A systematic review on the ecosystem services provided by green infrastructure

Jato-Espino, D. ; Capra-Ribeiro, F. ; Moscardó, V. ; Bartolomé del Pino, L. E. ; Mayor-Vitoria, F. ; Gallardo, L. O. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Carracedo, P. ; Dietrich, K.

Resumen: Urbanization and climate change are endangering the sustainability of public spaces through increased land artificialization, ecological fragmentation, reduced resource availability, and limited accessibility to natural and seminatural areas. Properly managing Green Infrastructure (GI) can contribute to mitigating these challenges by delivering multiple provisioning, regulating, supporting and cultural Ecosystem Services (ES). This would facilitate the implementation of strategically planned GI networks in cities for urban regeneration purposes. In this context, this study developed a systematic review on the ES provided by GI using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. The analysis of 199 eligible articles indicated that more efforts should be made to address more ES at once, which connects to the need for conceiving GI as a strategically planned network of areas aimed at delivering diverse benefits. Based on the methods used in the items reviewed, geoprocessing tools and multi-criteria decision analysis are proposed to develop systems of indicators capable of accounting for multiple ES. These systems should also rely on multidisciplinary and participative procedures to encompass various facets of GI and represent the priorities of all relevant stakeholders.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2023.127998

Año: 2023

Publicado en: URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING 86 (2023), 127998 [19 pp.]
ISSN: 1618-8667

Factor impacto JCR: 6.0 (2023)

Categ. JCR: FORESTRY rank: 2 / 89 = 0.022 (2023) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: URBAN STUDIES rank: 5 / 77 = 0.065 (2023) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES rank: 25 / 182 = 0.137 (2023) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 11.7 - Soil Science (Q1) - Forestry (Q1) - Ecology (Q1)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.619 - Ecology (Q1) - Soil Science (Q1) - Forestry (Q1)

Tipo y forma: Review (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Psicolog.Evolut.Educac (Dpto. Psicología y Sociología)