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Exploring the Extent, Selected Topics and Governance Modes of Urban Sustainability Transformations Read chapter Read first chapter

2018 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Do Urban Biodiversity and Urban Ecosystem Services Go Hand in Hand, or Do We Just Hope It Is That Easy?

Authors : Sonja Knapp, Dagmar Haase, Stefan Klotz, Nina Schwarz

Published in: Urban Transformations

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Interest in urban ecosystem services has grown steadily over recent years (Haase et al. 2014), with politics promoting the enhancement of ecosystem service provision in urban areas (e.g. DG Environment 2012). Indeed, the increasing share of humans living in urban areas worldwide and environmental threats such as climate change urge us to consider ways to maintain and improve the well-being of urban dwellers. In this context, ecosystem services, which are the benefits humans receive from ecosystems (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 2005b), are a promising supplement to technical solutions.

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Metadata
Title
Do Urban Biodiversity and Urban Ecosystem Services Go Hand in Hand, or Do We Just Hope It Is That Easy?
Authors
Sonja Knapp
Dagmar Haase
Stefan Klotz
Nina Schwarz
Copyright Year
2018
Book
Urban Transformations

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-59323-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-59324-1

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59324-1_16