Social-ecological and technological factors moderate the value of urban nature

BL Keeler, P Hamel, T McPhearson, MH Hamann… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Urban nature has the potential to improve air and water quality, mitigate flooding, enhance
physical and mental health, and promote social and cultural well-being. However, the value …

The climate benefits, co-benefits, and trade-offs of green infrastructure: A systematic literature review

C Choi, P Berry, A Smith - Journal of Environmental Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Climate change increases risks to natural and human systems. Green infrastructure (GI) has
been increasingly recognized as a promising nature-based solution for climate change …

A social-ecological-technological systems framework for urban ecosystem services

T McPhearson, EM Cook, M Berbés-Blázquez… - One Earth, 2022 - cell.com
As rates of urbanization and climatic change soar, decision-makers are increasingly
challenged to provide innovative solutions that simultaneously address climate change …

[HTML][HTML] Nexus between nature-based solutions, ecosystem services and urban challenges

JB Almenar, T Elliot, B Rugani, B Philippe, TN Gutierrez… - Land use policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Nature-based Solutions (NBS) are increasingly promoted to support sustainable and
resilient urban planning. However, design and planning urban NBS targeted at the needs of …

A systematic review of the health co-benefits of urban climate change adaptation

A Sharifi, M Pathak, C Joshi, BJ He - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
The recent and projected upward trends in the frequency and intensity of climate-induced
events in cities have enhanced the focus on adaptation. In addition to enhancing the …

[HTML][HTML] Scaling up nature-based solutions for climate-change adaptation: Potential and benefits in three European cities

C Cortinovis, P Olsson, N Boke-Olén… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Many exemplary projects have demonstrated that Nature-based Solutions (NBS) can
contribute to climate change adaptation, but now the challenge is to scale up their use …

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] Linking green infrastructure to urban heat and human health risk mitigation in Oslo, Norway

ZS Venter, NH Krog, DN Barton - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The predicted extreme temperatures of global warming are magnified in cities due to the
urban heat island effect. Even if the target for average temperature increase in the Paris …

[HTML][HTML] Planning for green infrastructure using multiple urban ecosystem service models and multicriteria analysis

KT Lourdes, P Hamel, CN Gibbins, R Sanusi… - Landscape and Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Unprecedented urban growth and extensive land use change especially in the Global South
has placed increasing pressure on urban ecosystem services (UES). While there are …

[HTML][HTML] A performance-based planning approach integrating supply and demand of urban ecosystem services

C Cortinovis, D Geneletti - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2020 - Elsevier
Performance-based planning is advocated as a promising alternative to more common
prescriptive approaches (eg, traditional zoning), to manage the complexity of current urban …