CUGIC: The Consolidated Urban Green Infrastructure Classification for assessing ecosystem services and biodiversity

Landscape and Urban Planning, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 234, С. 104726 - 104726

Опубликована: Март 3, 2023

Green infrastructure (GI) classifications are widely applied to predict and assess its suitability for urban biodiversity ecosystem service (ES) provisioning. However, there is no consolidated classification, which hampers elucidating synthesis relationships across ES biodiversity. In this research, we aim bridge the gap between GI research on by providing a standardized common classification that enables consistent spatial analysis. We analyzed used five four taxa in scientific literature. classes were based name, definition characteristics. Results create novel scheme accounting both show many unique or taxon, indicating lack of multifunctionality applied. Among universally classes, diversity their definitions large, reducing our mechanistic understanding GI. Finally, most solely land-use land-cover, lacking in-depth detail vegetation. Through standardization incorporation key characteristics, created Consolidated Urban Infrastructure Classification (CUGIC). This fully available through openly-accessible databases. Our accommodates interdisciplinary allows into greater detail, facilitating cross-comparisons integrated assessments. will provide foundation future efforts multi-functionality greening policies.

Язык: Английский

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Exploring the effects of protected area networks on the European land system

Journal of Environmental Management, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 337, С. 117741 - 117741

Опубликована: Март 24, 2023

The European Union's Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 seeks to protect 30% of land, with 10% under strict protection, while building a transnational nature network. We explore the effects targets land use and ecosystem services across system. To do so, we propose novel approach, combining methodological framework improving green network connectivity an EU-wide system model. identify improved EU protected areas consistent targets, its different levels protection in range paired climatic socio-economic scenarios. existing is highly fragmented, more than one third nodes being isolated. find that prioritizing when implementing new could achieve strategy's without compromising future provision services, including food production, Europe. However, also distributions uses are influenced by area network, this influence manifests differently Varying strength had limited effects. Extractive (food timber production) decreased areas, but non-extractive increased, compensatory changes occurring outside Changes were small where competition was low scenario conditions benign, became far larger extensive high challenging. Our findings highlight apparent achievability EU's need account adaptation wider consequences spatial temporal patterns now future.

Язык: Английский

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Do baseline assumptions alter the efficacy of green stormwater infrastructure to reduce combined sewer overflows?

Water Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 253, С. 121284 - 121284

Опубликована: Фев. 6, 2024

Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) is growing in popularity to reduce combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and hydrologic simulation models are a tool assess their reduction potential. Given the numerous interacting water flows that contribute CSOs, such as evapotranspiration (ET) groundwater (GW), these should ideally account for them. However, due complexity, simplified often used, it currently unknown how assumptions affect estimates of GSI effectiveness, ultimately planning guidance. This study evaluates effect on CSOs effectiveness when different processes neglected. We modified an existing EPA SWMM model system Switzerland include ET, GW, upstream inflows. Historical rainfall data over 30 years used volume duration with without three types (bioretention basins, permeable pavements green roofs). Results demonstrate neglect certain modelling can alter CSO volumes from -15 % 40 %. also varies considerably, resulting differences simulated percent reduced 8 35 %, depending type modeled flow or process. Representation GW within particularly crucial infiltrating present, could increase subcatchments higher levels increased infiltration. When basing decisions all relevant be included extent possible, uncertainty always considered.

Язык: Английский

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Decoupling the Multi-drivers of Urban Extreme Heat Environment in Urban Agglomerations Using Ensemble Learning

Building and Environment, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 258, С. 111618 - 111618

Опубликована: Май 9, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Mapping ecosystem services in urban and peri‑urban areas. A systematic review

Geography and sustainability, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 5(3), С. 491 - 509

Опубликована: Июнь 30, 2024

Urban and peri‑urban ecosystems are subjected to an intense impact. The demand for ecosystem services (ES) is higher in these areas. Nevertheless, despite the anthropogenic pressures, urban supply important ES. Mapping a crucial exercise understand ES dynamics environments better. This work aims systematically review mapping areas studies, following Preferred Reporting Items Systematic Reviews Meta-alpha Methods. A total of 207 studies were selected. results show increased between 2011 2023, mainly conducted Europe China. Most developed did not follow established classification. focused on dimension, regulation maintenance section. Regarding provisioning ES, most Cultivating terrestrial plants nutrition, regulating maintaining Atmospheric composition conditions, cultural Physical experiential interactions with natural environment. Quantitative methods mostly applied Indicator-based (secondary data: biophysical, socio-economic) models. Very few validated outputs. Several forecasted primarily based land use changes using CA-Markov approaches. study provides overview mapped globally, where more need be conducted, developed.

Язык: Английский

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