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The potential of ‘Urban Green Commons’ in the resilience building of cities
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In this paper, a review of recent findings on urban common property systems and relevant literature is presented, where the authors discuss the potential of urban green commons (UGCs) to manage cultural and biological diversity in cities.About:
This article is published in Ecological Economics.The article was published on 2013-02-01. It has received 370 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Urban resilience & Cultural diversity.read more
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Nature-based solutions to climate change mitigation and adaptation in urban areas: perspectives on indicators, knowledge gaps, barriers, and opportunities for action
Nadja Kabisch,Niki Frantzeskaki,Stephan Pauleit,Sandra Naumann,McKenna Davis,Martina Artmann,Dagmar Haase,Sonja Knapp,Horst Korn,Jutta Stadler,Karin Zaunberger,Aletta Bonn +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the various contexts in which nature-based solutions are relevant for climate mitigation and adaptation in urban areas, identify indicators for assessing the effectiveness of naturebased solutions and related knowledge gaps, and explore existing barriers and potential opportunities for increasing the scale and effectiveness of Nature-based solution implementation.
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A framework for assessing and implementing the co-benefits of nature-based solutions in urban areas
Christopher M. Raymond,Niki Frantzeskaki,Nadja Kabisch,Pam Berry,Margaretha Breil,Mihai Razvan Nita,Davide Geneletti,Carlo Calfapietra +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, a holistic framework for assessing co-benefits (and costs) of NBS across elements of socio-cultural and socio-economic systems, biodiversity, ecosystems and climate is presented.
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Sustainability and resilience for transformation in the urban century
Thomas Elmqvist,Erik Andersson,Erik Andersson,Niki Frantzeskaki,Timon McPhearson,Timon McPhearson,Timon McPhearson,Per Olsson,Owen Gaffney,Kazuhiko Takeuchi,Carl Folke,Carl Folke +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that sustainability and resilience are complementary but not interchangeable and that, in some cases, resilience can even render cities unsustainable, and propose a new framework that resolves current contradictions and tensions; a framework that they believe will significantly help urban policy and implementation processes in addressing new challenges and contributing to global sustainability in the urban century.
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Supplying urban ecosystem services through multifunctional green infrastructure in the United States
Sarah Taylor Lovell,John Taylor +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a strategy for supplying ecosystem services in urban areas through a participatory planning process targeting multifunctional green infrastructure is proposed, which can contribute to the sustainable social and ecological health of the city.
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Reconnecting Cities to the Biosphere : Stewardship of Green Infrastructure and Urban Ecosystem Services
Erik Andersson,Stephan Barthel,Sara Borgström,Johan Colding,Thomas Elmqvist,Carl Folke,Carl Folke,Åsa Gren +7 more
TL;DR: This work analyzes cities as social–ecological systems, synthesize the literature, and provides examples from more than 15 years of research in the Stockholm urban region, Sweden, to demonstrate the importance and complexity of stewardship of urban biodiversity and ecosystem services and of the planning and governance of urban green infrastructure.
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