Towards green cities : urban biodiversity and ecosystem services in China and Germany / Karsten Grunewald, Junxiang Li, Gaodi Xie, Lennart Kümper-Schlake, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grunewald, Karsten, editor.

Li, Junxiang, editor.

Xie, Gaodi (Geographic sciences and natural resources researcher), editor.

Kümper-Schlake, Lennart, editor.

Series:

Cities and nature

Cities and nature, 2520-8306

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Environmental aspects.

City planning.

City planning--Environmental aspects--China.

City planning--Environmental aspects--Germany.

China.

Germany.

Physical Description:

xvii, 197 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018]

Summary:

The book aims to capture, describe and convey the current significance, the values and potentials of urban biodiversity and ecosystem services to scientists and professionals in the context of sustainable urban development and ongoing urbanization processes. Current developments, different approaches and future challenges in the competition of green spaces and urban land consumption in China and Germany are elaborated, discussed and illustrated within case studies and good practice examples. The strategic goal is a long-term appreciation of the potentials and increased consideration of urban green spaces in city planning and development. This book provides tangible recommendations for urban planners, politicians and stakeholders in the fields of green infrastructure at the interface of environment and urban landscape.

Contents:

Introduction to an urban ecosystem approach

Conceptual framework

The multiple benefits of urban green - ecosystem services assessment

Options and challenges for implementing green spaces in urban development

Towards 'green cities' - fields of action and recommendations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783319582221

3319582224

OCLC:

983103436