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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/57421| Title: | Reviewing the role of ecosystems services in the sustainability of the urban environment : a multi-country analysis |
| Authors: | Filho, Walter Leal Barbir, Jelena Sima, Mihaela Georgia Kalbus, Alexandra Nagy, Gustavo J. Paletta, Angelo Villamizar, Alicia Martinez, Reinaldo Miranda Azeiteiro, Ulisses Pereira, Mário Jorge Mussetta, Paula C. Ivars, Jorge Daniel Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra, José Baltazar de Silva Neiva, Samara Moncada, Stefano Galdies, Charles Kļaviņš, Māris Nikolova, M. Gogu, Radu Constantin Balogun, Abdul Lateef Bouredji, Aicha Bonoli, Alessandra |
| Keywords: | Climatic changes Climatic changes -- Government policy Global warming Sustainable development Sustainable development -- Government policy Cities and towns -- Growth |
| Issue Date: | 2020 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd. |
| Citation: | Leal Filho, W., Barbir, J., Nagy, G. J., Sima, M., Kalbus, A., Paletta, A., ... & Mussetta, P. C. (2020). Reviewing the role of ecosystems services in the sustainability of the urban environment: a multi-country analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production, 121338. |
| Abstract: | The urban environment is characterised by many pressures caused by population growth, transport (and its related emissions), and the damage to green areas. Yet, there is a variety of ecosystem services available in urban areas, which may be deployed to ameliorate the current problems and foster their sustainability. This paper reviews the role of ecosystem services as tools for sustainability, based on an urban setting. It also describes a series of multi-country case studies, where an assessment of their functions using a set of benefits valuation approaches such as health benefits, economic benefits, social benefits and benefits to climate resilience, are provided, along with an appraisal of their role in up-keeping the overall quality of the urban environment in the studied areas. Policy recommendations aimed at enhancing the role of ecosystem services, and fostering sustainability in the sampled sites -and beyond-are provided. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/57421 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - InsESEMP |
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