Urban Ecosystem Services in a Rapidly Urbanizing World: Scaling up Nature’s Benefits from Single Trees to Thriving Urban Forests
Alessio Russo, Giuseppe T. Cirella
Abstract
The rapid advancement of urbanization, evident in the relentless expansion of concrete jungles, poses a significant threat to the delicate balance of ecosystem services [...]
Topics & Concepts
ThrivingEcosystem servicesUrban ecosystemUrban forestUrbanizationUrban ecologyGeographyUrban forestryEcosystemEnvironmental resource managementUrban climateNature ConservationEnvironmental scienceAgroforestryEcologyEnvironmental planningForestryBiologySociologySocial scienceUrban Green Space and HealthLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesUrban Agriculture and Sustainability