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Knowledge of Urban Ecosystem Services in Central and Eastern Europe and Their Implications for Urban Planning: A Review

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Publicat a:Environments vol. 12, no. 12 (2025), p. 469-492
Autor principal: Rîșnoveanu Geta
Altres autors: Bărbulescu Dan
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MDPI AG
Matèries:
Czech Republic
Estonia
Croatia
Poland
CEE countries
Lithuania
Hungary
Latvia
Romania
Bulgaria
Slovakia
Slovenia
Eastern Europe
Green infrastructure
Urban planning
Trends
Ecosystem services
Biodiversity
Cities
Knowledge management
Collaboration
Ecological function
Ecosystems
Urban areas
Urban development
Case studies
Nature
Vegetation
Environmental economics
Resilience
Decision making
Well being
Stakeholders
Ecosystem resilience
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Resum:Overcoming conceptual and institutional barriers demands interdisciplinary collaboration, improved governance, and stronger stakeholder engagement to promote sustainable urban planning and enhance ecosystem resilience. In the transition toward resilient cities, the concept of ecosystem services serves as a critical interface between science, planning, and governance, fostering stakeholder engagement and translating the complex ecosystem functions into indicators for urban planning. This study aims to assess existing knowledge on Urban Ecosystem Services (UESs) and their implications for urban green infrastructure planning across Central and Eastern Europe. A comprehensive, qualitative and quantitative review of the peer-reviewed literature retrieved from Web of Science and SCOPUS, was conducted for 11 former socialist countries that joined the European Union after 2004. The results reveal major barriers to UES integration, including inconsistent terminology, institutional inertia, fragmented governance, and limited stakeholder participation. Although research interest in UESs is increasing, research remains geographically concentrated in a few cities, mainly capitals, thereby constraining the understanding of spatial patterns and drivers of UES supply and demand across the region. Moreover, production services and ecological processes sustaining urban systems are largely underexplored. The study concludes that advancing UES research and practice requires a holistic, multi-scale, and standardized approach that identifies key stressors and context-specific impacts. Overcoming conceptual and institutional barriers demands interdisciplinary collaboration, improved governance, and enhanced stakeholder engagement to promote sustainable urban planning and enhance ecosystem resilience.
ISSN:2076-3298
DOI:10.3390/environments12120469
Font:Publicly Available Content Database