Mapping Urban Green and Its Ecosystem Services at Microscale—A Methodological Approach for Climate Adaptation and Biodiversity

Denise Boehnke, Alice Krehl, Kai Mörmann, Rebekka Volk, Thomas Lützkendorf, Elias Naber, Ronja Becker and Stefan Norra
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Denise Boehnke: Division 4—Natural and Built Environment, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
Alice Krehl: Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Kai Mörmann: Institute of Sustainable Management of Housing and Real Estate, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Rebekka Volk: Institute for Industrial Production, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76187 Karlsruhe, Germany
Thomas Lützkendorf: Institute of Sustainable Management of Housing and Real Estate, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Elias Naber: Institute for Industrial Production, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76187 Karlsruhe, Germany
Ronja Becker: Institute of Geography and Geoecology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Stefan Norra: Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 15, 1-26

Abstract: The current awareness of the high importance of urban green leads to a stronger need for tools to comprehensively represent urban green and its benefits. A common scientific approach is the development of urban ecosystem services (UES) based on remote sensing methods at the city or district level. Urban planning, however, requires fine-grained data that match local management practices. Hence, this study linked local biotope and tree mapping methods to the concept of ecosystem services. The methodology was tested in an inner-city district in SW Germany, comparing publicly accessible areas and non-accessible courtyards. The results provide area-specific [m 2 ] information on the green inventory at the microscale, whereas derived stock and UES indicators form the basis for comparative analyses regarding climate adaptation and biodiversity. In the case study, there are ten times more micro-scale green spaces in private courtyards than in the public space, as well as twice as many trees. The approach transfers a scientific concept into municipal planning practice, enables the quantitative assessment of urban green at the microscale and illustrates the importance for green stock data in private areas to enhance decision support in urban development. Different aspects concerning data collection and data availability are critically discussed.

Keywords: climate adaptation; urban green; mapping; ecosystem service cascade model; surface type-function-concept; planning indicators; city district level; urban planning practice; climate change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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