Global urbanization creates opportunities and challenges for human well-being and transition towards sustainability. Urban areas are human-environment systems that depend fundamentally on ecosystems, and thus require an understanding of the management of urban ecosystem services to ensure sustainable urban planning. The purpose of this study is to provide a systematic review of urban ecosystems services research, which addresses the combined domain of ecosystem services and urban development. We examined emerging trends and gaps in how urban ecosystem services are conceptualized in peer-reviewed case study literature, including the geographical distribution of research, the development and use of the urban ecosystem services concept, and the involvement of stakeholders. We highlight six challenges aimed at strengthening the concept's potential to facilitate meaningful inter- and transdisciplinary work for ecosystem services research and planning. Achieving a cohesive conceptual approach in the research field will address (i) the need for more extensive spatial and contextual coverage, (ii) continual clarification of definitions, (iii) recognition of limited data transferability, (iv) more comprehensive stakeholder involvement, (v) more integrated research efforts, and (vi) translation of scientific findings into actionable knowledge, feeding information back into planning and management. We conclude with recommendations for conducting further research while incorporating these challenges.
Luederitz C., Brink E., Gralla F., Hermelingmeier V., Meyer M., Niven L., Panzer L., Partelow S., Rau A.-L., Sasaki R., Abson D.J., Lang D.J., Wamsler C. and von Wehrden H. (2015) A review of urban ecosystem services: six key challenges for future research. Ecosystem Services 14: 98-112. 10.1016/j.ecoser.2015.05.001
@article{Luederitz2015,
Title = {A review of urban ecosystem services: six key challenges for future research},
Author = {Luederitz, Christopher and Brink, Ebba and Gralla, Fabienne and Hermelingmeier, Verena and Meyer, Moritz and Niven, Lisa and Panzer, Lars and Partelow, Stefan and Rau, Anna-Lena and Sasaki, Ryuei and Abson, David J. and Lang, Daniel J. and Wamsler, Christine and von Wehrden, Henrik},
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Journal = {Ecosystem Services},
Year = {2015},
Pages = {98-112},
Volume = {14},
Doi = {10.1016/j.ecoser.2015.05.001},
Abstract = {Global urbanization creates opportunities and challenges for human well-being and transition towards sustainability. Urban areas are human-environment systems that depend fundamentally on ecosystems, and thus require an understanding of the management of urban ecosystem services to ensure sustainable urban planning. The purpose of this study is to provide a systematic review of urban ecosystems services research, which addresses the combined domain of ecosystem services and urban development. We examined emerging trends and gaps in how urban ecosystem services are conceptualized in peer-reviewed case study literature, including the geographical distribution of research, the development and use of the urban ecosystem services concept, and the involvement of stakeholders. We highlight six challenges aimed at strengthening the concept's potential to facilitate meaningful inter- and transdisciplinary work for ecosystem services research and planning. Achieving a cohesive conceptual approach in the research field will address (i) the need for more extensive spatial and contextual coverage, (ii) continual clarification of definitions, (iii) recognition of limited data transferability, (iv) more comprehensive stakeholder involvement, (v) more integrated research efforts, and (vi) translation of scientific findings into actionable knowledge, feeding information back into planning and management. We conclude with recommendations for conducting further research while incorporating these challenges.},
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TY - JOUR
AU - Luederitz, Christopher
AU - Brink, Ebba
AU - Gralla, Fabienne
AU - Hermelingmeier, Verena
AU - Meyer, Moritz
AU - Niven, Lisa
AU - Panzer, Lars
AU - Partelow, Stefan
AU - Rau, Anna-Lena
AU - Sasaki, Ryuei
AU - Abson, David J.
AU - Lang, Daniel J.
AU - Wamsler, Christine
AU - von Wehrden, Henrik
TI - A review of urban ecosystem services: six key challenges for future research
T2 - Ecosystem Services
PY - 2015
SP - 98-112
VL - 14
DO - 10.1016/j.ecoser.2015.05.001
AB - Global urbanization creates opportunities and challenges for human well-being and transition towards sustainability. Urban areas are human-environment systems that depend fundamentally on ecosystems, and thus require an understanding of the management of urban ecosystem services to ensure sustainable urban planning. The purpose of this study is to provide a systematic review of urban ecosystems services research, which addresses the combined domain of ecosystem services and urban development. We examined emerging trends and gaps in how urban ecosystem services are conceptualized in peer-reviewed case study literature, including the geographical distribution of research, the development and use of the urban ecosystem services concept, and the involvement of stakeholders. We highlight six challenges aimed at strengthening the concept's potential to facilitate meaningful inter- and transdisciplinary work for ecosystem services research and planning. Achieving a cohesive conceptual approach in the research field will address (i) the need for more extensive spatial and contextual coverage, (ii) continual clarification of definitions, (iii) recognition of limited data transferability, (iv) more comprehensive stakeholder involvement, (v) more integrated research efforts, and (vi) translation of scientific findings into actionable knowledge, feeding information back into planning and management. We conclude with recommendations for conducting further research while incorporating these challenges.
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