ENHANCEMENT OF URBAN ECOSYSTEM SERVICES BY URBAN AGRICULTURE: A SOUTHEAST ASIAN PERSPECTIVE

A Study on Urban Planning /urban Transportation Issues in Southeast Asian Countries and Japan’s Technical Corporationins

In recent years, with the rapid economic growth and concentration of the population into urban areas, some unregulated developments have been conducted in urban areas in Southeast Asian countries, so that their governments are under the pressure of necessity to develop an adequate operation of urban planning systems. Not all of the Southeast Asian countries, however, always have appropriate tec...

Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture

Aesthetic and Spiritual Ecosystem Services Provided by Urban Sacred Sites

The range and use of ecosystem services provided by urban sacred sites has hardly been considered in studies of urban ecology, sustainability and human wellbeing. This paper examines the perceived ecosystem services supplied by green spaces or gardens associated with places of religious worship and appreciated by worshippers in a mid-sized town in South Africa. A questionnaire with open, closed...

Urban agriculture

This paper describes the scale and nature of agricultural production in urban, suburban and peri-urban zones of Mexico City and how these have adapted to the changing demands from urban populations for food, wood and recreation. It also demonstrates how agricultural producers have successfully adapted their products and their production methods, including building on traditional production syst...

Ecosystem services and valuation of urban forests in China

Urban forests are integral components of urban ecosystems, which could generate significant ecosystem services, such as offsetting carbon emission, removing air pollutants, regulating the microclimate, and recreation. These ecosystem services contribute to improving environmental quality, quality of life, and sustainable urban development. Despite a long history of inserting vegetation in human...