Ecosystem Services in Urban Landscapes: Practical Applications and Governance Implications

Urban landscapes are the everyday environment for the majority of the global population, and almost 80 % of the Europeans live in urban areas. The continuous growth in the number and size of urban areas along with an increasing demand on resources and energy poses great challenges for ensuring human...

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Published in:Ambio 2014-05, Vol.43 (4), p.407-412
Main Authors: Haase, Dagmar, Frantzeskaki, Niki, Elmqvist, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Atmospheric Sciences
Biodiversity
Biodiversity loss
Biological and medical sciences
Cities
City planning
Climate change
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecological and Environmental Phenomena
Ecological function
Ecological sustainability
Ecology
Ecosystem
Ecosystem services
Ecosystems
Environment
Environmental changes
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology
Environmental Management
Environmental policy
Europeans
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
governance
humans
Laboratories
Landscape ecology
landscapes
Local Government
Physical Geography
planning
Population
Provisioning ecosystem services
Society
Sustainability
Sustainable cities
Sustainable urbanism
Urban areas
Urban ecology
Urban environments
Urban governance
Urban planning
Urbanization
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Summary:Urban landscapes are the everyday environment for the majority of the global population, and almost 80 % of the Europeans live in urban areas. The continuous growth in the number and size of urban areas along with an increasing demand on resources and energy poses great challenges for ensuring human welfare in cities while preventing an increasing loss of biodiversity. The understanding of how urban ecosystems function, provide goods and services for urban dwellers; and how they change and what allows and limits their performance can add to the understanding of ecosystem change and governance in general in an ever more human-dominated world. This Special Issue aims at bridging the knowledge gap among urbanization, demand creation, and provisioning of ecosystem services in urban regions on the one hand and schemes of urban governance and planning on the other.
ISSN:0044-7447
1654-7209
DOI:10.1007/s13280-014-0503-1