In the marine environment, greening of grey infrastructure (GGI) is a rapidly growing field
that attempts to encourage native marine life to colonise marine artificial structures to …

Urban environments consist of a mosaic of natural fragments, planned and unintentional
habitats hosting both introduced and spontaneous species. The latter group exploits …

Urbanization leads to land-use changes and landscape fragmentation, impacting natural
habitats and their connectivity. In principle, many local decision-makers are obliged to adopt …

Climate change and biodiversity loss are two pressing global environmental challenges that
are tightly coupled to urban processes. Cities emit greenhouse gases through the …

Ecological compensation (EC) has been proposed as an important tool for stop** the loss
of biodiversity and natural values. However, there are few studies on its actual …

There is growing awareness in cities all over the world that blue-green infrastructure (BGI)
can offer a wide range of ecosystem services that support a healthy urban environment …

Land developers can apply biodiversity offsetting in different ways, from a project-by-project
approach to a pooled and proactive approach, this latter appearing to provide greater …

Competition for land use is a severe problem in peri-urban areas where available land is
scarce and is also targeted for different purposes such as construction, local food systems …

Rapid urbanization has led to landscape fragmentation and habitat loss. As an organic
structure integrating green space, an urban ecological network can effectively reduce …

Negative impacts on nature and landscape caused by development activity have to be offset
within the framework of no-net-loss policies in many countries worldwide. In Germany this is …