As rates of urbanization and climatic change soar, decision-makers are increasingly
challenged to provide innovative solutions that simultaneously address climate change …

Urban nature has the potential to improve air and water quality, mitigate flooding, enhance
physical and mental health, and promote social and cultural well-being. However, the value …

Understanding opportunities as well as constraints for people to benefit from and take care
of urban nature is an important step toward more sustainable cities. In order to explore …

Planning for and implementing multifunctional nature-based solutions can improve urban
ecosystems' adaptation to climate change, foster urban resilience, and enable social and …

Cities face increasing environmental, social and economic challenges that together threaten
the resilience of urban areas and the residents who live and work there. These challenges …

The circumstances under which different ecosystem service benefits can be realized differ.
The benefits tend to be coproduced and to be enabled by multiple interacting social …

Cities and urban areas are critical components of global sustainability as loci of
sustainability progress and drivers of global transformation, especially in terms of energy …

Global urbanisation has increased pressures on ecosystems located within city boundaries,
resulting in loss and fragmentation of urban ecosystems. In September 2015, the United …

How green spaces in cities benefit urban residents depends critically on the interaction
between biophysical and socio-economic factors. Urban ecosystem services are affected by …

This article provides a perspective on nature-based solutions. First, the argument is
developed that nature-based solutions integrate social and ecological systems. Then …