Article
Geography
Yasuo Takahashi, Hiroyuki Kubota, Sawako Shigeto, Takahiro Yoshida, Yoshiki Yamagata
Summary: This paper investigates the values of migration expressed by migrants in a rural municipality in Japan, highlighting their common concerns on nature, housing, and food, as well as different priorities based on demographic characteristics. Understanding the heterogeneity of migrants and their values is crucial for targeted policy-making and public services. Additionally, the acceptance of teleworking post-COVID-19 pandemic may influence future urban-rural population flow, demonstrating the importance of considering migrants' values in regional land use planning.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Luis Alberto Bertolucci Paes, Barbara Stolte Bezerra, Daniel Jugend, Fabiana Liar Agudo
Summary: This paper explores how the alignment of circular bioeconomy (CBE) principles can support urban ecosystem (UE) services, proposing an adaptive theoretical framework based on qualitative and comparative analysis of current scientific literature. The framework presents itself as a tool to guide further research in the field, facilitating the identification of trade-offs, benefits, and co-benefits, and represents a step towards generalization and reducing uncertainties and utopian notions that shape the CBE.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Solhanlle Bonilla-Duarte, Victor Gomez-Valenzuela, Alma-Liz de la Mora, Agustin Garcia-Garcia
Summary: This research study constructed a forest cover sustainability index based on interviews with residents, identifying Gazcue as having the highest value due to factors like job stability, medium-high income, and property ownership. Urban forest planning in cities should consider tree species, design, and a legal framework to address territorial sustainability challenges and contribute to resilience and mitigation of climate change impacts.
Article
Ecology
Diane E. Pataki, Marina Alberti, Mary L. Cadenasso, Alexander J. Felson, Mark J. McDonnell, Stephanie Pincetl, Richard V. Pouyat, Heikki Setala, Thomas H. Whitlow
Summary: Research shows that urban trees provide benefits such as local cooling, stormwater absorption, and health benefits for residents, but have limited potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. Due to space constraints, urban trees are more promising for climate and pollution adaptation strategies rather than mitigation strategies.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Arijit Das, Manob Das, Riya Gupta
Summary: Wetland ecosystems are highly productive and provide essential ecosystem services to humans. However, they are being degraded due to a lack of understanding of social benefits and economic values. This study compares two wetlands in Eastern India and identifies differences in ecosystem services and their perceived importance. The findings suggest the need for policy interventions and further research to ensure the sustainability of dependent communities and the ecosystem health of wetlands.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Soil Science
Roisin O'Riordan, Jess Davies, Carly Stevens, John N. Quinton, Christopher Boyko
Summary: The expansion of urban areas worldwide is increasing the anthropogenic impact upon soil, and urban soils play a vital role in delivering various ecosystem services. Research has mainly focused on supporting processes and regulating services, with cultural, provisioning, and water-related ecosystem services being understudied. Integration of understanding of urban soil ecosystem services across disciplines and professions is necessary for future research and management.
Article
Plant Sciences
Marcus Hedblom, Anne-Caroline Prevot, Axelle Gregoire
Summary: Urban greenery is important for human health, resilient and sustainable cities, and biodiversity. However, urban sprawl and densification have reduced access and quality of urban greenery. Urban planners, architects, landscape architects, and urban ecologists have different views on nature in cities. Science fiction movies often ignore nature in their depictions of future cities and do not show innovative ways of including nature in cityscapes. Collaborating with SF artists, urban designers, and urban ecologists can help integrate nature into depictions of future cities.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Wanxu Chen, Guanzheng Wang, Tianci Gu, Chuanglin Fang, Sipei Pan, Jie Zeng, Jiahui Wu
Summary: This study simulated multi-scenario urban land expansion in Chinese urban agglomerations using the patch-generating land use simulation (PLUS) model and benefit transfer method. The simulation showed that urban land continued to expand, with the most severe expansion under the urban development scenario. Under the ecological protection scenario, ecosystem services (ESs) would be maintained at their highest levels. The impacts of urban expansion on ESs varied among different urban agglomerations.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Emylia Shakira Jamean, Azlan Abas
Summary: Urban forests play a crucial role in maintaining ecological balance and providing ecosystem services to citizens. However, forest coverage is often sacrificed in emerging nations, leading to a negative impact on the benefits from green spaces. This study investigated visitor perceptions and willingness to pay for urban forests in Kuala Lumpur, finding positive perceptions and a willingness to contribute financially for conservation. The findings contribute to understanding urban forest ecosystem services and can inform policy-making for sustainable development and smart cities.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Nikolai Bobylev, Ralf-Uwe Syrbe, Wolfgang Wende
Summary: This paper discusses the emerging concept of geosystem services (GS) and highlights its importance in sustainable urbanization and the use of urban underground space. A theoretical framework for incorporating GS into urban planning is proposed. The research shows that GS has not yet been fully integrated into planning processes, despite the increasing need for its inclusion in the development agenda. The inclusion of GS in urban planning would be an important step forward for sustainable urbanization.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Antonella Pietta, Marco Tononi
Summary: The article focuses on the Brescia Quarry Park, which used to be characterized by mining activities until just a few years ago. It has now been transformed into a re-naturalized area and is expected to become one of Europe's largest re-naturalized protected urban areas. These transformations indicate a profound change in the urban metabolism.
Article
Ecology
Javier Babi Almenar, Claudio Petucco, Guido Sonnemann, Davide Geneletti, Thomas Elliot, Benedetto Rugani
Summary: This paper presents an original semi-dynamic modelling framework that considers the dynamics of ecosystem services, environmental impacts, and life cycle impacts of nature-based solutions (NBS). A case study on urban forests in Madrid is used to validate the framework and demonstrate its value in assessing the net impacts of NBS projects.
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
(2023)
Article
Geography, Physical
Peter Edwards
Summary: Essential urban services like electricity, water, sewage disposal, solid waste management, and stormwater control are becoming increasingly centralized, posing sustainability challenges. To be sustainable, cities need to be integrated like living organisms with the resilience of mature ecosystems, requiring a shift from centralized facilities to more distributed yet interconnected systems.
EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zhenjie Liao, Lijuan Zhang
Summary: Prediction of urban ecological risk is crucial due to the negative impacts it has on people's lives and the environment, and it has become increasingly complex and challenging as China's economy grows rapidly. In this study, a model for evaluating urban ecological resilience was developed and applied to assess the spatial-temporal changes of resilience in Guangzhou from 2000 to 2020. It was found that the southwestern region of the city had lower resilience and higher density of pollutant discharge enterprises, indicating a lower ability to prevent and resolve environmental risks.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Review
Ecology
Lumeng Liu, Jianguo Wu
Summary: Scenario analysis (SA) is a useful tool for predicting the future conditions of urban ecosystem services (UES). Previous research has primarily focused on urban landscape planning, green infrastructure planning, city-scale scenarios, and spatially-explicit scenarios with a focus on regulating services. Studies have shown that the same drivers can have contrasting impacts on UES in different contexts, highlighting the need for context-specific solutions.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Mark A. Goddard, Zoe G. Davies, Solene Guenat, Mark J. Ferguson, Jessica C. Fisher, Adeniran Akanni, Teija Ahjokoski, Pippin M. L. Anderson, Fabio Angeoletto, Constantinos Antoniou, Adam J. Bates, Andrew Barkwith, Adam Berland, Christopher J. Bouch, Christine C. Rega-Brodsky, Loren B. Byrne, David Cameron, Rory Canavan, Tim Chapman, Stuart Connop, Steve Crossland, Marie C. Dade, David A. Dawson, Cynnamon Dobbs, Colleen T. Downs, Erle C. Ellis, Francisco J. Escobedo, Paul Gobster, Natalie Marie Gulsrud, Burak Guneralp, Amy K. Hahs, James D. Hale, Christopher Hassall, Marcus Hedblom, Dieter F. Hochuli, Tommi Inkinen, Ioan-Cristian Ioja, Dave Kendal, Tom Knowland, Ingo Kowarik, Simon J. Langdale, Susannah B. Lerman, Ian MacGregor-Fors, Peter Manning, Peter Massini, Stacey McLean, David D. Mkwambisi, Alessandro Ossola, Gabriel Perez Luque, Luis Perez-Urrestarazu, Katia Perini, Gad Perry, Tristan J. Pett, Kate E. Plummer, Raoufou A. Radji, Uri Roll, Simon G. Potts, Heather Rumble, Jon P. Sadler, Stevienna de Saille, Sebastian Sautter, Catherine E. Scott, Assaf Shwartz, Tracy Smith, Robbert P. H. Snep, Carl D. Soulsbury, Margaret C. Stanley, Tim Van de Voorde, Stephen J. Venn, Philip H. Warren, Carla-Leanne Washbourne, Mark Whitling, Nicholas S. G. Williams, Jun Yang, Kumelachew Yeshitela, Ken P. Yocom, Martin Dallimer
Summary: Research conducted a global horizon scan of 170 experts exploring the future challenges and potential opportunities of robotics and autonomous systems in urban ecosystems. The study found that RAS could transform land use, transport systems, and human-nature interactions, with the prioritized opportunities focusing on monitoring and managing biodiversity and ecosystems using RAS.
NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xin Fu, Matthew E. Hopton, Xinhao Wang
Summary: Green infrastructure (GI) is recognized for its benefits in reducing flooding risk, improving water quality, and harvesting stormwater. However, there is a lack of comprehensive assessment framework in existing literature to evaluate GI performance in promoting ecosystem functions and services for social-ecological system resilience.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Zoology
Brock P. Struecker, Joseph R. Milanovich, Mollie McIntosh, Martin B. Berg, Matthew E. Hopton
Summary: Research showed that larval pond-breeding salamanders exhibit selective predation for certain taxa and functional feeding groups, providing a possible mechanism for their impact on aquatic invertebrate communities and shaping ephemeral wetland ecosystem processes.
JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Water Resources
Page Jordan, Fushcia-Ann Hoover, Matthew E. Hopton
Summary: This study tested a framework using spatial analysis to manage excess stormwater in urban areas while maximizing distribution of ecosystem services to underserved areas. By mapping indicators representing social, economic, and environmental characteristics to identified polygons, the study was able to identify areas that could promote desired ecosystem services and reduce discharge into combined sewers.
URBAN WATER JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tarsha Eason, Ahjond Garmestani, David G. Angeler
Summary: Studying ecosystem dynamics is critical for monitoring and managing linked systems of humans and nature. Resilience-based approaches, such as Fisher Information, have been effective in capturing spatiotemporal patterns and identifying critical transitions in social-ecological systems. This study demonstrates the utility of Fisher Information in assessing the condition of Swedish lakes and identifying distinct spatial patterns.
Article
Plant Sciences
Adam Berland, Dexter H. Locke, Dustin L. Herrmann, Kirsten Schwarz
Summary: Different types of property parcel owners may impact land management outcomes. We used data resources to examine how owner type relates to overgrown vegetation in Toledo, Ohio, and Trenton, New Jersey, USA. Individual owners had lower rates of overgrown vegetation and neighborhood context was important, as overgrown lawns were more prevalent in high-vacancy areas. Among parcels owned by individuals, overgrown vegetation was less prevalent when the owner resided locally and when the property was owner-occupied.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Aurelie Lalanne, Shana Sundstrom, Ahjond Garmestani
Summary: This article examines the distribution of city sizes in regional urban systems in France and challenges the prevailing assumption of continuous city size distributions. The study finds that the distribution of city sizes is discontinuous, consisting of groups of similarly sized cities separated by gaps. The location and number of discontinuities remain stable over time, suggesting a conservative process of size class formation independent of societal disturbances.
Article
Zoology
Guy N. Cameron, Matthew E. Hopton, Suzanne B. McLaren
Summary: The American Society of Mammalogists (ASM) has 13 Restricted Funds that provide financial support for students, early-career mammalogists, and members engaged in activities relevant to ASM's mission. We collected information on each Fund from various sources and compiled it to make the intended purpose of each Fund more accessible. Some Funds are self-sustaining, but others need more funding to support their intended objectives. Mammalogists recognize the importance of these Funds in supporting the development of students and junior colleagues in the field of mammalogy.
JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Sarah Clement, Javad Jozaei, Michael Mitchell, Craig R. Allen, Ahjond S. Garmestani
Summary: Effective governance of social-ecological systems (SES) is challenging in coastal environments due to climate change impacts. Resilience is commonly proposed for re-orienting governance, but its application in coastal governance research is inconsistent. This study analyzes discourse and interviews in Tasmania, Australia, revealing confusion and inconsistency in framing resilience. The third framing, social-ecological resilience, is valued by coastal managers but its unclear use in research and policy needs to be addressed for more effective coastal governance.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND GOVERNANCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Murray W. Scown, Frances E. Dunn, Stefan C. Dekker, Detlef P. van Vuuren, Sitar Karabil, Edwin H. Sutanudjaja, Maria J. Santos, Philip S. J. Minderhoud, Ahjond S. Garmestani, Hans Middelkoop
Summary: Deltas, with their large populations and productive croplands, are crucial for global sustainable development. However, they face multiple pressures due to their low-lying position between river basin development and rising seas. These pressures could undermine the persistence of delta societies, economies, and ecosystems.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Murray W. Scown, Robin K. Craig, Craig R. Allen, Lance Gunderson, David G. Angeler, Jorge H. Garcia, Ahjond Garmestani
Summary: The United Nations' sustainable development goals (SDGs) represent societal aspirations, but have received criticism and may benefit from a social-ecological resilience approach. SDGs related to the environment have the strongest connections to resilience, but ecological factors are lacking. The next global development agenda should build on SDG strengths and address gaps in ecological resilience.
GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
M. H. E. M. Browning, D. H. Locke, C. Konijnendijk, S. M. Labib, A. Rigolon, R. Yeager, M. Bardhan, A. Berland, P. Dadvand, M. Helbich, F. Li, H. Li, P. James, J. Klompmaker, A. Reuben, L. A. Roman, W. -L. Tsai, M. Patwary, J. O'Neil-Dunne, A. Ossola, R. Wang, B. Yang, L. Yi, J. Zhang, M. Nieuwenhuijsen
Summary: The 3-30-300 rule provides benchmarks for cities to promote equitable nature access, requiring individuals to have visibility of three trees, a 30% tree canopy in their neighborhood, and proximity to high-quality green spaces within 300 meters. However, there is currently a lack of guidance on how to measure and implement these requirements. This study used an expert-based consensus approach to review measurement methods of 3-30-300 and presented a suitability matrix linking recommended measures with each component of the rule. These methods can not only implement the rule but also foster broader dialogue on local desires and requirements.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Biology
Ahjond Garmestani, Craig R. Allen, David G. Angeler, Lance Gunderson, J. B. Ruhl
Summary: Adaptive management is an approach for managing social-ecological systems in uncertain and controllable environments. Considering spatial and temporal scales is important to regulate the effects of management actions. Combining multiscale adaptive management with the panarchy model can improve the management of social-ecological systems.
Article
Urban Studies
Adam Berland
Summary: This study compares patterns in three data sources and finds that tract-scale housing vacancy data can be used as a proxy for physical blight in the absence of more detailed local data, despite slight overestimation in high-vacancy areas.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Javad Jozaei, Wen-Ching Chuang, Craig R. Allen, Ahjond Garmestani
Summary: Our analysis shows that the framing of social vulnerability is influenced by a narrow definition of resilience, which does not consider the dynamics and non-stationarity of social-ecological systems. Incorporating social-ecological resilience into social vulnerability analysis can improve coastal governance by accounting for adaptation and transformation, as well as scale and cross-scale interactions.
GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
