Mapping and assessment of ecosystems and their services : urban ecosystems : 4th report - final, May 2016

The mapping and assessment of ecosystems and their services in EU - MAES - is an initiative of the European Commission, which aims to improve the knowledge and evidence base for biodiversity policy as defined under Target 2 Action 5 of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020. The fourth MAES report provides guidance for mapping and assessing urban ecosystems and includes an indicator framework to assess the condition of urban ecosystems and services, which used at European, Member State and local level. This study is an initiative of the working group MAES and was chaired by the Joint Research Center and the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM). It has been conducted in close collaboration with the cities of Barcelona, Cascais, Lisbon, Oeiras, Oslo, Padua, Poznań, Rome, Trento, Utrecht, the Portuguese directorate-general for territory, the European Environmental Agency and the European Commission.

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Year of publication:	2016
Other Persons:	Maes, Joachim (contributor) ; Zulian, Grazia (contributor) ; Thijssen, Martijn (contributor) ; Castell, Carles (contributor) ; Baró, Francesc (contributor) ; Ferreira, Ana Margarida (contributor) ; Melo, Joao (contributor) ; Garrett, Cristina Paula (contributor) ; David, Nuno (contributor) ; Alzetta, Claudia (contributor) ; Geneletti, Davide (contributor) ; Cortinovis, Chiara (contributor) ; Zwierzchowska, Iwona (contributor) ; Louro Alves, Fernando (contributor) ; Souto Cruz, Carlos (contributor) ; Blasi, Carlo (contributor) ; Alós Ortí, Marta María (contributor) ; Attorre, Fabio (contributor) ; Azzella, Mattia Martin (contributor) ; Capotorti, Giulia (contributor) ; Copiz, Riccardo (contributor) ; Fusaro, Lina (contributor) ; Manes, Fausto (contributor) ; Marando, Federica (contributor) ; Marchetti, Marco (contributor) ; Mollo, Barbara (contributor) ; Salvatori, Elisabetta (contributor) ; Zavattero, Laura (contributor) ; Zingari, Pier Carlo (contributor) ; Giarratano, Maria Carmela (contributor) ; Bianchi, Eleonora (contributor) ; Duprè, Eugenio (contributor) ; Barton, David (contributor) ; Stange, Erik (contributor) ; Perez-Soba, Marta (contributor) ; Eupen, Michiel van (contributor) ; Verweij, Peter (contributor) ; Vries, Albert de (contributor) ; Kruse, Hans (contributor) ; Polce, Chiara (contributor) ; Cugny-Seguin, Marie (contributor) ; Erhard, Markus (contributor) ; Nicolau, Rita (contributor) ; Fonseca, Alexandra (contributor) ; Fritz, Marco (contributor) ; Teller, Anne (contributor)
Institutions:	European Commission / Directorate-General for the Environment (issuing body)
Publisher:	Luxembourg : Publications Office