[HTML][HTML] Decision support tools of sustainability assessment for urban stormwater management–a review of their roles in governance and management

Z Sun, JD Sjöman, GT Blecken, TB Randrup - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban areas face growing sustainable challenges arising from stormwater issues,
necessitating the evolution of stormwater management concept and practice. This …

[HTML][HTML] With the process comes the progress: A systematic review to support governance assessment of urban nature-based solutions

APN Van Der Jagt, A Buijs, C Dobbs… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
The last decade has seen a profound increase in the development of assessment
frameworks for ecosystem services, green infrastructure and nature-based solutions (NBS) …

[HTML][HTML] Choosing the right nature-based solutions to meet diverse urban challenges

T Croeser, G Garrard, R Sharma, A Ossola… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Increasing focus on Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) in cities has significantly
expanded the range of applications in which urban nature is considered useful, as well as …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of climate, socioeconomic development, and greening governance on enhanced greenness under urban densification

Y Chang, MJ van Strien, CM Zohner, J Ghazoul… - Resources …, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban vegetation is essential for the quality of life in cities. Despite direct vegetation loss
during urban expansion, urbanization can indirectly enhance vegetation greening through …

Urban density and the urban forest: How well are cities balancing them in the context of climate change?

Z Cheng, L Nesbitt, C Girling, S Sheppard… - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban forests are gaining recognition as a nature-based solution to climate change and
other social-environmental issues in cities. Yet, the integration of urban forests may conflict …

Decision-making of municipal urban forest managers through the lens of governance

C Ordóñez, CG Threlfall, SJ Livesley, D Kendal… - … Science & Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Awareness of the benefits of urban trees has led many cities to develop ambitious targets to
increase tree numbers and canopy cover. Policy instruments that guide the planning of cities …

Greening urban road verges highlights diverse views of multiple stakeholders on ecosystem service provision, challenges and preferred form

E Ligtermoet, CE Ramalho, J Foellmer… - Urban forestry & urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Globally, there is growing recognition of the potential of road verges to contribute to urban
greening and ecosystem service provision, beyond their original functions of utility provision …

Paying for nature‐based solutions: A review of funding and financing mechanisms for ecosystem services and their impacts on social equity

A Thompson, K Bunds, L Larson… - Sustainable …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Funding and financing challenges remain a persistent barrier to implementing nature‐based
solutions that enhance ecosystem services, facilitate adaptation to climate change, and …

What makes urban forest governance successful?–A study among Canadian experts

Z Wirtz, S Hagerman, RJ Hauer… - Urban forestry & urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent years have seen a growing body of research on urban forest governance. However,
there has been limited empirical research on potential factors that contribute to the success …

The routes to fruit: Governance of urban food trees in Canada

JM Kowalski, TM Conway - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2023 - Elsevier
Interest in planting urban food trees (UFTs) in public spaces is growing in popularity as a
form of urban greening and a potential food source. Currently there is minimal research on …