Urban areas are expanding due to rural-urban migration and due to population increases.
Their resilience is being challenged due to socio-political consequences of increasingly …

Ecosystem service cascade (ESC) links each component of ecosystem services with social
value, building an interdisciplinary research bridge between natural science and social …

Abstract The Water Framework Directive (WFD) is a pioneering piece of legislation that aims
to protect and enhance aquatic ecosystems and promote sustainable water use across …

Urban greenspace has gained considerable attention during the last decades because of its
relevance to wildlife conservation, human welfare, and climate change adaptation …

The assessment of ecosystem services (ES) is covered in a fragmented manner by
environmental decision support tools that provide information about the potential …

Nowadays, the conceptualization of circular economy is an attractive managerial tool among
governments and businesses throughout the word, while ecosystem services are a …

Eco-compensation is a type of institutional arrangement that plays a key role in maintaining
ecosystem service functions. Thus, to solve the issues regarding ecological environmental …

River restoration is gaining significance as an approach for river system management, even
in urban areas, where the flood risks and morphological imbalances are more evident. In …

New sustainable, cost-effective solutions are urgently needed for river management since
conventional practices have posed serious ecological threats on streams, rivers and the …

1 The benefits and opportunities achievable using Nature-based Solutions (NBS) to address
global and societal challenges have never been more relevant, important or urgently …