The value of urban ecosystem services in New York City: A spatially explicit multicriteria analysis of landscape scale valuation scenarios

Mapping, modeling, and valuing urban ecosystem services are important for integrating the ecosystem services concept in urban planning and decision-making. However, decision-support tools able to consider multiple ecosystem services in the urban setting using complex and heterogeneous data are still in early development. Here, we use New York City (NYC) as a case study to evaluate and analyze how the value of multiple ecosystem services of urban green infrastructure shifts with shifting governance priorities. We first examined the spatial distribution of five ecosystem services – storm water absorption, carbon storage, air pollution removal, local climate regulation, and recreation – to create the first multiple ecosystem services evaluation of all green infrastructure in NYC. Then, combining an urban ecosystem services landscape approach with spatial multicriteria analysis weighting scenarios, we examine the distribution of these ecosystem services in the city. We contrast the current NYC policy preference – which is focused on heavy investment in stormwater absorption – with a valuation approach that also accounts for other ecosystem services. We find substantial differences in the spatial distribution of priority areas for green infrastructure for the valuation scenarios. Among the scenarios we examined for NYC, we find that a scenario in which only stormwater absorption is prioritized leads to the most unevenly distributed ES values. By contrast, we find least variation in ES values where stormwater absorption, local climate regulation, carbon storage, air pollution removal, and recreational potential are all weighted equally.We suggest that green infrastructure planning strategies should include all landscape components that contribute to the production of ecosystem services and consider how planning priority alternatives generate different ecosystem services values.     

Bridging the gap between ecosystem service assessments and land-use planning through Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA)

Land-use planning is an important determinant for green space policy in cities. It defines land covers and hence the structure and function of urban ecosystems and the benefits these provide to humans, such as air purification, urban cooling, runoff mitigation, and recreation. The ecosystem service approach has helped to attract policy attention to these benefits but the concept remains poorly implemented in urban policy and governance. To address this gap, we advance a framework to bridge ecosystem services into policy processes through Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) as decision support tool. The paper is organized in three main parts. First, we conduct a systematic literature review to assess state-of-the-art knowledge on ecosystem service assessments through MCDA. Next, we build on insights from the literature review to develop the ‘ecosystem services policy-cycle’, a conceptual framework that merges the ‘ecosystem service cascade’ and ‘policy cycle’ models to reinforce the link between ecosystem service assessments and practical applications in urban policy and governance. Next, we illustrate the applicability of the proposed framework along an example about conflicting interests on land use and green space planning following the closure of the Airport Tempelhof in Berlin, Germany. Our results highlight the scope of MCDA as a decision support tool for integrating ecosystem service assessments in green space governance. We discuss advantages and disadvantages of different methodological choices in the use of MCDA in ecosystem service assessments and note that a key strength of this tool in informing green space policies lies in its capacity to accommodate conflicting stakeholder perspectives and to address trade-offs between ecological, social and economic values.     

上海市绿地植被的吸热降温效益评估

城市绿地夏季高温时具有明显降温作用。但现有研究侧重降温效应观测及其影响因子解析,而对绿地降温效益与人居环境需求的空间一致性鲜有研究。以上海市为例,基于高分卫星影像与样地观测数据,采用植被蒸腾吸热经验模型评估了城市绿地夏季降温效益,并利用GIS空间分析技术量化了绿地降温效益与空气温度及人口分布的空间耦合程度。结果表明:2017年上海城市绿地面积为10.45万hm ²,夏季（6-9月）绿地植被吸热量可达8.49×10 ¹⁵ J,相当于节约夏季空调降温的经济价值为14.57亿元,其中46%和33%的绿地降温效益来自阔叶林与混交林;浦东新区、崇明区和奉贤区的绿地植被合计贡献了67%的降温效益,但虹口、黄浦、徐汇等中心城区绿地的单位面积降温效益较高。更需关注的是,绿地植被降温效益与人居环境需求表现出局部地区的空间不一致,其中28.62%的地区植被降温效益与空气温度处于低耦合状态,7.31%的地区植被降温效益与人口密度为低耦合水平,且均集中分布在中心城区。因此,重点提升中心城区绿地植被降温功能,并规划建设周边绿地降温效益的空间辐射通道,是上海城市生态空间优化的重要方向。     

景观规划导向的绿色基础设施研究进展——基于“格局—过程—服务—可持续性”研究范式

中国目前处于新型城镇化与生态文明建设的重要时期,引入绿色基础设施（Green Infrastructure,GI）规划框架对协调城市发展与生态保护具有重要意义。基于景观生态学中“格局—过程—服务—可持续性”研究范式,对近年来中国内外GI规划进行针对性综述,利用该范式对相关研究的理论来源与进展进行梳理。研究表明：GI格局研究中,景观格局指数是应用最为广泛的方法。针对于景观连接度,形态学空间格局分析等结构连接度评价方法具有计算简单、适用性广的优势,但缺乏明确的生态学含义;图论等功能连接度则针对特定的生态过程,是GI格局与生态过程的重要联系,将是下一步研究重点。GI生态过程研究借鉴生态网络的理论与方法,其规划步骤可分为核心区选取、阻力面构建、潜在廊道识别三部分。GI生态系统服务研究中,生物物理量模型与经济计量模型广泛应用于调节、供给与支持服务评价中,而文化服务评价则将问卷调查作为基础数据获取的重要途径。另外,生态系统服务需求研究涉及到生态系统服务的实际需求与使用偏好,相关定量评价方法以及成果的实际应用有待进一步探索。GI景观可持续性研究中,在明晰GI提供的生态系统服务总量的基础上,服务间权衡与协同效应已成为GI规划中的重要考量,而情景规划可以有效模拟GI生态系统服务的动态变化。最后,GI规划应将提升景观可持续性作为规划目标,据此研究提出了重视格局与过程相互影响机制的基础研究、加深GI生态系统服务需求端研究、明晰生态系统服务间协同与权衡效应、将GI与实际规划结合四项研究展望。     

宝鸡城市主干道植被叶子滞尘对环境污染的磁学响应

为探究城市主干道植被滞尘对环境污染的磁学响应,采集宝鸡市道路两侧不同类型植被叶子进行系统的环境磁学测试。结果表明:街道两侧植被叶子主要为低矫顽力的多畴磁铁矿和磁赤铁矿,同时含有高矫顽力赤铁矿。城市道路叶子磁性矿物浓度高于校园清洁区,载磁矿物粒径集中在0.1~5 μm,其中离交通线较远的草本粒径相对较细,为0.1~1 μm。同一高度不同时间(5月和11月)植被记录的环境污染存在差异,距地表0.05 m草本和4 m处乔木的叶子5月记录的污染较11月严重,而0.25 m和1 m处的灌木11月污染较重。城市主干道空间分布呈现两个污染峰值区,分别为包含姜谭路与宝福路的A区和东风路所在B区,这与繁忙的交通和区域内分布的重工业企业有关。     

基于生态系统服务参与式制图的“三生”空间优化建议——以白洋淀流域为例

在快速城市化流域,生产、生态和生活空间的布局深刻影响着流域的生态系统服务和居民福祉。但是,已有的空间布局研究大多未考虑生态系统服务在提升不同类型人群福祉中的作用,尤其缺乏对弱势群体福祉的关注。因此,以典型城市化流域——白洋淀流域为例,选择典型生态系统服务指标识别生活、生产和生态空间的高值重合地区,使用参与式制图方法将多种人群的福祉需求纳入主导功能识别中。结果发现：空间上重合的高值区总面积约占流域总面积的14.5%,主要为生产—生态功能重合区。不同利益群体对重合高值区主导功能的研判不同。一方面,城市居民比农村居民更加注重文化服务,前者提及文化服务的次数占比是后者的2倍;另一方面,政府决策者更多关注流域上游的生态功能,扶贫工作人员则更关注山区林地的生产功能。本文探索了将多种利益主体的偏好纳入区域空间布局优化的方法,可为流域“三生空间”和国土空间规划布局优化提供新的思路。     

厦门市绿色植被降温服务功能核算及其时空动态特征

为了准确核算厦门市绿色植被降温服务功能,收集厦门市2010年和2015年18个气象站点数据,采用30 m空间分辨率Landsat卫星数据和250 m空间分辨率、16 d合成的MODIS植被指数产品,在已有基于能量平衡估算模型的基础上,通过考虑植被覆盖及降温服务时长,构建了绿色植被降温服务功能核算的改进模型,并对厦门市2010—2015年绿色植被降温服务功能时空动态特征进行分析.结果表明:①改进模型能够较为准确且合理地描述绿色植被降温服务功能的时空变化特征.②厦门市北部山区由于高植被覆盖度降温服务功能高于南部城市建成区,而城市建成区中的城市绿地也具有明显的降温作用.③2010—2015年各区降温服务功能实物量整体呈增加趋势.其中,同安区降温服务功能实物量变化量最多,为166.12×106 kW·h;湖里区变化量最少,为9.72×106 kW·h;其余各区变化量都在40×106~75×106 kW·h范围内.④森林在降温服务中贡献最大,达60%以上.相比2010年,2015年降温服务功能实物量除了灌木林地变化率为-4.29%外,其余绿色植被类型均呈增长趋势,如森林和农田的增长率为11.97%、14.23%,草地和城市绿地的增长率为87.45%、92.11%.研究显示,厦门市2010—2015年的绿色植被降温服务功能总体呈明显增强趋势,其中城市绿地的降温服务功能增强尤为明显.      

道路绿地消减噪声服务功能研究——以北京市为例

在城市化带来的环境问题中,噪声已成为影响城市居民身心健康的主要因素之一,而配置合理的绿地对噪声具有明显的降低作用。论文从绿地消减噪声的机理出发,基于实验测定结果,结合绿地斑块调查数据,对北京市城区道路绿地降噪效果及其价值进行了研究。结果如下:①不同组成结构的道路绿地降噪能力不同,其中乔灌草结构道路绿地降噪能力最强,其次为乔木类和灌木类,草坪类最差,各类型绿地降噪能力均随宽度的增加而增加;②北京市城区道路绿地年降噪9.35×10⁷ dB(A)·a^-1,其中乔灌草结构绿地占92.95%,单位面积道路绿地平均降噪20 477 dB(A)·hm^-2·a^-1,其中乔灌草结构绿地最高,为23 505 dB(A)·hm^-2·a^-1,分别是乔木类的2.92倍,灌木类的17.92倍,草坪类的18.64倍;③北京市城区道路绿地消减噪声的年价值为7.13×10⁸元·a^-1,单位面积道路绿地降噪价值为156 033元·hm^-2·a^-1。研究表明,北京市城区道路绿地结构搭配较为合理,在消减噪声方面发挥了重要作用,具有可观的生态效益。     

A social assessment of urban parkland: Analyzing park use and meaning to inform management and resilience planning

Globally, municipalities are tackling climate adaptation and resilience planning. Urban green space has crucial biophysical buffering capacities, but also affects social interactions and human well-being. This paper considers the social dimension of urban green space, through an assessment focused on park use, function, and meanings, and compares results to categories of cultural ecosystem services. We develop a mixed-method approach for assessment of uses and social meanings of parkland and pilot this method in 2140 acres of parkland in waterfront neighborhoods surrounding New York City’s Jamaica Bay, an area heavily affected by Hurricane Sandy. This method combines observation of human activities and signs of prior human use with structured interviews of park users. We find that urban parkland is a crucial form of ‘nearby nature’ that provides space for recreation, activities, socialization, and environmental engagement and supports place attachment and social ties. We show that parks, through their use by and interactions with humans, are producing vital cultural ecosystem services that may help to strengthen social resilience. Certain services were more easily detectable than others via our assessment technique, including recreation, social relations, and sense of place. The assessment method was designed to be spatially explicit, scalable, and replicable; natural resource managers engaged in park management and/or resilience planning could apply this method across individual sites, in particular districts—such as vulnerable waterfront areas, and citywide. This study demonstrates a way in which cultural ecosystem services and an understanding of social meaning could be incorporated into park management and resilience planning.     

Ecosystem services provided by urban gardens in Barcelona,Spain: Insights for policy and planning

In many European cities, urban gardens are seen as increasingly important components of urban green space networks. We adopt an ecosystem services framework to assess contributions of urban gardens to the quality of of their users. First, we identify and characterize ecosystem services provided by urban gardens. Secondly, we assess the demographic and socioeconomic profile of its beneficiaries and the relative importance they attribute to different ecosystem services. Next we discuss the relevance of our results in relation to critical policy challenges, such as the promotion of societal cohesion and healthy lifestyles. Data were collected through 44 semi-structured interviews and a survey among 201 users of 27 urban gardens in Barcelona, Spain, as well as from consultation meetings with local planners. We identified 20 ecosystem services, ranging from food production over pollination to social cohesion and environmental learning. Among them, cultural ecosystem services (non-material benefits people derive from their interaction with nature) ​ stand out as the most widely perceived and as the most highly valued. The main beneficiaries of ecosystem services from urban gardens are elder, low-middle income, and migrant people. Our results about the societal importance of urban gardens ​were deemed highly relevant by the interviewed green space planners in Barcelona, who noted that our data can provide basis to support or expand existing gardening programs in the city. Our research further suggests that ecosystem services from urban gardens can play an important role in addressing several urban policy challenges in cities, such as promoting stewardship of urban ecosystems, providing opportunities for recreation and healthy lifestyles, and promoting social cohesion. We conclude that urban gardens and associated ecosystem services can play an important ​ in urban policies aimed at enhancing quality of life in cities, particularly if access to their benefits is expanded to larger segments of the population.     

北京市道路绿地消减PM2.5总量及其健康效益评估

以交通污染严重的北京市建成区为研究区,在前人实地观测的基础上,利用泊松回归相对风险度模型与环境健康价值评估方法,定量评估了北京市道路绿地消减PM2.5总量及其健康效益.结果表明:北京市建成区道路绿地年消减PM2.5总量为1.09t;对降低人群健康风险作用较为显著,可减少受危害总数约3024例,其中早逝18例、呼吸系统疾病住院53例、心血管疾病住院25例、儿科门诊324例、内科门诊761例、急性支气管炎1134例、慢性支气管炎264例、哮喘445例;带来的健康经济效益为1.98亿元.建议加强道路绿地建设,丰富植被层次结构,以积极应对城市交通空气污染.     

城市公园不同植被结构绿地削减空气颗粒物浓度研究

随着城市化和工业化进程的加快,空气颗粒物污染成为城市最为严峻的环境问题之一.依据植被的横向结构、竖向结构及植被类型3个因子对宝鸡市公园绿地进行划分,并选取11种不同植被结构的绿地,在分析地点、时间、风速、温度、相对湿度、绿地面积等环境因子对绿地内空气中ρ（PM_2.5）和ρ（PM₁₀）"本底效应"影响的基础上,探究不同植被结构绿地对空气颗粒物质量浓度削减作用的差异.结果表明:①在不同监测地点和监测时段内,ρ（PM_2.5）和ρ（PM₁₀）有极显著差异,植物养护管理程度较高的城市公园绿地对空气颗粒物质量浓度削减作用较为明显,一天中空气颗粒物质量浓度呈现出早晚高、中午低的变化趋势;②风速、温度、相对湿度对ρ（PM_2.5）和ρ（PM₁₀）有极显著影响,在晴朗、无风或微风天气条件下,ρ（PM_2.5）和ρ（PM₁₀）随风速的增大、温度的减小、相对湿度的增大而增大,且ρ（PM₁₀）变化范围大于ρ（PM_2.5）;③1 hm2以下绿地面积的变化对ρ（PM_2.5）和ρ（PM₁₀）无显著影响;④不同植被结构绿地内ρ（PM_2.5）无显著差异,但ρ（PM₁₀）有极显著差异,其中开敞式以灌木为主的绿地中ρ（PM₁₀）最低,多层闭合式阔叶林中ρ（PM₁₀）最高,其余9种植被结构绿地削减作用居中且相近.研究显示,不同植被结构的城市公园绿地对ρ（PM_2.5）和ρ（PM₁₀）的削减作用存在一定的差异且受多种环境因素的共同制约,可为优化城市绿地植被结构进而有效改善空气质量提供依据.      

The governance of private residential land in cities and spatial effects on tree cover

Trees in cities supply ecosystem services, including cooling, storm water quality management, habitat, visual screening and softening of built form. There is an expanding interdisciplinary field encompassing biodiversity, ecosystem services, and stewardship networks in cities. However most of this work focuses on public greenspace. While much work has been done to demonstrate that trees on private land are an important complement to the public urban forest, and to understand the social drivers of such, less is known about the governance of private greenspace in cities. Private land contributes to a significant component of a city’s tree cover, particularly in cities characterised by low-density residential suburbs. It is important to understand the mechanisms that govern private tree cover, given the pace and scale of urbanisation globally. We combined policy and spatial analysis to examine the influence of larger and denser forms of residential development on suburban tree cover and the scope of contemporary governance measures. We interrogated tree cover patterns in the rapidly densifying and consolidating city of Brisbane, Australia, to show that private residential tree cover is explained by dwelling density, housing age, terrain slope, high school education, and household income. Results show significantly (30%) less tree cover in low-density residential suburbs developed since the early 1990s. We develop five governance principles for reversing the decline of urban trees on private residential property that may be transferable to other rapidly developing cities in around the world.     

基于GIS的滇池流域景观格局优化

景观格局优化是景观生态学中的难点和热点问题。选择滇池流域为研究区域,在RS和GIS的支持下对2008年Landsat TM影像进行解译判读,获得景观类型图,运用最小耗费距离模型对区域景观格局进行优化。结合景观各组分生态系统服务功能价值和空间作用,构建了生态源地、生态廊道和生态节点等景观组分,以加强生态网络的空间连通性,提高景观格局稳定性,完善生态功能。源地具有较高的生态系统服务功能,需要维持和增大源斑块面积。所构建城市区域廊道、森林生态廊道、农业生产廊道应采取保持廊道规模,建立缓冲区,加强植被绿化,减少污染物的排放等措施以提高整个廊道的连通性。节点位于景观生态流和连通的重要位置上,需要加强控制。该研究对流域生态规划和土地利用优化布局有一定的参考价值。     

经济快速发展地区生态安全格局的构建——以安徽沿江地区为例

区域生态安全格局是实现区域可持续发展、促进生态系统与社会经济系统协调的基础保障。在经济快速发展地区,构建生态安全格局的目标首先是保护生态系统的稳定性,同时通过水平方向的有机链接,为经济的快速增长提供生态保障与环境支撑。以安徽省沿江地区为例,论文通过生态系统敏感性和生态服务功能重要性分析,确定生态保护的重点地区主要集中在皖南山区、西部山区一带、长江干流和巢湖等地区;通过经济发展潜力分析,确定合肥、马鞍山、芜湖、铜陵和安庆市的市区及滨江地带是主要的经济优先开发地区。以景观格局优化理论为指导,根据沿江地区的自然生态特征,构建了由3个生态源、7个生态廊道和众多的生态斑块、生态楔组成的生态安全空间格局。     

收缩情境下城市土地利用及其生态系统服务的研究进展

随着国际国内社会经济环境的变化,城市收缩这一新现象逐渐在我国部分城市区域空间中呈现,成为未来新型城镇化转型的挑战之一。在简要梳理城市收缩相关文献的基础上,以土地利用为主线,重点关注收缩情景下的土地利用模拟及其政策、空置土地与城市生态系统服务等方面的相关研究。研究结果表明：（1）当前对城市收缩问题的研究主要集中于人口变动和经济发展维度,对由此引发的土地利用以及生态系统变化关注较少。（2）土地利用模拟在分析和预测收缩情境下的城市土地利用变化上具有较大价值,但不同模型适用于不同研究情景,复合模型将具有更好的解释力。（3）土地利用政策的制定和实施应充分考虑经济社会各方面诉求,绿色空间存储制度是促进收缩城市可持续发展的有力措施。（4）城市收缩产生的空置土地为发展生态系统服务提供了空间,应发展适用于我国城市收缩的生态系统服务评估方法。在我国城镇化进入“存量模式”甚至“减量模式”的背景下,应加大对城市收缩情景下土地利用和生态系统维度的研究,要积极借鉴并整合资源科学、地理学、生态学、管理科学和城市规划等相关学科的研究方法,并紧密结合我国当前城市发展和空间规划所面临的现实问题,促进城市收缩研究的方法创新和收缩城市的可持续发展。     

Developing a Regional Open Space Strategy (ROSS) for Central Puget Sound,Washington State,USA

Ecosystem services provided by the landscapes of regions and cities are critical to human and environmental health, quality of life, environmental justice, biodiversity and climate mitigation and adaptation. In the Pacific Northwest region of the US, a team led by the University of Washington Green Futures Lab is working to identify, conserve and enhance regionally-significant landscapes and to evaluate their contributions as ecosystem or “open space” services. This paper outlines the goals and planning methods of the ongoing Regional Open Space Strategy for Central Puget Sound (ROSS) project, and the frameworks and processes being developed to evaluate ecosystem and open space services in order to inform and influence local and regional governance structures and decisions.     

北京市六环内绿色空间滞蓄雨水径流功能的变化评估

面对日益频发的城市内涝问题,科学认识绿色空间控制雨水径流的作用具有重要意义。论文以北京市六环内区域为研究区,评估了2000-2010年绿色空间滞蓄雨水径流的功能及其变化。结果表明：2000-2010年北京城市绿色空间减少198.49 km²,主要表现为农田和荒草地面积减小,五到六环内绿色空间缩减最为严重,且最大斑块指数（LPI）和聚集度指数（AI）均减小,景观破碎化趋势明显。绿色空间夏季滞蓄雨水径流量由2000年的1.32×10⁸ m³增加到2010年的1.46×10⁸ m³,但雨水滞蓄率相应地由23.43%下降到16.89%,这与绿色空间面积减小和景观格局变化有关。此外,五到六环内绿色空间滞蓄雨水径流能力最高,滞蓄率高达22%~32%,且逐年呈降低趋势;二到三环内绿色空间滞蓄雨水能力最低,需要重点加强暴雨内涝防治。这主要与不同环路内绿色空间的面积和斑块连通性有关。因此,建议优化调整北京市六环内绿色空间的组成结构和景观格局,充分发挥其滞蓄雨水径流功能,以降低城市内涝风险。     

基于生态网络—人类干扰的国土空间生态修复优先区诊断——以长株潭城市群为例

基于整体保护与系统治理思维诊断生态修复优先区,是科学有序推进国土空间生态修复的重要抓手。以长株潭城市群为例,利用人类足迹定量评估人类活动对生态系统的干扰强度,在此基础上通过最小累积阻力模型、电路理论、移动窗口搜索法等,识别生态网络并诊断人类干扰致其结构与功能受损的关键区域为生态修复优先区。研究表明：（1）城市群人类干扰整体呈核心—边缘递减的圈层式分布,且西高东低,北高南低;（2）识别区域生态网络,其中包含140个生态源地斑块以及307条源间潜在生态廊道;（3）诊断得到生态源地修复优先区共计867.17 km²,生态廊道修复优先区共计97.83 km,生态夹点修复优先区共计40处,从面线点相结合角度提出消除或弱化人类干扰的修复策略。研究能为新时代区域国土空间生态修复的规划编制与实施工作提供空间指引。     

Renaturing cities using a regionally-focused biodiversity-led multifunctional benefits approach to urban green infrastructure

If a ‘Renaturing of Cities’ strategy is to maximise the ecosystem service provision of urban green infrastructure (UGI), then detailed consideration of a habitat services, biodiversity-led approach and multifunctionality are necessary rather than relying on the assumed benefits of UGI per se. The paper presents preliminary data from three case studies, two in England and one in Germany, that explore how multifunctionality can be achieved, the stakeholders required, the usefulness of an experimental approach for demonstrating transformation, and how this can be fed back into policy. We argue that incorporating locally contextualised biodiversity-led UGI design into the planning and policy spheres contributes to the functioning and resilience of the city and provides the adaptability to respond to locally contextualised challenges, such as overheating, flooding, air pollution, health and wellbeing as well as biodiversity loss. Framing our research to encompass both the science of biodiversity-led UGI and co-developing methods for incorporating a strategic approach to implementation of biodiversity-led UGI by planners and developers addresses a gap in current knowledge and begins to address barriers to UGI implementation. By combining scientific with policy learning and defined urban environmental targets with community needs, our research to date has begun to demonstrate how nature-based solutions to building resilience and adaptive governance can be strategically incorporated within cities through UGI.