A systematic quantitative review of urban tree benefits, costs, and assessment methods across cities in different climatic zones
Urban trees can potentially mitigate environmental degradation accompanying rapid
urbanisation via a range of tree benefits and services. But uncertainty exists about the extent …
urbanisation via a range of tree benefits and services. But uncertainty exists about the extent …
Resilience as a policy narrative: Potentials and limits in the context of urban planning
The aim of this paper is to analyse the emergence of the concept of 'urban resilience'in the
literature and to assess its potentials and limitations as an element of policy planning. Using …
literature and to assess its potentials and limitations as an element of policy planning. Using …
[HTML][HTML] Building urban resilience with nature-based solutions: How can urban planning contribute?
Cities face increasing environmental, social and economic challenges that together threaten
the resilience of urban areas and the residents who live and work there. These challenges …
the resilience of urban areas and the residents who live and work there. These challenges …
[BOOK][B] Multisystemic resilience: Adaptation and transformation in contexts of change
M Ungar - 2021 - books.google.com
" Across diverse disciplines, the term resilience is appearing more and more often. However,
while each discipline has developed theory and models to explain the resilience of the …
while each discipline has developed theory and models to explain the resilience of the …
[BOOK][B] Urban ecology: science of cities
RTT Forman - 2014 - books.google.com
How does nature work in our human-created city, suburb, and exurb/peri-urb? Indeed how is
ecology-including its urban water, soil, air, plant, and animal foundations-spatially entwined …
ecology-including its urban water, soil, air, plant, and animal foundations-spatially entwined …
The effects of urban patterns on ecosystem function
M Alberti - International regional science review, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
Urban ecological systems are characterized by complex interactions among social,
economic, institutional, and environmental variables. These interactions generate complex …
economic, institutional, and environmental variables. These interactions generate complex …
The effects of socioeconomic factors on particulate matter concentration in China's: New evidence from spatial econometric model
UA Bhatti, S Marjan, A Wahid, MS Syam… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a result of rapid industrialization and urbanization, China is now facing a host of
environmental problems that have serious health implications. Studies of air pollution's …
environmental problems that have serious health implications. Studies of air pollution's …
A theory on urban resilience to floods—a basis for alternative planning practices
KH Liao - Ecology and society, 2012 - JSTOR
River cities require a management approach based on resilience to floods rather than on
resistance. Resisting floods by means of levees, dams, and channelization neglects inherent …
resistance. Resisting floods by means of levees, dams, and channelization neglects inherent …
Urban transitions: On urban resilience and human-dominated ecosystems
Urbanization is a global multidimensional process paired with increasing uncertainty due to
climate change, migration of people, and changes in the capacity to sustain ecosystem …
climate change, migration of people, and changes in the capacity to sustain ecosystem …
Urban green spaces as a component of an ecosystem
This chapter is aimed at analyzing a review of the empirical literature on some important
features of urban green spaces such as the components, functions, services, community …
features of urban green spaces such as the components, functions, services, community …