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Urban Ecosystem Services: Current Knowledge, Gaps, and Future Research

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  • Alessio Russo

    (School of Arts, Francis Close Hall Campus, University of Gloucestershire, Swindon Road, Cheltenham GL50 4AZ, UK)

  • Giuseppe T. Cirella

    (Faculty of Economics, University of Gdansk, 81-824 Sopot, Poland)

Abstract

The term ecosystem services was coined to describe the societal benefit that natural ecosystems provide, as well as to raise awareness about biodiversity and ecosystem conservation [...]

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  • Alessio Russo & Giuseppe T. Cirella, 2021. "Urban Ecosystem Services: Current Knowledge, Gaps, and Future Research," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-4, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:10:y:2021:i:8:p:811-:d:606730
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    1. Alessio Russo & Giuseppe T. Cirella, 2021. "Urban Ecosystem Services: New Findings for Landscape Architects, Urban Planners, and Policymakers," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(1), pages 1-5, January.
    2. Jan Łukaszkiewicz & Beata Fortuna-Antoszkiewicz & Łukasz Oleszczuk & Jitka Fialová, 2021. "The Potential of Tram Networks in the Revitalization of the Warsaw Landscape," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(4), pages 1-24, April.
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    4. Swaroop Patankar & Ravi Jambhekar & Kulbhushansingh Ramesh Suryawanshi & Harini Nagendra, 2021. "Which Traits Influence Bird Survival in the City? A Review," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(2), pages 1-23, January.
    5. Alessio Russo & Wing Tung Chan & Giuseppe T. Cirella, 2021. "Estimating Air Pollution Removal and Monetary Value for Urban Green Infrastructure Strategies Using Web-Based Applications," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-17, July.
    6. Alexandra Pineda-Guerrero & Francisco J. Escobedo & Fernando Carriazo, 2020. "Governance, Nature’s Contributions to People, and Investing in Conservation Influence the Valuation of Urban Green Areas," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(1), pages 1-20, December.
    7. Xin Cheng & Sylvie Van Damme & Pieter Uyttenhove, 2021. "Applying the Evaluation of Cultural Ecosystem Services in Landscape Architecture Design: Challenges and Opportunities," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(7), pages 1-14, June.
    8. Raghu Dharmapuri Tirumala & Piyush Tiwari, 2021. "Land-Based Financing Elements in Infrastructure Policy Formulation: A Case of India," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(2), pages 1-17, January.
    9. Karen T. Lourdes & Chris N. Gibbins & Perrine Hamel & Ruzana Sanusi & Badrul Azhar & Alex M. Lechner, 2021. "A Review of Urban Ecosystem Services Research in Southeast Asia," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(1), pages 1-21, January.
    10. Harald Zepp & Luis Inostroza, 2021. "Who Pays the Bill? Assessing Ecosystem Services Losses in an Urban Planning Context," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(4), pages 1-17, April.
    11. Xuege Wang & Fengqin Yan & Yinwei Zeng & Ming Chen & Bin He & Lu Kang & Fenzhen Su, 2021. "Ecosystem Services Changes on Farmland in Response to Urbanization in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area of China," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(5), pages 1-16, May.
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