Key insights for the future of urban ecosystem services research

verfasst von

Peleg Kremer, Zoé Hamstead, Dagmar Haase, Timon McPhearson, Niki Frantzeskaki, Erik Andersson, Nadja Kabisch, Neele Larondelle, Emily L. Rall, Annette Voigt, Francesc Baró, Christine Bertram, Erik Gómez-Baggethun, Rieke Hansen, Anna Kaczorowska, Jaan Henrik Kain, Jakub Kronenberg, Johannes Langemeyer, Stephan Pauleit, Katrin Rehdanz, Maria Schewenius, Chantal Van Ham, Daniel Wurster, Thomas Elmqvist

Abstract

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.

Externe Organisation(en)

Villanova University
New School University
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin)
Helmholtz Zentrum München - Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Stockholm University
Deutsches Zentrum für integrative Biodiversitätsforschung (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung (PIK)
Technische Universität München (TUM)
Alpen-Adria-Universitat Klagenfurt (AAU)
Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Institut für Weltwirtschaft an der Universität Kiel (IfW)
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA)
Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
Chalmers University of Technology
Uniwersytet Łódzki
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Typ

Artikel

Journal

Ecology and society

Band

21

ISSN

1708-3087

Publikationsdatum

2016

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Ökologie

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 11 – Nachhaltige Städte und Gemeinschaften, SDG 15 – Lebensraum Land

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-08445-210229 (Zugang: Offen)