Sponsor
We acknowledge support from multiple sources including from the US National Science Foundation (awards 1444755, 1832016, 1927167, 1927468 and 1934933), Chilean CONICYT-FONDECYT (award 3150290; Science Technology, Knowledge and Innovation Ministry of Chile), and NordForsk through funding to SMARTer Greener Cities (project 95377).
Published In
One Earth
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-20-2022
Subjects
Ban ecosystem services, Cities, Nature-based solutions, Social-ecological-technological systems, SETS
Abstract
As rates of urbanization and climatic change soar, decision-makers are increasingly challenged to provide innovative solutions that simultaneously address climate change impacts and risks and inclusively ensure quality of life for urban residents. Cities have turned to nature-based solutions to help address these challenges. Nature-based solutions, through the provision of ecosystem services, can yield numerous benefits for people and address multiple challenges simultaneously. Yet, efforts to mainstream nature-based solutions are impaired by the complexity of the interacting social, ecological, and technological dimensions of urban systems. This complexity must be understood and managed to ensure ecosystem-service provisioning is effective, equitable, and resilient. Here, we provide a social-ecological-technological system (SETS) framework that builds on decades of urban ecosystem services research to better understand four core challenges associated with urban nature-based solutions: multi-functionality, systemic valuation, scale mismatch of ecosystem services, and inequity and injustice. The framework illustrates the importance of coordinating natural, technological, and socio-economic systems when designing, planning, and managing urban nature-based solutions to enable optimal social-ecological outcomes.
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Copyright (c) 2022 The Authors
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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DOI
10.1016/j.oneear.2022.04.007
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/38112
Citation Details
McPhearson, T., Cook, E. M., Berbés-Blázquez, M., Cheng, C., Grimm, N. B., Andersson, E., ... & Troxler, T. G. (2022). A social-ecological-technological systems framework for urban ecosystem services. One Earth, 5(5), 505-518.