urban ecosystem services

Question 1

Types of ecosystem services

Answer 1

provisioning: food, water, air, fuel
regulating: climate, floods, diseases
supporting: soil formation, nutrition flow, primary production
cultural aspects: spirit, education, well-being

Question 2

Ecosystem services definition

Answer 2

refer to all the benefits we, as humans, get from the other living systems on the planet - everything from food and water to recreation and climate regulation

Question 3

Disservices of green space

Answer 3

• maintenance
• allergies
• trees can cause problems: branches falling on cars, roots destroying pathways

Question 4

Challenges in understanding and assessing urban ecosystem services

Answer 4

• considering diverse ES (multifunctionality of services)
• balancing services and disservices
• considering varying demands from different socio-cultural and demographic groups
• identifying service providing units
• benefits from biodiversity-ES-relationship
• applying transdisciplinary approaches in assessing and increasing urban ecosystem services