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Ecosystem Services Come To Town
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Author : Gary Grant
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2012-07-16
Ecosystem Services Come To Town written by Gary Grant and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-16 with Architecture categories.
The need to find new approaches to the development of cities is becoming increasingly urgent in this age of continuing population growth, demographic transition, climate change, fossil fuel peak and biodiversity losses. Restoring ecosystem services and promoting biodiversity is essential to sustainable development – even in the built environment. Ecosystem Services come to Town: greening cities by working with nature demonstrates how to make urban environments greener. It starts by explaining how, by mimicking nature and deliberately creating habitats to provide ecosystem services, cities can become more efficient and more pleasant to live in. The history of cities and city planning is covered with the impacts of industrial urban development described, as well as the contemporary concerns of biodiversity loss, peak oil and climate change. The later sections offer solutions to the challenges of sustainable urban development by describing and explaining a whole range of approaches and interventions, beginning at the regional scale with strategic green infrastructure, looking at districts and precincts, with trees, parks and rain gardens and ending with single buildings, including with green roofs and living walls. Technical enough to be valuable to practitioners but still readable and inspirational, this guide demonstrates to town planners, urban designers, architects, engineers, landscape architects how to make cities more liveable.
Urbanization Biodiversity And Ecosystem Services Challenges And Opportunities
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Author : Thomas Elmqvist
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-09-21
Urbanization Biodiversity And Ecosystem Services Challenges And Opportunities written by Thomas Elmqvist and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-21 with Science categories.
Urbanization is a global phenomenon and the book emphasizes that this is not just a social-technological process. It is also a social-ecological process where cities are places for nature, and where cities also are dependent on, and have impacts on, the biosphere at different scales from local to global. The book is a global assessment and delivers four main conclusions: Urban areas are expanding faster than urban populations. Half the increase in urban land across the world over the next 20 years will occur in Asia, with the most extensive change expected to take place in India and China Urban areas modify their local and regional climate through the urban heat island effect and by altering precipitation patterns, which together will have significant impacts on net primary production, ecosystem health, and biodiversity Urban expansion will heavily draw on natural resources, including water, on a global scale, and will often consume prime agricultural land, with knock-on effects on biodiversity and ecosystem services elsewhere Future urban expansion will often occur in areas where the capacity for formal governance is restricted, which will constrain the protection of biodiversity and management of ecosystem services
The Creation Of Markets For Ecosystem Services In The United States
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Author : Mattijs van Maasakkers
language : en
Publisher: Anthem Press
Release Date : 2016-11-01
The Creation Of Markets For Ecosystem Services In The United States written by Mattijs van Maasakkers and has been published by Anthem Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-01 with Architecture categories.
The Creation of Markets for Ecosystem Services in the United States is a detailed analysis of the most advanced efforts to create markets for ecosystem services in the United States. With the help of in-depth case studies of three well-known attempts to create such markets––in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, the Ohio River basin and the Willamette River basin––the book explains why very few of these markets have actually succeeded even after close to two decades of much scholarly enthusiasm, significant federal funding and concerted efforts by NGOs, government agencies and private businesses. Based on interviews, policy analysis and participatory observation, three features of markets for ecosystem services emerge as particularly problematic. First, the logic of displacement or the idea that particular elements of an ecosystem can be separated and traded across landscapes or watersheds runs counter to political interests, environmental beliefs and people's connections to specific places. The second problem is that of measurement. Quantification methods embed a range of often contentious assumptions and decisions about what counts when restoring ecosystems. The third problem is related to participation in environmental decision-making.
Towards Green Cities
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Author : Karsten Grunewald
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-08-05
Towards Green Cities written by Karsten Grunewald and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-05 with Science categories.
The book aims to capture, describe and convey the current significance, the values and potentials of urban biodiversity and ecosystem services to scientists and professionals in the context of sustainable urban development and ongoing urbanization processes. Current developments, different approaches and future challenges in the competition of green spaces and urban land consumption in China and Germany are elaborated, discussed and illustrated within case studies and good practice examples. The strategic goal is a long-term appreciation of the potentials and increased consideration of urban green spaces in city planning and development. This book provides tangible recommendations for urban planners, politicians and stakeholders in the fields of green infrastructure at the interface of environment and urban landscape.
Depend On Nature
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Author : Sue Mainka
language : en
Publisher: IUCN
Release Date : 2005
Depend On Nature written by Sue Mainka and has been published by IUCN this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Ecosystem management categories.
Human wellbeing depends on the capacity of the earth’s natural systems to provide ecosystem goods and services. However, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment chillingly concludes that unless we take action to mitigate the current decline in ecosystem services, the cost to society will be substantial. In this publication, IUCN defines three key challenges that will need to be addressed in the near future in order to deliver internationally-agreed development goals. Actions for implementation for all three challenges are also proposed, as well as some 'First Steps’ that should be initiated now if we are to secure our future.
Planning For Ecosystem Services In Cities
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Author : Davide Geneletti
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2019-01-01
Planning For Ecosystem Services In Cities written by Davide Geneletti and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-01 with Ecology categories.
This open access book presents current knowledge about ecosystem services (ES) in urban planning, and discusses various urban ES topics such as spatial distribution of urban ecosystems, population distribution, and physical infrastructure properties. The book addresses all these issues by: i) investigating to what extent ecosystem services are currently included in urban plans, and discussing what is still needed to improve planning practice; ii) illustrating how to develop ecosystem services indicators and information that can be used by urban planners to enhance plan design; iii) demonstrating the application of ES assessments to support urban planning processes through case studies; and iv) reflecting on criteria for addressing equity in urban planning through ecosystem service assessments, by exploring issues associated with the supply of, the access to and demand for ES by citizens. Through fully worked out case studies, from policy questions, to baseline analysis and indicators, and from option comparison to proposed solutions, the book offers readers detailed and accessible coverage of outstanding issues and proposed solutions to better integrate ES in city planning. The overall purpose of the book is to provide a compact reference that can be used by researchers as a key resource offering an updated perspective and overview on the field, as well as by practitioners and planners/decision makers as a source of inspiration for their activity. Additionally, the book will be a suitable resource for both undergraduate and post-graduate courses in planning and geography.
Ecosystem Services And Green Infrastructure
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Author : Andrea Arcidiacono
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-10-19
Ecosystem Services And Green Infrastructure written by Andrea Arcidiacono and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-19 with Political Science categories.
The book analyses the relationship between ecosystem services, green and blue infrastructures (GBI) and spatial planning in Italy. It provides insights on the opportunities and challenges in the adoption of an ecosystem services (ES)-based approach for Spatial Planning exploring methods and techniques for the design of GBI strategies. Nowadays, there is an advance in ES knowledge and a recognition of the benefits of GBI for the quality of human life and biodiversity conservation. The main challenge remains how this knowledge could be integrated into the planning process and how it could guide the decision-making process towards sustainable development for contemporary cities. The book collects innovative Italian experiences providing important considerations for operationalizing the ES concept and highlighting different disciplinary attitudes and methodological approaches with the common goal to enhance human well-being.
Ecosystem Services Concepts Methodologies And Instruments For Research And Applied Use
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Author : Sergi Nuss-Girona, Mita Castañer
language : en
Publisher: Documenta Universitaria
Release Date : 2016-01-14
Ecosystem Services Concepts Methodologies And Instruments For Research And Applied Use written by Sergi Nuss-Girona, Mita Castañer and has been published by Documenta Universitaria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-14 with categories.
The ecosystem services (ES) framework opens the door to common ground between ecology science and economics in facing the challenge of planetary sustainability. Application of the available methodologies and instruments reveals both the high potential and the controversies related to this new socio-ecological management approach. Feeding on the research, reviews and testimonies presented at the XV International Summer School on Environment (ISSE) of the University of Girona (2015), this proceedings book displays the main concepts related the ES approach and outcomes from case studies dealing with its operationalization. However, the ultimate goal of this crosswalk language remains; changing mentalities and raising awareness to the point of installing new socio-ecological values, leading society to economic models in which ES conservation is understood as subsistence premise and therefore an intrinsic component of profits. El marc de serveis dels ecosistemes ( ES) obre la porta a un terreny comú entre l'ecologia i l'economia de la ciència davant del repte de la sostenibilitat planetària . L'aplicació de les metodologies i instruments disponibles revela tant l'alt potencial i les controvèrsies relacionades amb aquest nou enfocament de la gestió socio- ecològica. L'alimentació en les investigacions, opinions i testimonis presentats a l'Escola XV Internacional d'Estiu sobre el Medi Ambient ( IESS ) de la Universitat de Girona ( 2015 ) , aquest llibre procediment mostra els principals conceptes relacionats amb l'enfocament d'ES i els resultats dels estudis de cas que s'ocupen de la seva posada en funcionament . No obstant això , l'objectiu final d'aquest llenguatge encreuament roman ; canviar les mentalitats i la sensibilització fins al punt de la instal·lació de nous valors socio- ecològica , el que porta la societat als models econòmics en què ÉS la conservació s'entén com a premissa de subsistència i , per tant , un component intrínsec dels guanys. El marco de servicios de los ecosistemas ( ES ) abre la puerta a un terreno común entre la ecología y la economía de la ciencia frente al reto de la sostenibilidad planetaria. La aplicación de las metodologías e instrumentos disponibles revela tanto el alto potencial y las controversias relacionadas con este nuevo enfoque de la gestión socio- ecológica. La alimentación en las investigaciones , opiniones y testimonios presentados en la Escuela XV Internacional de Verano sobre el Medio Ambiente ( IESS ) de la Universidad de Girona ( 2015 ) , este libro procedimiento muestra los principales conceptos relacionados con el enfoque de ES y los resultados de los estudios de caso que se ocupan de su puesta en funcionamiento . Sin embargo , el objetivo final de este lenguaje cruce permanece ; cambiar las mentalidades y la sensibilización hasta el punto de la instalación de nuevos valores socio - ecológica , lo que lleva la sociedad a los modelos económicos en los que ES la conservación se entiende como premisa de subsistencia y , por tanto, un componente intrínseco de las ganancias.
Ecosystem Services
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Author : Mark Everard
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-03-27
Ecosystem Services written by Mark Everard and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-27 with Science categories.
The concept of ecosystem services has emerged in recent years as one of the most powerful guiding principles for ecology, biodiversity conservation and the management of natural resources. It provides the basis of assessing the multiple values and services that ecosystems can provide to humankind, including such diverse issues as carbon sequestration, flood control, crop pollination and aesthetic and cultural services. This introductory textbook sets out the key aspects of ecosystem services. The book details the historical roots of ecosystem services in the second half of the twentieth century and through initiatives such as the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. It shows how ecosystem goods and services can be categorised and valued in economic as well as non-monetary terms, while also highlighting some of the difficulties and limitations of valuation techniques. The author describes how themes such as systems thinking, social-ecological resilience and natural capital relate to ecosystem services, and how these can contribute to more sustainable and equitable development. The book assumes limited prior knowledge and is aimed at a wide interdisciplinary audience of students across the social, environmental and life sciences. It is illustrated by a wide range of international case studies and includes learning objectives and guidance for further reading.
Ecosystem Services
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Author : The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2012-05-20
Ecosystem Services written by The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-20 with Science categories.
Natural environments provide enormously valuable, but largely unappreciated, services that aid humans and other earthlings. It is becoming clear that these life-support systems are faltering and failing worldwide due to human actions that disrupt nature's ability to do its beneficial work. Ecosystem Services: Charting a Path to Sustainability documents the National Academies' Keck Futures Initiative Conference on Ecosystem Services. At this conference, participants were divided into 14 interdisciplinary research teams to explore diverse challenges at the interface of science, engineering, and medicine. The teams needed to address the challenge of communicating and working together from a diversity of expertise and perspectives as they attempted to solve a complicated, interdisciplinary problem in a relatively short time. Ecosystem Services: Charting a Path to Sustainability describes how ecosystem services scientists work to document the direct and indirect links between humanity's well-being and the many benefits provided by the natural systems we occupy. This report explains the specific topics the interdisciplinary research teams addressed at the conference, including the following: -how ecosystem services affect infectious and chronic diseases -how to identify what resources can be produced renewably or recovered by developing intense technologies that can be applied on a massive scale -how to develop social and technical capabilities to respond to abrupt changes in ecosystem services -how to design agricultural and aquacultural systems that provide food security while maintaining the full set of ecosystem services needed from landscapes and seascapes -how to design production systems for ecosystem services that improve human outcomes related to food and nutrition -how to develop appropriate methods to accurately value natural capital and ecosystem services -how to design a federal policy to maintain or improve natural capital and ecosystem services within the United States, including measuring and documenting the effectiveness of the policy -how to design a system for international trade that accounts for impacts on ecosystem services -how to develop a program that increases the American public's appreciation of the basic principles of ecosystem services