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Reviewing the role of ecosystems services in the sustainability of the urban environment: A multi-country analysis
Mihaela SimaAbdul-lateef BalogunAngelo PalettaRadu Constantin GoguMariyana NikolovaJosé Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório De Andrade GuerraStefano MoncadaUlisses Miranda AzeiteiroMaris KlavinsMário Jorge PereiraWalter Leal FilhoWalter Leal FilhoPaula Cecilia MussettaAlessandra BonoliJelena BarbirCharles GaldiesReinaldo MartinezGustavo J. NagyAlicia VillamizarAlexandra KalbusJorge Daniel IvarsAicha BouredjiSamara De Silva Neivasubject
020209 energyStrategy and ManagementClimate change adaptation02 engineering and technologyIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringEcosystem servicesFunctions0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringPopulation growthEcosystem servicesUrban areasEnvironmental planning0505 lawGeneral Environmental ScienceValuation (finance)Sustainable developmentRenewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment05 social sciencesGlobal warmingClimate resilienceSustainability050501 criminologyBusinessEcosystem services Climate change adaptation Urban areas Functions Case studiesCase studiesUrban environmentdescription
The urban environment is characterised by many pressures caused by population growth, transport (and its related emissions), and the damage to green areas. Yet, there is a variety of ecosystem services available in urban areas, which may be deployed to ameliorate the current problems and foster their sustainability. This paper reviews the role of ecosystem services as tools for sustainability, based on an urban setting. It also describes a series of multi-country case studies, where an assessment of their functions using a set of benefits valuation approaches such as health benefits, economic benefits, social benefits and benefits to climate resilience, are provided, along with an appraisal of their role in up- keeping the overall quality of the urban environment in the studied areas. Policy recommendations aimed at enhancing the role of ecosystem services, and fostering sustainability in the sampled sites -and beyond-are provided.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2020-07-19 |