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- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright
- © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020. This book is an open access publication.
- ISBN
- 978-3-030-20023-7
- Pages
- 7 –20
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-20024-4_2
- Publisher site
- See Chapter on Publisher Site
Abstract
[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 documents irrespective of the terminology adopted to refer to ecosystem services, and examined the inclusion of nine urban ecosystem services across three plan components (information base, vision and objectives, and actions). In our sample of 22 urban plans of Italian cities, we found a high number of actions to address urban ecosystem services and a variety of tools for implementation. However, a two-speed integration emerges: a set of ecosystem services (i.e. recreation and some regulating) are widely addressed, while others are hardly considered. Usable methods to assess urban ecosystem services at the right scale and resolution are still needed.]
Published: Jul 30, 2019
Keywords: Urban plans; Green infrastrcutures; Ecosystem-based adaptation; Planning action; Planning policy