Ecosystem service of green infrastructure for adaptation to urban growth: function and configuration

Objectives: (1) to explore what kind of green infrastructure (GI) meets the demand for urban ecological security of rapid urbanization areas; (2) to figure out how to determine the specific function and configuration of GI from ecosystem service requirements of urban ecological security. Methods: (1...

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Main Authors: Yun-Cai Wang, Jia-Ke Shen, Wei-Ning Xiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2018-05-01
Series:Ecosystem Health and Sustainability
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20964129.2018.1474721
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author Yun-Cai Wang
Jia-Ke Shen
Wei-Ning Xiang
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description Objectives: (1) to explore what kind of green infrastructure (GI) meets the demand for urban ecological security of rapid urbanization areas; (2) to figure out how to determine the specific function and configuration of GI from ecosystem service requirements of urban ecological security. Methods: (1) Through the literature review, this article summarizes the function and structure evolution of GI in order to adapt to urban growth. (2) Standing on the imperfect ecological functions and unreasonable spatial configurations, this article builds up a conceptual model for the optimization of green infrastructure ecosystem services to meet the demand for the green infrastructure pattern needed by urban growth. Results: The optimization framework consists of four central function modules and its regulating and controlling mechanisms, including: (1) Balancing supply and demand of GI’s ecosystem service; (2) Measuring and evaluating GI’s ecosystem services; (3) Elevating and optimizing GI’s ecosystem service; (4) Building urban ecological security pattern with high efficiency of GI’s ecosystem services. Moreover, this framework provides guidance for the planning and design of GI and the urban ecological security pattern building in rapid urbanization areas based on balancing supply and demand of GI’s ecosystem services. Conclusion: The conceptual model of GI’s ecosystem service optimization based on balancing supply and demand shows a new path to meet the needs of urban growth and build a city's ecological security pattern through upgrading and optimizing GI.
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spelling doaj.art-e0004e6444b84d72b4585e00f23d6b6d2023-09-02T06:55:34ZengAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)Ecosystem Health and Sustainability2096-41292332-88782018-05-014513214310.1080/20964129.2018.14747211474721Ecosystem service of green infrastructure for adaptation to urban growth: function and configurationYun-Cai Wang0Jia-Ke Shen1Wei-Ning Xiang2Tongji UniversityTongji UniversityTongji UniversityObjectives: (1) to explore what kind of green infrastructure (GI) meets the demand for urban ecological security of rapid urbanization areas; (2) to figure out how to determine the specific function and configuration of GI from ecosystem service requirements of urban ecological security. Methods: (1) Through the literature review, this article summarizes the function and structure evolution of GI in order to adapt to urban growth. (2) Standing on the imperfect ecological functions and unreasonable spatial configurations, this article builds up a conceptual model for the optimization of green infrastructure ecosystem services to meet the demand for the green infrastructure pattern needed by urban growth. Results: The optimization framework consists of four central function modules and its regulating and controlling mechanisms, including: (1) Balancing supply and demand of GI’s ecosystem service; (2) Measuring and evaluating GI’s ecosystem services; (3) Elevating and optimizing GI’s ecosystem service; (4) Building urban ecological security pattern with high efficiency of GI’s ecosystem services. Moreover, this framework provides guidance for the planning and design of GI and the urban ecological security pattern building in rapid urbanization areas based on balancing supply and demand of GI’s ecosystem services. Conclusion: The conceptual model of GI’s ecosystem service optimization based on balancing supply and demand shows a new path to meet the needs of urban growth and build a city's ecological security pattern through upgrading and optimizing GI.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20964129.2018.1474721Green infrastructureecosystem serviceurban growthbalancing supply and demandoptimization framework
spellingShingle Yun-Cai Wang
Jia-Ke Shen
Wei-Ning Xiang
Ecosystem service of green infrastructure for adaptation to urban growth: function and configuration
Ecosystem Health and Sustainability
Green infrastructure
ecosystem service
urban growth
balancing supply and demand
optimization framework
title Ecosystem service of green infrastructure for adaptation to urban growth: function and configuration
title_full Ecosystem service of green infrastructure for adaptation to urban growth: function and configuration
title_fullStr Ecosystem service of green infrastructure for adaptation to urban growth: function and configuration
title_full_unstemmed Ecosystem service of green infrastructure for adaptation to urban growth: function and configuration
title_short Ecosystem service of green infrastructure for adaptation to urban growth: function and configuration
title_sort ecosystem service of green infrastructure for adaptation to urban growth function and configuration
topic Green infrastructure
ecosystem service
urban growth
balancing supply and demand
optimization framework
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20964129.2018.1474721
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