How do we best synergize climate mitigation actions to co‐benefit biodiversity?

P Smith, A Arneth, DKA Barnes, K Ichii… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A multitude of actions to protect, sustainably manage and restore natural and modified
ecosystems can have co‐benefits for both climate mitigation and biodiversity conservation …

The contribution of ornamental plants to urban ecosystem services

A Francini, D Romano, S Toscano, A Ferrante - Earth, 2022 - mdpi.com
Urban areas can be differently anthropized; often, high-density populations lead to higher
amounts of pollution. Nowadays, ornamental plants can represent important living …

Regulating ecosystem services and green infrastructure: Assessment of urban heat island effect mitigation in the municipality of Rome, Italy

F Marando, E Salvatori, A Sebastiani, L Fusaro… - Ecological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect is one of the main environmental impacts of
urbanization, affecting directly human health and well-being of the city dwellers, and also …

[HTML][HTML] Towards optimized runoff reduction by urban tree cover: A review of key physical tree traits, site conditions, and management strategies

AL Dowtin, BC Cregg, DJ Nowak, DF Levia - Landscape and Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we conducted a systematic literature review to determine the physical tree
traits, site conditions, and urban forest management strategies that provide optimal …

[HTML][HTML] Integration of green and gray infrastructures for sponge city: Water and energy nexus

Y Sun, L Deng, SY Pan, PC Chiang, SS Sable… - Water-Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the past few decades, urban flooding and water shortages caused by the rapid expansion
of cities and the destruction of construction ecology have been harshly lost. The current …

Ecosystem services in urban ecological infrastructure of Latin America and the Caribbean: How do they contribute to urban planning?

LP Romero-Duque, JM Trilleras, F Castellarini… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
We developed a conceptual framework that describes the key role of ecosystem services in
urban ecological infrastructure. From this framework we analyze how research on …

A review of empirical studies of cultural ecosystem services in urban green infrastructure

X Cheng, S Van Damme, P Uyttenhove - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban green infrastructure (UGI) has gained increasing attention for its potential to provide
numerous benefits. Cultural ecosystem services (CES) refers to those non-materials benefits …

Identification of green infrastructure networks based on ecosystem services in a rapidly urbanizing area

Q Ma, Y Li, L Xu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban growth accompanied by sharp environmental changes has degraded ecosystem
services (ESs). Green infrastructure (GI) is premised on the various social and ecological …

[PDF][PDF] Enhancing resilience of urban ecosystems through green infrastructure (EnRoute)

J Maes, G Zulian, S Günther… - … Office of the …, 2019 - publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu
Urban Green Infrastructure (UGI) refers to the strategically managed network of urban green
spaces and natural and semi-natural ecosystems situated within the boundary of an urban …

Planning for green infrastructure and mapping synergies and trade-offs: A case study in the Yanshuei River Basin, Taiwan

HS Chang, ZH Lin, YY Hsu - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2021 - Elsevier
Climate change has caused various issues for our society and the environment. To
decrease these impacts, abundant urban green infrastructure is considered a significant …