scholarly journals Integrating Urban Agriculture and Stormwater Management in a Circular Economy to Enhance Ecosystem Services: Connecting the Dots

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8293
Author(s):  
Tolessa Deksissa ◽  
Harris Trobman ◽  
Kamran Zendehdel ◽  
Hossain Azam
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Stormwater Management ◽  
Urban Ecosystem ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Urban Ecosystem Services

Due to the rapid urbanization in the context of the conventional linear economy, the vulnerability of the urban ecosystem to climate change has increased. As a result, connecting urban ecosystem services of different urban land uses is imperative for urban sustainability and resilience. In conventional land use planning, urban agriculture (UA) and urban stormwater management are treated as separate economic sectors with different-disconnected-ecosystem services. Furthermore, few studies have synthesized knowledge regarding the potential impacts of integration of UA and stormwater green infrastructures (GIs) on the quantity and quality of urban ecosystem services of both economic sectors. This study provides a detailed analysis of the imperative question—how should a city integrate the developments of both urban agriculture and stormwater green infrastructure to overcome barriers while enhancing the ecosystem services? To answer this question, we conducted an extensive literature review. The results show that integrating UA with GIs can enhance urban food production while protecting urban water quality. This paper provides an initial context and mechanisms for future researchers and city planners regarding the manner in which the synergies between UA and stormwater GIs can create greater value for the wellbeing of urban ecosystems and resilience in the circular economy.

scholarly journals Reconnecting Cities to the Biosphere: Stewardship of Green Infrastructure and Urban Ecosystem Services

AMBIO ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 445-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Andersson ◽  
Stephan Barthel ◽  
Sara Borgström ◽  
Johan Colding ◽  
Thomas Elmqvist ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Urban Ecosystem ◽  
Urban Ecosystem Services

scholarly journals ENHANCEMENT OF URBAN ECOSYSTEM SERVICES BY URBAN AGRICULTURE: A SOUTHEAST ASIAN PERSPECTIVE

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-108
Author(s):  
Azlan Abas ◽  
Jasmin Arif Shah ◽  
Nur Shazwanie Rosehan ◽  
Noordeyana Tambi ◽  
Sytty Mazian Mazlan
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Urban Ecosystem ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Urban Ecosystem Services

scholarly journals A review work of urban ecosystem services and their interactions with dweller demand factors in modern China

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 04049
Author(s):  
Liang Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Urban Ecosystem ◽  
Modern China ◽  
Spatial Distributions ◽  
Urban Dweller ◽  
Urban Ecosystem Services ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Urban Green Infrastructure ◽  
English Articles

Nowadays, various urban ecosystem services (UES) provided by urban green infrastructure (UGI) have been the concern of scholars worldwide. And as China being recognized as a living laboratory in sustainable studies, concerns toward UES provided by UGI and factors of urban dweller demands is definitely required. However, for related reviews and special discussions are lacking until now, this study calculated the types of UES and demand concerns with a collection of 54 Chinese and 51 English articles in UES studies, 162 Chinese and 26 English articles in urban dweller research. In addition, with detailed discussions through spatial distributions, perspectives, and methodologies, comprehensive analyses were conducted and unique features were summarized to back up other nations or situations worldwide.

scholarly journals Urban Ecosystem Services: A Review of the Knowledge Components and Evolution in the 2010s

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 9839
Author(s):  
Wanmo Kang ◽  
Jinhyung Chon ◽  
GoWoon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Stakeholder Involvement ◽  
Urban Ecosystem ◽  
Power Law Distribution ◽  
Distribution Fitting ◽  
Urban Ecosystem Services ◽  
Network Characteristics ◽  
Scale Free

In an effort to reconnect urban populations to the biosphere, which is an urgent task to ensure human sustainability, the concept of urban ecosystem services (UES) has recently garnered scholarly and political attention. With an aim to examine the emerging research trends and gaps in UES, we present an up-to-date, computer-based meta-analysis of UES from 2010 to 2019 by implementing a keyword co-occurrence network (KCN) approach. A total of 10,247 author keywords were selected and used to analyze undirected and weighted networks of these keywords. Specifically, power-law distribution fitting was performed to identify overall UES keyword trends, and clusters of keywords were examined to understand micro-level knowledge trends. The knowledge components and structures of UES literature exhibited scale-free network characteristics, which implies that the KCN of the UES throughout the 2010s was dominated by a small number of keywords such as “urbanization”, “land use and land cover”, “urban green space” and “green infrastructure”. Finally, our findings indicate that knowledge of stakeholder involvement and qualitative aspects of UES are not as refined as spatial UES approaches. The implications of these knowledge components and trends are discussed in the context of urban sustainability and policy planning.

scholarly journals Reconnecting Cities to the Biosphere: Stewardship of Green Infrastructure and Urban Ecosystem Services

Urban Ecology ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 3-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Andersson ◽  
Stephan Barthel ◽  
Sara Borgström ◽  
Johan Colding ◽  
Thomas Elmqvist ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Urban Ecosystem ◽  
Urban Ecosystem Services

scholarly journals Reconnecting Cities to the Biosphere: Stewardship of Green Infrastructure and Urban Ecosystem Services

2017 ◽  
pp. 29-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Andersson ◽  
Stephan Barthel ◽  
Sara BorgstrÖm ◽  
Johan Colding ◽  
Thomas Elmqvist ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Urban Ecosystem ◽  
Urban Ecosystem Services
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