Our future in the Anthropocene biosphere

C Folke, S Polasky, J Rockström, V Galaz, F Westley… - Ambio, 2021 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed an interconnected and tightly coupled globalized
world in rapid change. This article sets the scientific stage for understanding and responding …

Integrating green infrastructure, ecosystem services and nature-based solutions for urban sustainability: A comprehensive literature review

X Fang, J Li, Q Ma - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban nature is critical to addressing sustainability challenges. Three concepts capture the
core of this field: Urban Ecosystem Services (UES, benefits humans derived from urban …

Impacts of land use/land cover changes on ecosystem services in ecologically fragile regions

Z Fang, T Ding, J Chen, S Xue, Q Zhou, Y Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
High-density human activities have rapidly changed the pattern of urban land use/land cover
(LULC), affecting the supply of urban ecosystem services (ESs). This poses a challenge to …

[HTML][HTML] Outdoor recreation and nature's contribution to well-being in a pandemic situation-Case Turku, Finland

N Fagerholm, S Eilola, V Arki - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban green infrastructure provides a range of experiences for people and various health
benefits that support human well-being. To increase urban resilience, exceptional situations …

Exploring the social-ecological systems discourse 20 years later

J Colding, S Barthel - Ecology and Society, 2019 - JSTOR
This paper explores the 20-year evolution of the social-ecological systems framework
(SESs). Although a first definition of SES dates back to 1988, Berkes and Folke more …

Radical changes are needed for transformations to a good Anthropocene

T McPhearson, C M. Raymond, N Gulsrud… - Npj urban …, 2021 - nature.com
The scale, pace, and intensity of human activity on the planet demands radical departures
from the status quo to remain within planetary boundaries and achieve sustainability. The …

Resilience (republished)

C Folke - Ecology and society, 2016 - JSTOR
Resilience thinking in relation to the environment has emerged as a lens of inquiry that
serves a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration. Resilience is about …

Social-ecological resilience and biosphere-based sustainability science

C Folke, R Biggs, AV Norström, B Reyers… - Ecology and …, 2016 - JSTOR
Humanity has emerged as a major force in the operation of the biosphere. The focus is
shifting from the environment as externality to the biosphere as precondition for social …

Leverage points for sustainability transformation

DJ Abson, J Fischer, J Leventon, J Newig… - Ambio, 2017 - Springer
Despite substantial focus on sustainability issues in both science and politics, humanity
remains on largely unsustainable development trajectories. Partly, this is due to the failure of …

Spatial planning for multifunctional green infrastructure: Growing resilience in Detroit

S Meerow, JP Newell - Landscape and urban planning, 2017 - Elsevier
Cities are expanding green infrastructure to enhance resilience and ecosystem services.
Although green infrastructure is promoted for its multifunctionality, projects are typically sited …