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This edited book is focused on SDG 15. This volume covers aspects
of species and ecosystem modeling in understanding the complexity
of ecological systems, restoration, protected area management, and
species conservation. The book follows a systematic and
situation-sensitive approach to discuss ecosystem and species
modeling tools, approaches, science, case studies, opportunities,
and gaps for enhancing conservation efforts, ensuring ecosystem
resilience, and addressing sustainability issues. The book
emphasizes on science, innovations, case studies, and strategic
relevance as main pillars of using ecosystem and species modeling
tools and implementing the outcomes and results. In addition, clear
conceptual frameworks, elaborated methodologies, and their
applications are included to support policy planning and
interventions to reduce and reverse human encroachment in
human-dominated natural ecosystems, their degradation, and loss of
important species and ecosystem services. Essential information
with a special focus on advances and opportunities in advancing the
implementation of results and outputs of the modeling tools,
challenges and constraints for addressing loss of ecosystem
services, designing and implementing sustainable landscape
restoration, environmental risk assessment, and finally
understanding policy implications and concerns for mainstreaming
modeling results in conservation planning and decision-making is
included in the book. Further topics include ultimate translational
value of modeling tools and efforts across transitional ecosystems
and species habitat to provide better evidence to influence the
nature-based solutions (NbS) and ecosystem health assessment using
Red List of Ecosystems (RLE). The emerging roles of integrative
socio-ecological as well as techno-cultural factors in promoting
the relevance of ecosystem and species modeling is one of the key
features of this book. This edited volume is of interest and useful
to researchers, students, scholars, policy makers, forest managers,
consultants, and policy makers in the fields of protected area
management, forest department, conservation, modeling, climate
change, and sustainability science, and also authors engaged in
IPBES, IPCC, and several other assessments.
This edited book discusses Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) from
conception to implementation in building resilience and urban
sustainability. The book emphasizes on infrastructures,
institutions, and perceptions as three main pillars of implementing
and managing successful BGI, with a special focus on Asia. The book
highlights concepts as well as field-based experiences from
different parts of Asia by experts, with a special focus on
advances and opportunities in advancing BGI, challenges and
constraints, followed by case studies on BGI mainstreaming. It
addresses sustainable water management, multiscale environmental
design, environmental risk assessment, and finally understanding
policy implications and concerns for BGI mainstreaming in growing
urban sprawls of the region. There has been growing global momentum
and recognition of Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) as a
multifunctional Nature-based Solution (NbS) with multiple
co-benefits. There is strong evidence from many urban centres of
Europe, USA, China, and South Africa demonstrating that
mainstreaming BGI can help in addressing growing vulnerability of
urban areas by ensuring safety, resilience, and sustainability for
urban residents in the warming world. This book is a timely
contribution for researchers, students, scholars, urban planners,
consultants, and policy makers in the fields of environment,
resilience, urban planning, climate adaptation, and sustainability
science.
This edited book discusses Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) from
conception to implementation in building resilience and urban
sustainability. The book emphasizes on infrastructures,
institutions, and perceptions as three main pillars of implementing
and managing successful BGI, with a special focus on Asia. The book
highlights concepts as well as field-based experiences from
different parts of Asia by experts, with a special focus on
advances and opportunities in advancing BGI, challenges and
constraints, followed by case studies on BGI mainstreaming. It
addresses sustainable water management, multiscale environmental
design, environmental risk assessment, and finally understanding
policy implications and concerns for BGI mainstreaming in growing
urban sprawls of the region. There has been growing global momentum
and recognition of Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) as a
multifunctional Nature-based Solution (NbS) with multiple
co-benefits. There is strong evidence from many urban centres of
Europe, USA, China, and South Africa demonstrating that
mainstreaming BGI can help in addressing growing vulnerability of
urban areas by ensuring safety, resilience, and sustainability for
urban residents in the warming world. This book is a timely
contribution for researchers, students, scholars, urban planners,
consultants, and policy makers in the fields of environment,
resilience, urban planning, climate adaptation, and sustainability
science. Â
This book presents the state-of-the-art of knowledge in assessing,
mapping, and modeling mangrove ecosystem services and outlines
various scientific tools and techniques, including environmental
scenario-building, spatial and econometric modelling to understand
the fluctuations and future availability of mangrove ecosystem
services. The book also highlights the current gaps and measures in
policy planning and outlines the avenues for capacity building.
Through case studies and thematic reviews, the book plans to cater
to a wide range of audiences, including students, researchers, and
decision-makers at various levels involved in mangrove conservation
and land use optimization for sustainable and resilient
development. This book is particularly useful to researchers and
students in the field of landscape and spatial ecology, coastal
zone management, ecosystem services, and resilience planning. It is
also a must-read for policymakers, conservators, coastal zone
managers, foresters, and general administrators in understanding
the current and future roles of mangroves in ecosystem-based
adaptation through informed decision-making.
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