David N. Barton

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors synthesize knowledge and methods to classify and value ecosystem services for urban planning and identify analytical challenges for valuation to inform urban planning in the face of high heterogeneity and fragmentation characterizing urban ecosystems.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore how social distancing measures affected recreational use of urban green space during the partial lockdown in Oslo, Norway, and find that outdoor recreational activity increased by 291% during lockdown relative to a 3-yr average for the same days.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the potential of urban ecosystem services for improving resilience and quality of life in cities and describe a range of valuation approaches (cultural values, health benefits, economic costs, and resilience) for capturing the importance of urban ecosystems.

TL;DR: In this paper, a systematic analysis of the ethical implications associated with the ESS concept is presented, and the authors highlight the dangers that some uses of the concept have in obscuring certain types of value and masking unevenness in the distribution of costs and benefits that can arise in the management of ESS.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors advocate for the adherence of a plural valuation culture and its establishment as a common practice, by contesting and complementing ineffective and discriminatory single-value approaches.