Key insights for the future of urban ecosystem services research
Journal article, 2016
Understanding the dynamics of urban ecosystem services is a necessary requirement for adequate planning, management, and governance of urban green infrastructure. Through the three-year Urban Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (URBES) research project, we conducted case study and comparative research on urban biodiversity and ecosystem services across seven cities in Europe and the United States. Reviewing > 50 peer-reviewed publications from the project, we present and discuss seven key insights that reflect cumulative findings from the project as well as the state-of-the-art knowledge in urban ecosystem services research. The insights from our review indicate that cross-sectoral, multiscale, interdisciplinary research is beginning to provide a solid scientific foundation for applying the ecosystem services framework in urban areas and land management. Our review offers a foundation for seeking novel, nature-based solutions to emerging urban challenges such as wicked environmental change issues.
urban green infrastructure
urban liveability
urban planning
social-ecological systems
urban ecosystem services
urban ecology
biodiversity
Author
Peleg Kremer
Villanova University
The New School University
Zoe Hamstead
The New School University
Dagmar Haase
Helmholtz Zentrum f?r Umweltforschung
Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin
Timon McPhearson
The New School University
Niki Frantzeskaki
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Erik Andersson
Stockholms universitet
Nadja Kabisch
Helmholtz Zentrum f?r Umweltforschung
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin
Neele Larondelle
Potsdam Institut fur Klimafolgenforschung
Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin
Emiliy Rall
Technische Universitat Munchen
Annette Voigt
Alpen-Adria-Universität
Francesc Baró
Institut de Ciencia i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA)-UAB
Christine Bertram
Institut fur Weltwirtschaft an der Universitat Kiel
Erik Gómez-Baggethun
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Universitetet for miljo- og biovitenskap
Rieke Hansen
Technische Universitat Munchen
Anna Kaczorowska
Chalmers, Architecture
Jaan-Henrik Kain
Chalmers, Architecture
Jakub Kronenberg
Uniwersytet Lodzki
Johannes Langemeyer
Institut de Ciencia i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA)-UAB
Stephan Pauleit
Technische Universitat Munchen
Katrin Rehdanz
Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel
Institut fur Weltwirtschaft an der Universitat Kiel
Maria Schewenius
Stockholms universitet
Chantal van Ham
IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature
Daniel Wurster
Stockholms universitet
Thomas Elmqvist
Stockholms universitet
Ecology and Society
1708-3087 (ISSN)
Vol. 21 No.2 29- 29Driving Forces
Sustainable development
Areas of Advance
Building Futures (2010-2018)
Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)
Environmental Engineering
Architecture
Landscape Architecture
DOI
10.5751/ES-08445-210229