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Planning for Ecosystem Services in Cities (2020)

Geneletti, Davide. ; Cortinovis, Chiara. ; Zardo, Linda. ; [et al.]

Cham :Springer International Publishing :

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Keywords: Physical geography. ; Climatology. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Human geography. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Physical Geography. ; Urban Ecology. ; Human Geography.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Introduction -- Chapter2. A review of ecosystem services in urban plans -- Chapter3. A review of ecosystem services in urban climate plans -- Chapter4. Developing ecosystem service information for urban planning -- Chapter5. Applying ecosystem services in urban planning: a case study -- Chapter6. Towards equitable distribution of ecosystem services in cities -- Chapter7. Conclusions.

Abstract: This open access book presents current knowledge about ecosystem services (ES) in urban planning, and discusses various urban ES topics such as spatial distribution of urban ecosystems, population distribution, and physical infrastructure properties. The book addresses all these issues by: i) investigating to what extent ecosystem services are currently included in urban plans, and discussing what is still needed to improve planning practice; ii) illustrating how to develop ecosystem services indicators and information that can be used by urban planners to enhance plan design; iii) demonstrating the application of ES assessments to support urban planning processes through case studies; and iv) reflecting on criteria for addressing equity in urban planning through ecosystem service assessments, by exploring issues associated with the supply of, the access to and demand for ES by citizens. Through fully worked out case studies, from policy questions, to baseline analysis and indicators, and from option comparison to proposed solutions, the book offers readers detailed and accessible coverage of outstanding issues and proposed solutions to better integrate ES in city planning. The overall purpose of the book is to provide a compact reference that can be used by researchers as a key resource offering an updated perspective and overview on the field, as well as by practitioners and planners/decision makers as a source of inspiration for their activity. Additionally, the book will be a suitable resource for both undergraduate and post-graduate courses in planning and geography.

Type of Medium: Online Resource

Pages: IX, 87 p. 26 illus., 14 illus. in color. , online resource.

Edition: 1st ed. 2020.

ISBN: 9783030200244

Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,

URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20024-4

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-20024-4

DDC: 550

Language: English

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Human Geoscience (2020)

Himiyama, Yukio. [editor.] ; Satake, Kenji. [editor.] ; Oki, Taikan. [editor.]

Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :

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Keywords: Physical geography. ; Natural disasters. ; Sustainability. ; Climatology. ; Human geography. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Natural Hazards. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Sciences. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Sociology.

Abstract: This book is a product of the joint efforts of interdisciplinary academic fields under the integrative framework of human geoscience. Human geoscience is a new genre of geoscience concerned with the natural phenomena that occur on the surface of the Earth and their relations with human activities. It therefore has connections with many fields of geoscience, namely, physical geography, geomorphology, geology, soil science, sedimentology, seismology, volcanology, meteorology, climatology, oceanography, and hydrology. It also has strong links to the humanities, social sciences, agricultural sciences, and engineering related to disaster prevention or mitigation. All these disciplines are important fields for understanding disasters and global environmental problems and for evaluating the associated risks comprehensively, then proposing mitigation strategies. The volume is designed for those who may not necessarily have a geoscience background but have broad scientific interest in understanding the causes, mechanisms, and consequences of geo-disasters and global environmental problems and wish to make the world more sustainable on that basis. The book consists of six parts: I. Introduction, II. Earth Surface Realms, III. Natural Resources and Society, IV. Natural Hazards and Society, V. Global Environmental Problems, and VI. Global Sustainability Programmes and Human Geoscience, which discusses the contribution of this field of science to a new comprehensive framework for global sustainability.

Type of Medium: Online Resource

Pages: XII, 339 p. 142 illus., 105 illus. in color. , online resource.

Edition: 1st ed. 2020.

ISBN: 9789813292246

Series Statement: Advances in Geological Science,

URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9224-6

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-32-9224-6