title: A quantitative review of urban ecosystem service assessments: concepts, models, and implementation.
abstract: Although a number of comprehensive reviews have examined global ecosystem services (ES), few have focused on studies that assess urban ecosystem services (UES). Given that more than half of the world's population lives in cities, understanding the dualism of the provision of and need for UES is of critical importance. Which UES are the focus of research, and what types of urban land use are examined? Are models or decision support systems used to assess the provision of UES? Are trade-offs considered? Do studies of UES engage stakeholders? To address these questions, we analyzed 217 papers derived from an ISI Web of Knowledge search using a set of standardized criteria. The results indicate that most UES studies have been undertaken in Europe, North America, and China, at city scale. Assessment methods involve bio-physical models, Geographical Information Systems, and valuation, but few study findings have been implemented as land use policy.
authors.affiliation: Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, dagmar.haase@ufz.de.
authors.forename: Dagmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Haase
authors.forename: Neele
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Larondelle
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Andersson
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Artmann
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Borgström
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Breuste
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gomez-Baggethun
authors.forename: Åsa
authors.initials: Å
authors.lastname: Gren
authors.forename: Zoé
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hamstead
authors.forename: Rieke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Nadja
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kabisch
authors.forename: Peleg
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kremer
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Langemeyer
authors.forename: Emily Lorance
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Rall
authors.forename: Timon
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: McPhearson
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pauleit
authors.forename: Salman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Qureshi
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schwarz
authors.forename: Annette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Voigt
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wurster
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Elmqvist
mesh_terms: D002947:Cities; D055669:Ecological and Environmental Phenomena; D017753:Ecosystem; D008962:Models, Theoretical
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