Peri-urban forests provide many ecosystem services that contribute to human well-being including provision of food and fresh water, recreational opportunities, climate regulation and habitat provision. This study examines ecosystem services delivered by a peri-urban forest in a Nordic context: the case of Oslomarka, the peri-urban forest of Oslo, Norway’s capital city. First, we identify and characterize ecosystem services delivered by Oslomarka. Second, we measure flows and assess trends in these ecosystem services over the past 50 years. Third, we explore the importance of Oslomarka and its ecosystem services as perceived by its recreational users through a socio-cultural valuation survey (n=95). Based on our results, we find that i) Oslo...
Human beings are strongly connected with their surrounded environment. The dependencies range from r...
Research to date on urban ecosystem services has mainly been conducted in large cities, particularly...
Nowadays the understanding of urban parks as important elements for environmental quality and social...
Ecosystem services is a broad term for the welfare humans derive from nature. For a number of reason...
The present study is reviewing public reports and research articles in order to estimate and validat...
This study attempts to identify the values that Trondheim homebuyers place on having natural areas o...
This study attempts to identify the values that Trondheim homebuyers place on having natural areas o...
Although ecosystem service valuations have become common within the policy and research communities ...
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and maps have typically been used for technical support purpose...
This thesis deals with city ecosystem services and how are these services perceived by the visitors ...
Some regions like Europe have experienced a net gain in forest areas over the last decades, but inta...
Urban trees and forests provide environmental, economic, social, and human health benefits collectiv...
Urban trees provide a wide array of benefits and values for urban dwellers as a foundational part of...
It is reported that approximately 53.4% of world population live in the urban areas and urban popula...
The term Ecosystem Services describes all the direct and indirect contributions ecosystems have on h...
Human beings are strongly connected with their surrounded environment. The dependencies range from r...
Research to date on urban ecosystem services has mainly been conducted in large cities, particularly...
Nowadays the understanding of urban parks as important elements for environmental quality and social...
Ecosystem services is a broad term for the welfare humans derive from nature. For a number of reason...
The present study is reviewing public reports and research articles in order to estimate and validat...
This study attempts to identify the values that Trondheim homebuyers place on having natural areas o...
This study attempts to identify the values that Trondheim homebuyers place on having natural areas o...
Although ecosystem service valuations have become common within the policy and research communities ...
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and maps have typically been used for technical support purpose...
This thesis deals with city ecosystem services and how are these services perceived by the visitors ...
Some regions like Europe have experienced a net gain in forest areas over the last decades, but inta...
Urban trees and forests provide environmental, economic, social, and human health benefits collectiv...
Urban trees provide a wide array of benefits and values for urban dwellers as a foundational part of...
It is reported that approximately 53.4% of world population live in the urban areas and urban popula...
The term Ecosystem Services describes all the direct and indirect contributions ecosystems have on h...
Human beings are strongly connected with their surrounded environment. The dependencies range from r...
Research to date on urban ecosystem services has mainly been conducted in large cities, particularly...
Nowadays the understanding of urban parks as important elements for environmental quality and social...