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Advancing Sustainability and Ecosystem Services through Urban Green Infrastructure II
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Advancing Sustainability and Ecosystem Services through Urban Green Infrastructure II

A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the section "Land Planning and Landscape Architecture".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (11 April 2023) | Viewed by 13160

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Dr. Gunwoo Kim

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Department of Landscape Architecture, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
Interests: urban ecology; urban forestry; green infrastructure; climate change; ecosystem services; resilient landscapes; landscape urbanism; urban social-ecological system; ecosystem service assessment; landscape ecology; ecological and sustainable design/planning; urban regeneration and renewal; nature and human
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Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the Special Issue of Land on "Advancing Sustainability and Ecosystem Services through Urban Green Infrastructure II".

The growing recognition of the multi-faceted services provided by green infrastructure is having an effect on urban de-sign proprieties, particularly regarding health, sustainability, and social responsibility. A better understanding of the role played by green infrastructure in urban ecosystems and the service it provides to enhance sustainability is urgently needed. Research is therefore needed to examine these multiple benefits of green infrastructure and its effects on sustainability.

For this Special Issue, we invite papers focusing on, but not limited to, the following topics within the ecosystem services and green infrastructure interface:

  • Examples of ecosystem functions and services provided by green infrastructure across the world.
  • The green infrastructure implementation gradient—examples of places where there has been a shift from green infrastructure for single services or purposes to recognition of multiple services or purposes of green infrastructure.
  • Examples of government/organizational policies moving from single benefits and services to recognition of multi-functional services and policies.
  • Strategies for assessing green infrastructure performance—examples of how green infrastructure services or benefits (ecological and social) are being measured in different places.
  • The performance of urban green systems.
  • Green infrastructure and its effectiveness and provision of ecosystem services
  • The adoption of best planning, design, and stewardship practices of green infrastructure.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Gunwoo Kim
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • green infrastructure
  • ecosystem services
  • sustainability
  • planning and policy
  • urban green systems

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Spatial Layout Analysis and Evaluation of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in Chongqing
by Zixuan Wang, Qingyuan Yang, Chuwen Wang and Lanxi Wang
Land 2023, 12(4), 868; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12040868 - 12 Apr 2023
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This study considers the spatial analysis and evaluation layout of electric vehicle charging infrastructures, taking the central urban area of Chongqing as an example. Mathematical model analysis, ArcGIS spatial analysis, field investigation, questionnaire measurement, and hierarchical analysis methods are utilized to discuss the [...] Read more.
This study considers the spatial analysis and evaluation layout of electric vehicle charging infrastructures, taking the central urban area of Chongqing as an example. Mathematical model analysis, ArcGIS spatial analysis, field investigation, questionnaire measurement, and hierarchical analysis methods are utilized to discuss the current distribution characteristics and supply–demand matching of the electric vehicle charging infrastructure in this region. The resulting data can provide references for the optimal layout of charging infrastructure. The main conclusions of this study are as follows: (1) The configuration and demand of charging infrastructure in the central urban area of Chongqing have obvious spatial differentiation and show strong centrality. (2) It is a common phenomenon that the charging infrastructure in the central urban area of Chongqing is in short supply, and it is pressing that a new charging infrastructure be built. (3) In the process of construction and operation of charging infrastructure, various factors, such as economy and traffic, should be comprehensively considered; at the same time, incidents of inefficient operation, such as being crowded out by nonelectric vehicles and unmaintained facility failure, should be minimized. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advancing Sustainability and Ecosystem Services through Urban Green Infrastructure II)
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Green Space Ecosystem Services and Value Evaluation of Three-Dimensional Roads for Sustainable Cities
by Eunjoung Lee and Gunwoo Kim
Land 2023, 12(2), 505; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12020505 - 17 Feb 2023
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The provision of green space as a result of three-dimensional roads plays a crucial role in maintaining the sustainability of the urban ecosystem. It does so by solving environmental problems and offering various ecosystem services to city residents. This study focuses on the [...] Read more.
The provision of green space as a result of three-dimensional roads plays a crucial role in maintaining the sustainability of the urban ecosystem. It does so by solving environmental problems and offering various ecosystem services to city residents. This study focuses on the park section of an expressway located between Bundang and Suseo in Seongnam city, South Korea, and quantifies the improvement in air quality and ecological value following the transformation of the road into green infrastructure. The goal is to determine the feasibility of sustainable green infrastructure for roads. The new park area on the road is approximately 83,000 sq. meters and there are approximately 3349 trees planted in the park. These trees can store 77.68 metric tons of carbon annually, isolate 13.21 metric tons of total carbon, remove 70.446 kg of air pollutants, avoid 112.8 cubic meters of emissions, and mitigate 31,983.90 cubic feet of emissions. The resulting economic value is approximately 874,494 dollars. Road green infrastructure conversion can be a useful solution to respond to environmental problems. To promote decision-making when developing policies, a process of pre-verification with quantified data of ecosystem services (example: air quality benefits, etc.) of trees using the i-Tree Eco program is required. In the execution stage, it is possible to understand the structure, function, and value of green spaces and prepare guidelines for tree selection, design alternatives, and evaluation as one of the management strategies for green spaces to improve the value of ecosystem services. Full article
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Big-Data-Based Text Mining and Social Network Analysis of Landscape Response to Future Environmental Change
by Chulmin Choi, Jooho Lee, Jessica Machado and Gunwoo Kim
Land 2022, 11(12), 2183; https://doi.org/10.3390/land11122183 - 1 Dec 2022
Cited by 1 | Viewed by 2152
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Climate change impacts the urban environment and landscape changes worldwide. To understand how South Korean citizens perceive these changes and what they expect for the future landscape, this study analyzed urban residents’ perceptions through text mining. Data related to the keywords “future landscape”, [...] Read more.
Climate change impacts the urban environment and landscape changes worldwide. To understand how South Korean citizens perceive these changes and what they expect for the future landscape, this study analyzed urban residents’ perceptions through text mining. Data related to the keywords “future landscape”, “future environment”, “well-being”, and “climate change” were collected from July 2020 to July 2021 from the Korean search engines Naver, Daum, and Google using the tool TEXTOM. Keywords, importance, and related words were derived through word frequency, TF-IDF, and N-gram analysis. CONCOR analysis was used to derive the meaning and relevance of the words. In “future landscape”, results showed a high frequency of the words “complex”, “apartment”, “future value”, and “sale”, and the connection strength was higher between “complex”, “landscape”, and “future value”. In “future environment”, “eco-friendly” showed the highest word frequency, and the words “New Deal”, “hydrogen” and “mobility” showed a high frequency and correlation. For “well-being”, “Green Cross” (a well-being-related company) showed the highest frequency, and the connection strength between satisfaction indexes was high. For “climate change”, “response” showed the highest frequency, and the connection strength between “carbon-neutral”, “UN-convention”, and “plan-establishment” was high. These results showed that South Koreans associate landscaping with the value of apartment complexes, that they expect solutions to mitigate climate change impacts with green and eco-friendly strategies, and lastly that well-being-related companies are receiving a great deal of public attention. Thus, it is expected that the results will help plan effective landscaping approaches to respond to environmental changes. Full article
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A Comprehensive Review of Different Types of Green Infrastructure to Mitigate Urban Heat Islands: Progress, Functions, and Benefits
by Huamei Shao and Gunwoo Kim
Land 2022, 11(10), 1792; https://doi.org/10.3390/land11101792 - 14 Oct 2022
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Climate change and rapid urbanization increase/amplify urban heat islands (UHIs). Green infrastructure (GI) is an effective and popularly strategy used to moderate UHIs. This paper aims to better understand the progress of different GI types (urban parks, urban forests, street trees, green roofs, [...] Read more.
Climate change and rapid urbanization increase/amplify urban heat islands (UHIs). Green infrastructure (GI) is an effective and popularly strategy used to moderate UHIs. This paper aims to better understand the progress of different GI types (urban parks, urban forests, street trees, green roofs, green walls) in mitigating UHIs, and what benefits they provide. Firstly, this paper used CiteSpace to analyze 1243 publications on the Web of Science from 1990 to 2021, then analyzed the function/regulation of ecosystem services/benefits and values of GI types in reducing UHIs. The historical review results show that research on all GI types showed rapid growth since 2013, and their GR increased rapidly. The highest-ranking keywords were urban heat island/heat island, climate/climate change/microclimate, and temperature/land surface temperature/air temperature. “Design,” “vegetation,” “quality,” and “reduction” are the top four strongest keyword bursts. The most published countries are the People’s Republic of China, USA, Australia, Germany, and Italy, and the top three institutions are the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Arizona State University, and the National University of Singapore. Landscape and Urban Planning, Building and Environment, Energy and Building, and Urban Forestry and Urban Greening are the most published journals. In urban areas, different GI types as a form of ecosystem hardware provide multiple functions (reduced land surface temperatures, lower building energy usage, improved thermal comfort and enhanced human health, reduced morbidity and mortality, etc.). GI thus provides a regulated ecosystem service to ameliorate UHIs primarily through temperature regulation and shade. At the same time, GI provides benefits and values (ecological, economic, social, and cultural) to humans and urban sustainable development. GI types determine the functions they provide, afford corresponding regulated ecosystem services, and provide benefits and values in a logical/recycle system. Overall, this review highlights the development and importance of GI, as well as the relationship of GI types and functions of regulating the ecosystem service benefits and values to mitigate UHI, and advances the study of climate change adaptation in cities. Full article
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Research on Functional Value Estimation and Development Mode of Green Infrastructure Based on Multi-Dimensional Evaluation Model: A Case Study of China
by Feng Zhang, Xintian Wang and Xiaojie Liu
Land 2022, 11(9), 1603; https://doi.org/10.3390/land11091603 - 19 Sep 2022
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With the rapid development of urbanization and industrial economy, urban green space and land resources have been squeezed. The problem of urban ecological environment pollution is becoming increasingly serious. With the concept of sustainable development, green infrastructure construction can not only improve the [...] Read more.
With the rapid development of urbanization and industrial economy, urban green space and land resources have been squeezed. The problem of urban ecological environment pollution is becoming increasingly serious. With the concept of sustainable development, green infrastructure construction can not only improve the adverse effects of human activities on the urban ecological environment, it can also deal with the relationship between survival and development, economy and the environment, society, and resources. This paper used different provinces and regions of China as an example to construct a multi-dimensional evaluation model. The multi-function green infrastructure was evaluated quantitatively from three dimensions: economy, society, and ecology. The study results showed that the multifunctional development level of green infrastructure varies among different regions in China due to regional location, economic development, and natural resources. The development mode of green infrastructure in North China, South China, and Northwest China has changed from multi-functional weak and basic coordination to strong and coordinated development. Therefore, the multi-dimensional analysis of green infrastructure is helpful for systematically studying and evaluating the functional value of green infrastructure. It can be used to investigate the development models of green infrastructure in different regions, formulate green infrastructure development strategies, and provide countermeasures and suggestions for relevant government departments. Full article
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