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Planning for Ecosystem Services in Cities

Part of the SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-20024-4

ISBN: 978-3-030-20023-7

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Jul 30, 2019

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Introduction

Geneletti, Davide; Cortinovis, Chiara; Zardo, Linda; Adem Esmail, Blal

Pages: 1 –6

[Human life on Earth depends on ecosystems. This is the main message conveyed by the concept of ecosystem services (ES), which has gained an ever-increasing attention in the scientific (McDonough et al. 2017) and policy debate (e.g., CBD 2011; European Commission 2006, 2010) of the last two...
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Reviewing Ecosystem Services in Urban Plans

Geneletti, Davide; Cortinovis, Chiara; Zardo, Linda; Adem Esmail, Blal

Pages: 7 –20

[This chapter analyzes to what extent ecosystem services are currently included in urban plans. The objective is to understand what ecosystem service information is already used, and what is still needed to improve planning decisions. We developed a methodology to review the content of planning...
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Reviewing Ecosystem Services in Urban Climate Adaptation Plans

Geneletti, Davide; Cortinovis, Chiara; Zardo, Linda; Adem Esmail, Blal

Pages: 21 –30

[In this chapter, we focus on one specific type of urban planning instrument, which has become increasingly common in the last years: urban climate adaptation plans. In these plans, ecosystem service knowledge is instrumental to propose strategies for ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) to climate...
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Developing Ecosystem Service Models for Urban Planning: A Focus on Micro-Climate Regulation

Geneletti, Davide; Cortinovis, Chiara; Zardo, Linda; Adem Esmail, Blal

Pages: 31 –42

[This chapter presents an approach for estimating the cooling capacity provided by urban green infrastructures tailored to support urban planning. The method is based on the review of the literature to identify the functions of green infrastructures that are involved in providing cooling, and the...
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Applying Ecosystem Services to Support Planning Decisions: A Case Study

Geneletti, Davide; Cortinovis, Chiara; Zardo, Linda; Adem Esmail, Blal

Pages: 43 –56

[This chapter presents an application of ecosystem service assessments to support urban planning decisions. The case study concerns the regeneration of brownfields in the city of Trento (Italy). Potential re-greening interventions are prioritized according to their expected consequences on two...
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Towards Equity in the Distribution of Ecosystem Services in Cities

Geneletti, Davide; Cortinovis, Chiara; Zardo, Linda; Adem Esmail, Blal

Pages: 57 –66

[Ecosystem services analysis has a great potential to support the inclusion of equity considerations in planning practice. This chapter discusses criteria for addressing equity in urban planning through ecosystem service assessments, by exploring issues associated to: (i) the supply of ecosystem...
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Conclusions

Geneletti, Davide; Cortinovis, Chiara; Zardo, Linda; Adem Esmail, Blal

Pages: 67 –72

[This book focused on the relation between urban planning and ecosystem services (ES), acknowledging their potential role in addressing many challenges of todays’ cities. Planning decisions are one of the most influential factors determining the amount and spatial distribution of both ES supply...

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