With the majority of the world's human population now living in cities, urban forests provide
an increasingly important range of ecosystem services, from improved air quality and climate …

Environmental quality and the citizens' well-being largely depend on the urban forests. But
managing this natural capital is challenging for its biological complexity and interactions with …

Examining the distributional equity of urban tree canopy cover (UTCC) has increasingly
become an important interdisciplinary focus of ecologists and social scientists working within …

The concept of ecosystem services (ES) has risen to prominence based on its promise to
vastly improve environmental decision‐making and to represent nature's many benefits to …

The peri-urban landscape is a highly dynamic area between the urban zone and the rural
belt. The heterogeneous natural landscape around the cities provides several ecosystem …

In a context of progressive urbanization, urban parks can play a pivotal role in carbon
sequestration and stock. The study employs Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to evaluate CO 2 …

Biodiversity, ecosystem services and farming are inextricably linked. Peri-urban agricultural
landscapes host wild species, provide essential services, and benefit citizens of nearby …

Urban greenery substantially influences the distribution of solar energy in urban areas and
thus plays an irreplaceable role in creating local climate. This paper introduces the …

The history of urban food forestry is very recent and early projects represent highly valuable
operational case studies to obtain precious information on challenges, best practices and …

Peri-urban forests are complex systems capable of providing amenity and scenic values as
well as recreational opportunities for citizens. From early 2020, national governments have …