Over 75% of the EU population currently resides in or lives in close proximity to cities (World
Bank, 2015), with foreseen increases by 2050 (Eurostat, 2016b). A frequent consequence of …

Capturing the status and trends of biodiversity and ecosystem services in urban landscapes
represents an important part of understanding whether a metropolitan area is developing …

Context Urban biodiversity is an important and growing research area as cities continue to
expand and human populations concentrate in urban centers. In order to effectively …

This chapter provides an overview of the development and evolution of urban biodiversity
indicators and assessment tools. The role of cities in global biodiversity conservation is …

Action 5 of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 aims to map and assess ecosystems and
their services in the various EU member states (MAES). So far, particular attention went to …

For scientists, and other stakeholders in biodiversity monitoring systems (including AP-
BON), capturing and understanding the status and trends of biodiversity and ecosystem …

The assessment and monitoring of biodiversity in urban areas has been shown to have
enormous potential to inform integrative urban planning in cities. In this context, digital …

Abstract BiodiverCities is a European Parliament Pilot Project, developed with the aim of
enhancing the use of Urban Green Infrastructure (UGI) to enhance the condition of urban …

Abstract BiodiverCities, a European Parliament pilot, aims to improve civil society
participation in planning decision-making with respect to urban biodiversity, the nature in …

Cities are challenging environments for human life, because of multiple environmental
issues driven by urbanization. These can sometimes be mitigated through ecosystem …