Shifting roles of urban green space in the context of urban development and global change

Derkzen, Marthe L.; Teeffelen, A.J.A. van; Nagendra, Harini; Verburg, Peter H.

doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2017.10.001

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“…Our study adds to a growing body of literature on Bengaluru’s lake groups, confirming previous claims that new initiatives tend to approach lakes as something more complex and diverse than simply ‘water bodies’ or ‘city parks’ (Enqvist et al 2016; Derkzen et al 2017; Murphy et al 2019). MOU groups are presenting an integrated understanding of lakes’ ecological functions, historical role as water harvesting infrastructure, recreational uses for a growing middle class, livelihood importance for less affluent residents, and cultural significance in traditional rituals.…”

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Are bottom-up approaches good for promoting social–ecological fit in urban landscapes?

Enqvist

Tengö

Bodin

2019

Ambio

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Bottom-up approaches are often presented as a remedy to environmental governance problems caused by poorly aligned social institutions and fragmented ecosystems. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence demonstrating how such social–ecological fit might emerge and help achieve desirable outcomes. This paper combines quantitative social–ecological network analysis with interviews to investigate whether bottom-up approaches in lake governance improve the fit. We study groups of residents seeking to improve management of a network of lakes in Bengaluru, India. Results show that 23 ‘lake groups’ collaborate in a way that aligns with how lakes are hydrologically connected, thus strengthening the social–ecological fit. Three groups founded around 2010 have mobilized support from municipal officers and introduced an ecosystem-based approach to lake management that recognizes their ecological functions and dependence on, the broader hydrological network. These groups have also changed how other lake groups operate: groups founded after 2010 are more collaborative and more prone to contribute to social–ecological fit compared to the older lake groups. This paper demonstrates the utility of a theoretically informed method for examining the impact of bottom-up approaches, which, we argue, is important for a more informed perspective on their relevance and potential contribution to urban environmental governance.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1007/s13280-019-01163-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Are bottom-up approaches good for promoting social–ecological fit in urban landscapes?

Enqvist

Tengö

Bodin

2019

Ambio

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“…This vision is also reinforced in the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 ( EC, 2020 ) and New Green Deal (NGD) ( EC, 2019 ). The intended optimization of ES that this implies is seen as a necessary response to the rapid changes in lifestyle that modern urban society is experiencing, as the role and functions of UGS are shifting to adapt to new demands and human needs ( Derkzen et al, 2017 ). UGS represents an urban design resource which is not only aesthetic, but fully functional – and one that must be utilized and nurtured in accordance with the holistic and comprehensive concept of green infrastructure, integrating the perceptions and preferences of citizens in planning proposals and management of this resource in the future ( Ryan, 2011 ).…”

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Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use and perceptions of urban green space: An international exploratory study

Ugolini

Massetti

Calaza-Martínez³

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Urban Forestry & Urban Greening

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Highlights We investigated the change in visitation of urban green spaces (UGS) during COVID-19 pandemic. Social isolation reduced extent, type and distance of visited UGS on the basis of legal restrictions. Reasons for visiting UGS changed from non-essential before the pandemic to essential during it. Respondents missed visiting UGS regardless of the view of UGS from their window. Respondents expressed the need for UGS integrated within the urban fabric.

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“…ere are several main contributions of this article, first of all the theoretical significance: firstly, the current research on urban green and sustainable development mainly focuses on the planning of urban land resources and the protection of the ecological environment from a macroperspective [73][74][75][76]. is article analyzes the specific factors that affect the level of urban green development and to some extent makes up for the lack of analysis of specific factors that affect the level of urban green development in existing studies.…”

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Evaluation of the Urban Low-Carbon Sustainable Development Capability Based on the TOPSIS-BP Neural Network and Grey Relational Analysis

Zhang

Liu

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With the development of industrialization and urbanization, cities have become the main carriers of economic activities. However, the long-term development of cities has also caused damage to resources and the environment. Hence, objective and scientific evaluation of urban low-carbon sustainable development capacity is very important. An index system of urban low-carbon sustainable development capability is constructed in this paper, and a TOPSIS-BP neural network model is established to evaluate the low-carbon sustainable development capability of Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou in China. At the same time, the difference degree of low-carbon sustainable development level in these four cities is analyzed by standard deviation and coefficient of variation, and the influencing factors of urban low-carbon sustainable development ability are extracted by grey correlation analysis. The results show that (1) the capability of low-carbon sustainable development in four cities is rising and the difference of low-carbon sustainable development capability is decreasing; (2) the general view that the higher the general investment in low-carbon sustainable development, the higher the level of low-carbon sustainable development in cities has not been verified; (3) with the change of time series, the factors affecting the capability of low-carbon sustainable development in the same city are different and the influence of the same factor on the capability of low-carbon sustainable development in different cities is different.

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Shifting roles of urban green space in the context of urban development and global change

Cited by 41 publications

References 60 publications

Are bottom-up approaches good for promoting social–ecological fit in urban landscapes?

Are bottom-up approaches good for promoting social–ecological fit in urban landscapes?

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use and perceptions of urban green space: An international exploratory study

Evaluation of the Urban Low-Carbon Sustainable Development Capability Based on the TOPSIS-BP Neural Network and Grey Relational Analysis

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