The book investigates the relationship between ecosystem services (ES) and spatial planning, and explores potential means of integrating the two concepts to sup
This open access book presents current knowledge about ecosystem services (ES) in urban planning, and discusses various urban ES topics such as spatial distribu
The book analyses the relationship between ecosystem services, green and blue infrastructures (GBI) and spatial planning in Italy. It provides insights on the o
Human well-being depends in many ways on maintaining the stock of natural resources which deliver the services from which human’s benefit. However, these reso
The school of thought surrounding the urban ecosystem has increasingly become in vogue among researchers worldwide. Since half of the world's population lives i