Urban green spaces provide important ecological, environmental, and cultural benefits,
including biodiversity conservation and human wellbeing. However, a significant portion of …

Urban social–ecological–technological systems (SETS) are dynamic and respond to climate
pressures. Change involves alterations to land and resource management, social …

This opinion paper discusses urban lawns, the most common part of open green spaces and
urban green infrastructures. It highlights both the ecosystem services and also disservices …

Urban population and urbanisation are increasing rapidly, mainly in develo** countries,
usually at the expense of green and blue areas. This trend will decrease the ecosystems' …

Increasing urbanization worldwide calls for more sustainable urban development.
Simultaneously, the global biodiversity crisis accentuates the need of fostering biodiversity …

Biodiversity in urban ecosystems has the potential to increase ecosystem functions and
support a suite of services valued by society, including services provided by soils …

Turfgrasses are ground cover plants with intensive fibrous roots to encounter different
edaphic stresses. The major edaphic stressors of turfgrasses often include soil salinity …

Novel Urban Ecosystems (NUE) constitute unprecedented combinations of native and non-
native plants (both cultivated and spontaneous) that result from human-induced activities …

Urban green spaces (UGS) are essential for human well-being, contributing towards quality
of life and promoting social interactions and inclusion. Accessibility to recreational UGS is …

As a result of the process of urbanization, many wildlife populations are in decline,
accompanied with a disconnection between the lives of residents and local wildlife …