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Ph.D. in ArchitectureGraduate, University of Tehran, Iran.
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Ph.D. Candidate in Architecture, NAZAR Research Center, Tehran-Iran.
Abstract
Given the accelerating rate of urbanization worldwide, negative externalities have emerged. This awareness has led to rising demands of political and stakeholder communities to more comprehensively assess impacts of urban development projects on urban landscapes. The Ecosystem Services Valuation (ESV) is relatively a new approach which describes in the scholarly written literature as a good way to provide decision-makers with better choices in their decisions for sustainable city planning. This article explores the potential of urban ecosystem services for improving planning of urban development projects to reach more sustainable cities. First, important ecosystem services in urban areas are classified. Second, the study explores influential literature and their notions in the context of (ESV). Finally, the article analyzes how the ecosystem services valuation may inform urban planning. From the following review, it could be found that many urban ecosystem services have already been identified, characterized and valued. Also, they play a critical role in the human well-being and urban resiliency.
Masnavi, M. R., & Dabiri, M. (2018). The Potential of Urban Ecosystem Services Valuation as a Tool for Planning More Sustainable Cities. MANZAR, the Scientific Journal of landscape, 9(41), 24-35.
MLA
Mohammad Reza Masnavi; Maryam Dabiri. "The Potential of Urban Ecosystem Services Valuation as a Tool for Planning More Sustainable Cities". MANZAR, the Scientific Journal of landscape, 9, 41, 2018, 24-35.
HARVARD
Masnavi, M. R., Dabiri, M. (2018). 'The Potential of Urban Ecosystem Services Valuation as a Tool for Planning More Sustainable Cities', MANZAR, the Scientific Journal of landscape, 9(41), pp. 24-35.
VANCOUVER
Masnavi, M. R., Dabiri, M. The Potential of Urban Ecosystem Services Valuation as a Tool for Planning More Sustainable Cities. MANZAR, the Scientific Journal of landscape, 2018; 9(41): 24-35.
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