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Healthy ecosystems provide vital services for urban centres as well as for adaptation of urban communities to climate change. This paper will describe the value of ecosystem services and ecosystem-based adaptation for urban centres, giving examples of the effectiveness of this approach. It also provides possible policy recommendations for urban planners and local governments.
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Grimsditch, G. (2011). Ecosystem-Based Adaptation in the Urban Environment. In: Otto-Zimmermann, K. (eds) Resilient Cities. Local Sustainability, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0785-6_43
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