Land is a natural resource that humans have utilized for life and various activities. Land
use/land cover change (LULCC) has been of great concern to many countries over the …

Although a number of comprehensive reviews have examined global ecosystem services
(ES), few have focused on studies that assess urban ecosystem services (UES). Given that …

This chapter provides an overview of the latest developments in mapping ecosystem
services. It aims to provide an answer to the following two questions: What aspects of …

Ecosystem service concepts can offer a valuable approach for linking human and nature,
and arguments for the conservation and restoration of natural ecosystems. Despite an …

Maintaining ecosystem services is a key adaption option towards sustainable cities and
adaptive societies in securing citizens' health and wellbeing. This research investigates the …

The high variety of ecosystem service categorisation systems, assessment frameworks,
indicators, quantification methods and spatial localisation approaches allows scientists and …

Over the last few years, considerable attention has been devoted in the scientific literature
and in the media to the concept of “ecosystem” services of soils. The monetary valuation of …

Among the main effects of human activities on the environment are land use and resulting
land cover changes. Such changes impact the capacity of ecosystems to provide goods and …

作为连接自然过程与社会过程的桥梁与纽带, 生态系统服务与人类福祉和可持续发展息息相关.
土地利用/覆盖变化(Land Use/Land Cover Change, LUCC) 是生态系统服务变化的重要原因之 …

Mainstreaming ecosystem services into policy and decision making is dependent on the
availability of spatially explicit information on the state and trends of ecosystems and their …