Nature-based solutions, ecosystem services, disservices, and impacts on well-being in urban environments

A systematic review and life cycle assessment of biomass pellets and briquettes production in Latin America

(2022) D.A.L. Silva et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Future land-use competition constrains natural climate solutions

(2022) Qiming Zheng et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Greening the city: Thriving for biodiversity and sustainability

(2022) Paulo Pereira et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Residential greenspace and early childhood development and academic performance: A longitudinal analysis of Australian children aged 4–12 years

(2022) Salma M. Ahmed et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Communication of ecosystem services and disservices in local newspapers in Winnipeg, Canada

(2022) Alexander J.F. Martin et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Impacts of urban expansion on natural habitats in global drylands

(2022) Qiang Ren et al.   Nature Sustainability

Spatiotemporal dynamics and evolution relationships between land-use/land cover change and landscape pattern in response to rapid urban sprawl process: A case study in Wuhan, China

(2022) Quan Wang et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Alternative adaptation scenarios towards pesticide-free urban green spaces: Welfare implication for French citizens

(2022) Marianne Lefebvre et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY

How Much Food Can We Grow in Urban Areas? Food Production and Crop Yields of Urban Agriculture: A Meta‐Analysis

(2022) Florian Thomas Payen et al.   Earths Future

Ecosystem services and well-being dimensions related to urban green spaces – A systematic review

(2022) Luís Valença Pinto et al.   Sustainable Cities and Society

Spatial patterns of social vulnerability in relation to wildfire risk and wildland-urban interface presence

(2022) Maria-Luisa Chas-Amil et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Impacts of urban sprawl in the Administrative Region of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) and measures to restore improved landscapes

(2022) Laís Caroline Marianno de Olivera et al.   LAND USE POLICY

Potential human inhalation exposure to soil contaminants in urban gardens on brownfields sites– A breath of fresh air?

(2021) Joseph J. Weeks et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Future scenarios impact on land use change and habitat quality in Lithuania

(2021) Eduardo Gomes et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

The role of soils in the regulation of hazards and extreme events

(2021) P. M. Saco et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Energy consumption of the wood size reduction processes with employment of a low-power machines with various cutting mechanisms

(2021) Warguła Łukasz et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Global Warming, Climate Change, and Environmental Pollution: Recipe for a Multifactorial Stress Combination Disaster

(2021) Sara I. Zandalinas et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Linking public urban green spaces and human well-being: A systematic review

(2021) Rosa Reyes-Riveros et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Green roof ecosystem services in various urban development types: A case study in Graz, Austria

(2021) Annechien Dirkje Hoeben et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Interactive spatial planning of urban green infrastructure – Retrofitting green roofs where ecosystem services are most needed in Oslo

(2021) Zander S. Venter et al.   Ecosystem Services

Economics of green roofs and green walls: A literature review

(2021) Inês Teotónio et al.   Sustainable Cities and Society

Selection criteria for ecosystem condition indicators

(2021) Bálint Czúcz et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Carbon sequestration and water yield tradeoffs following restoration of abandoned agricultural lands in Mediterranean mountains

(2021) M. Khorchani et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Air pollution induced vegetation stress – The Air Pollution Tolerance Index as a quick tool for city health evaluation

(2020) Vanda Éva Molnár et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Identifying principles for the design of robust impact evaluation frameworks for nature-based solutions in cities

(2020) Adina Dumitru et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY

Restoring the forest revives our culture: Ecosystem services and values for ecological restoration across the rural-urban nexus in South Africa

(2020) Natasha Louise Constant et al.   FOREST POLICY AND ECONOMICS

Evidence of the impact of noise pollution on biodiversity: a systematic map

(2020) Romain Sordello et al.   Environmental Evidence

Mismatch of regulating ecosystem services for sustainable urban planning: PM10 removal and urban heat island effect mitigation in the municipality of Rome (Italy)

(2020) Alessandro Sebastiani et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Human health and ecological risk assessment of trace elements in urban soils of 101 cities in China: A meta-analysis

(2020) Václav Pecina et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

The contribution of Urban Food Policies toward food security in developing and developed countries: a network analysis approach

(2019) Rosalia Filippini et al.   Sustainable Cities and Society

Grasslands-more important for ecosystem services than you might think

(2019) J. Bengtsson et al.   Ecosphere

Visual sensitivity versus ecological sensitivity: An application of GIS in urban forest park planning

(2019) Yu Zheng et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Assessment of heavy metal contamination in two edible fish species Carassius carassius and Triplophysa kashmirensis of Dal Lake, Srinagar, Kashmir, India

(2019) Mohd Yousuf Rather et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

Towards an urban marine ecology: characterizing the drivers, patterns and processes of marine ecosystems in coastal cities

(2019) Peter A. Todd et al.   OIKOS

The role of air pollution and climate on the growth of urban trees

(2019) Giuliano Maselli Locosselli et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Substantial declines in urban tree habitat predicted under climate change

(2019) Hugh Burley et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Ecosystem disservices matter: Towards their systematic integration within ecosystem service research and policy

(2019) Julien Blanco et al.   Ecosystem Services

Evaluating the impacts of protected areas on human well-being across the developing world

(2019) R. Naidoo et al.   Science Advances

What do people know? Ecosystem services, public perception and sustainable management of urban park trees in London, U.K

(2019) C. Matilda Tilly Collins et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Light pollution at the urban forest edge negatively impacts insectivorous bats

(2019) Joanna K. Haddock et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Spatial distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contamination in urban soil of China

(2019) Haiyan Yu et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Prediction of airborne pollen concentrations for the plane tree as a tool for evaluating allergy risk in urban green areas

(2019) Beatriz Lara et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

The Roles of Invertebrates in the Urban Soil Microbiome

(2019) Natalie Bray et al.   Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

The effect of urbanization on environmental pollution in rapidly developing urban agglomerations

(2019) Longwu Liang et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Pesticides in the urban environment: A potential threat that knocks at the door

(2019) Islam Md Meftaul et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Post-fire management treatment effects on soil properties and burned area restoration in a wildland-urban interface, Haifa Fire case study

(2019) Lea Wittenberg et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Urban Green Space: Creating a Triple Win for Environmental Sustainability, Health, and Health Equity through Behavior Change

(2019) Hanneke Kruize et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Adaptive co-management model for the East Kolkata wetlands: A sustainable solution to manage the rapid ecological transformation of a peri-urban landscape

(2019) Avanti Roy-Basu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Rapid growth of the US wildland-urban interface raises wildfire risk

(2018) Volker C. Radeloff et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Urban forests, ecosystem services, green infrastructure and nature-based solutions: Nexus or evolving metaphors?

(2018) Francisco J. Escobedo et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Weighing values and risks of beloved invasive species: The case of the survivor tree and conflict management in urban green infrastructure

(2018) Heather McMillen et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Effects of urban green spaces on residents’ well-being

(2018) Ben Ma et al.   ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY

Fine-scale analysis of urban flooding reduction from green infrastructure: An ecosystem services approach for the management of water flows

(2018) Denis Maragno et al.   ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

Towards a global model for wetlands ecosystem services

(2018) Jan H. Janse et al.   Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Beyond the school grounds: Links between density of tree cover in school surroundings and high school academic performance

(2018) Dongying Li et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

A framework for assessing and implementing the co-benefits of nature-based solutions in urban areas

(2017) Christopher M. Raymond et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY