Renaturing cities: from utopias to contested realities and futures

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Renaturing cities: from utopias to contested realities and futures
 
Sarabi, S.; Frantzeskaki, N.; Waldenberger, J.; Alvarado, O.; Raaimakers, D.; Runhaar, H.A.C.; Stijnen, C.A.E.; Toxopeus, H.S.; Vrînceanu, Ema
(2023) Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, volume 86
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Abstract
Renaturing urban environments is a transformative pathway for urban sustainability that can be leveraged for collaborative research and planning to reverse long trends of ecosystem degradation. People-nature connections need to be reinforced to enable the successful uptake and upscale of urban renaturing practices. Improving people's understanding, perception, and emotions towards ... read more
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Keywords: People-nature connections, Renaturing, Traditional knowledge, Urban nature, Forestry, Soil Science, Ecology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2023.127999
ISSN: 1618-8667
Publisher: Urban und Fischer Verlag GmbH und Co. KG
Note: Funding Information: Authors thank the Pathways to Sustainability Strategic Program of Utrecht University for the support provided to organize and hold the debates as part of the Transforming Cities Community. We also thank Geertje Speelman for her continuous support of the Transforming Cities Community and Associate Professor Joost Vervoort as Transforming Cities community connectors. We also thank all Utrecht University colleagues who contributed to the debate. We want to thank EWUU alliance (https://ewuu.nl/) for funding the first author (S.S). This paper also builds from knowledge and cases researched by the European Commission's Horizon 2020 research project NATURVATION (agreement no. 730243). Funding Information: Authors thank the Pathways to Sustainability Strategic Program of Utrecht University for the support provided to organize and hold the debates as part of the Transforming Cities Community. We also thank Geertje Speelman for her continuous support of the Transforming Cities Community and Associate Professor Joost Vervoort as Transforming Cities community connectors. We also thank all Utrecht University colleagues who contributed to the debate. We want to thank EWUU alliance (https://ewuu.nl/) for funding the first author (S.S). This paper also builds from knowledge and cases researched by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 research project NATURVATION (agreement no. 730243 ). Publisher Copyright: © 2023 The Authors
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