During the last century, humans increasingly used ecosystems to fulfill their demands.
Degradation of ecosystems either through overexploitation of resources or by urban …

This chapter addresses the facets of novelty that pervade the urban environment before
reviewing the ecosystem services that different components of the urban environment …

While technological progress has fostered the conception of an urban society that is
increasingly decoupled from ecosystems, demands on natural capital and ecosystem …

Understanding the dynamics of urban ecosystem services is a necessary requirement for
adequate planning, management, and governance of urban green infrastructure. Through …

Ecosystem services, the benefits produced by ecosystem functions and structures for human
well-being, have received continuous international attention since the publication of the …

Nature within cities provides benefits for people known as urban ecosystem services. An
assessment of urban ecosystem services is growing in South America, a biodiverse and …

As cities are largely private systems, recent investigations have assessed the provision of
ecosystem services from the private realm. However, these assessments are largely based …

Access mechanisms can determine the benefits that people derive from a given ecosystem
service supply. However, compared to ecosystem service availability, access has received …

Civic ecology practices are community-based, environmental stewardship actions taken to
enhance green infrastructure, ecosystem services, and human well-being in cities and other …

The ecosystem services concept evaluates ecosystem functions from a human perspective,
eg the concept focuses on the contribution of ecosystem functions, ecosystem goods and …