TY - JOUR
T1 - Envisioning the future—Creating sustainable, healthy and resilient BioCities
AU - Wilkes-Allemann, Jerylee
AU - Kopp, Mira
AU - van der Velde, Rene
AU - Bernasconi, Andreas
AU - Karaca, Elisabeth
AU - Čepić, Slavica
AU - Tomićević-Dubljević, Jelena
AU - Bauer, Nicole
AU - Petit-Boix, Anna
AU - Brantschen, Evelyn Coleman
AU - Cueva, Jessica
AU - Leipold, Sina
AU - Saha, Somidh
AU - Živojinović, Ivana
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors
PY - 2023/6
Y1 - 2023/6
N2 - Numerous challenges – from population increase to climate change – threaten the sustainable development of cities and call for a fundamental change of urban development and green-blue resource management. Urban forests are vital in this transition, as they provide various ecosystem services and allow to re-shape and re-think cities. Based on a Europe-wide community effort with diverse experts centered around urban forests and urban greening, we propose five key research fields to generate the knowledge required to unlock fundamental changes in urban development and green-blue resource management: circular bioeconomy, climate resilience, governance, social and human environment, and biodiversity. To support the design of greener, cooler, more inclusive and resilient cities, all these research fields require inter- and transdisciplinary collaboration, engaging stakeholders in transforming urban engagement and functioning. We summarise main inter-, trans- und multi-disciplinary research paths for each field and the cross-cutting knowledge areas that can help to address the challenges many cities face (e.g., modelling and assessment of the urban microclimate). For transforming cities further knowledge is needed on e.g., urban innovation, transition, participation, and more. Finally, we address how the identified research gaps can be implemented (e.g., international coordinated research effort, interdisciplinary networks).
AB - Numerous challenges – from population increase to climate change – threaten the sustainable development of cities and call for a fundamental change of urban development and green-blue resource management. Urban forests are vital in this transition, as they provide various ecosystem services and allow to re-shape and re-think cities. Based on a Europe-wide community effort with diverse experts centered around urban forests and urban greening, we propose five key research fields to generate the knowledge required to unlock fundamental changes in urban development and green-blue resource management: circular bioeconomy, climate resilience, governance, social and human environment, and biodiversity. To support the design of greener, cooler, more inclusive and resilient cities, all these research fields require inter- and transdisciplinary collaboration, engaging stakeholders in transforming urban engagement and functioning. We summarise main inter-, trans- und multi-disciplinary research paths for each field and the cross-cutting knowledge areas that can help to address the challenges many cities face (e.g., modelling and assessment of the urban microclimate). For transforming cities further knowledge is needed on e.g., urban innovation, transition, participation, and more. Finally, we address how the identified research gaps can be implemented (e.g., international coordinated research effort, interdisciplinary networks).
KW - BioCities
KW - Forest urbanism
KW - Transformation
KW - Urban planning
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ufug.2023.127935
DO - 10.1016/j.ufug.2023.127935
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85153081659
SN - 1618-8667
VL - 84
JO - Urban Forestry and Urban Greening
JF - Urban Forestry and Urban Greening
M1 - 127935
ER -