
advanced our understanding of urban areas. Key contributions of urban remote sensing …
advanced our understanding of urban areas. Key contributions of urban remote sensing …
The health benefits of nature-based solutions to urbanization challenges for children and the elderly–A systematic review
Urban green and blue spaces promote health by offering areas for physical activity, stress
relief, and social interaction, which may be considered as cultural ecosystem services. They …
relief, and social interaction, which may be considered as cultural ecosystem services. They …
Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
In all cities and urban areas, the risk faced by people and assets from hazards associated
with climate change has increased (high confidence1). Urban areas are now home to 4.2 …
with climate change has increased (high confidence1). Urban areas are now home to 4.2 …
Enabling green and blue infrastructure to improve contributions to human well-being and equity in urban systems
The circumstances under which different ecosystem service benefits can be realized differ.
The benefits tend to be coproduced and to be enabled by multiple interacting social …
The benefits tend to be coproduced and to be enabled by multiple interacting social …
Linking urbanization and the environment: Conceptual and empirical advances
Urbanization is one of the biggest social transformations of modern time, driving and driven
by multiple social, economic, and environmental processes. The impacts of urbanization on …
by multiple social, economic, and environmental processes. The impacts of urbanization on …
Key insights for the future of urban ecosystem services research
Understanding the dynamics of urban ecosystem services is a necessary requirement for
adequate planning, management, and governance of urban green infrastructure. Through …
adequate planning, management, and governance of urban green infrastructure. Through …
Advancing understanding of the complex nature of urban systems
Cities and urbanized regions are complex, dynamic, and highly integrated systems linking
social, ecological, and technical infrastructure domains in ways that create deep challenges …
social, ecological, and technical infrastructure domains in ways that create deep challenges …
The value of urban ecosystem services in New York City: A spatially explicit multicriteria analysis of landscape scale valuation scenarios
Mapping, modeling, and valuing urban ecosystem services are important for integrating the
ecosystem services concept in urban planning and decision-making. However, decision …
ecosystem services concept in urban planning and decision-making. However, decision …
Shifting concepts of urban spatial heterogeneity and their implications for sustainability
Context Spatial heterogeneity has myriad influences on ecosystem processes, ecosystem
services, and thus the sustainability of urban areas. It acts as a medium for urban design …
services, and thus the sustainability of urban areas. It acts as a medium for urban design …
The biodiversity–ecosystem service relationship in urban areas: a quantitative review
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By 2050, up to 75% of people globally will live in cities. Despite the potential ramifications of
this urbanization for ecosystem services (ES), and the importance of locally produced ES for …
this urbanization for ecosystem services (ES), and the importance of locally produced ES for …