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The URBES Project

Resource description:

The URBES project bridges the knowledge gap on the role of urban biodiversity and ecosystem services for human well-being. It further aims to inform urban management and decision-makers on how to best integrate the natural environment and human needs. The URBES partnership of academic institutions and international organisations translates science into action for cities.

Author/Contact:

Thomas Elmqvist

Theme leader, Urban social-ecological systems and globalization

Stockholm Resilience Centre

thomas.elmqvist@su.se

 

 

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Requirements:

  • No requirements

Advantages:

  • Address significant scientific knowledge gaps on the role of urban biodiversity and ecosystem services for human well-being
  • Contribute to building capacity of European cities to adapt to climate change and reduce ecological footprints
  • Create innovative ways of integrating monetary and non-monetary valuation techniques in urban landscapes by pioneering the development of The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)-approach

Constraints:

  • None

Licence:

  • Free, no licence

Development stage:

  • Full, working product