Environmental Valuation Reference Inventory
The Environmental Valuation Reference Inventory compiles over 5,000 studies of economic valuations of environmental health and services. It allows you …
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Renaturing cities using a regionally-focused biodiversity-led multifunctional benefits approach to urban green infrastructure
This article, “Renaturing cities using a regionally-focused biodiversity-led multifunctional benefits approach to urban green infrastructure,” considers the biodiversity outcomes of …
Economics for the Environment Project Page
The Economics for the Environment Project Page provides summaries of several case studies and economic valuations for natural resources in …
Inclusive Urban Ecological Restoration in Toronto, Canada
Inclusive Urban Ecological Restoration in Toronto, Canada explores the ways improving diversity in park management could benefit Toronto communities. Involving …
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Planning for inclusive urban ecological restoration
Planning for inclusive urban ecological restoration highlights some of the myths conservation managers might have about minority participation. It highlights …
Thermal performance of extensive green roofs in cold climates
In this study, the performance of two extensive green roofs located in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada was monitored. …
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Perceived species-richness in urban green spaces: Cues, accuracy and well-being impacts
The authors of Perceived species-richness in urban green spaces…explore the impact of creating biodiverse landscapes within an urban space on …
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Psychological benefits of greenspace increase with biodiversity
Psychological benefits of greenspace increase with biodiversity provides evidence that suggests that psychological benefits of greenspace increase with species richness. …
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Biodiverse perennial meadows have aesthetic value and increase residents’ perceptions of site quality in urban green-space
Researches used photos and as well as actual urban green spaces converted to meadows to evaluate perceptions of visitors to …
Neighborhood greenspace and health in a large urban center
This study links tree density in an urban center (Toronto, Canada) to results of a health survey using statistical methods. …
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Modelling Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Large Wood Recruitment, Transport, and Deposition at the River Reach Scale during Extreme Floods
Modelling Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Large Wood Recruitment, Transport, and Deposition at the River Reach Scale during Extreme Floods presents a …
On Spatially Distributed Hydrologic Ecosystem Services: Bridging the Quantitative Information Gap Using Remote Sensing and Hydrological Models
The white paper, On Spatially Distributed Hydrologic Ecosystem Services, provides an explanation of and use case examples for a hydrologic …
Opportunities for natural infrastructure to improve urban water security in Latin America
Opportunities for natural infrastructure to improve urban water security in Latin America offers a continent-scale analysis of ecosystem services provided …
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Valuing investments in sustainable land management in the Upper Tana River basin, Kenya
Valuing investments in sustainable land management in the Upper Tana basin, Kenya provides a case study of valuing ecosystem services …
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Seawater desalination and serum magnesium concentrations in Israel
Seawater desalination and serum magnesium concentrations in Israel examines the impact of drinking desalinated water on body magnesium levels in …
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Desalinated seawater supply and all-cause mortality in hospitalized acute myocardial infarction patients from the Acute Coronary Syndrome Israeli Survey 2002-2013
Desalinated seawater supply and all-cause mortality in hospitalized acute myocardial infarction patients from the Acute Coronary Syndrome Israeli Survey 2002-2013 …
Achieving Resilience through Water Recycling in Peri-Urban Agriculture
Achieving Resilience through Water Recycling in Peri-Urban Agriculture examines water recycling for agricultural use in the peri-urban regions of Western …
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Relevance and Benefits of Urban Water Reuse in Tourist Areas
Relevance and Benefits of Urban Water Reuse in Tourist Areas presents a case study on factors that influenced the implementation …
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Case Study Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragón Rivers systems by combining measures
Case Study: Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers systems by combining measures details the process and implementation of …
Leveraging Sustainable Irrigated Agriculture via Desalination: Evidence from a Macro-Data Case Study in Israel
Leveraging Sustainable Irrigated Agriculture via Desalination: Evidence from a Macro-Data Case Study in Israel examines the effects of desalinated water …
Association between exposure to desalinated sea water and ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus and colorectal cancer; A population-based study in Israel
Association between exposure to desalinated sea water and ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus and colorectal cancer; A population-based study in …
Policy settings, regulatory frameworks and recycled water schemes
Policy settings, regulatory frameworks and recycled water schemes analyzes eight water recycling case studies conducted internationally to illustrate how the …
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Making better recycled water investment decisions: Shifts happen
Making better recycled water investment decisions: Shifts happen compiles the lessons learned from eight water recycling project case studies conducted …
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Assessing the Return on Investment in Watershed Conservation: Best Practices Approach and Case Study for the Rio Camboriú PWS Program, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Assessing the Return on Investment in Watershed Conservation applies a return on investment (ROI) framework to a watershed conservation project …
Co-benefits for Water and Biodiversity from the Sustainable Management of High Nature Value Farmland
Co-benefits for Water and Biodiversity from the Sustainable Management of High Nature Value Farmland examines the potential for high nature …
Drivers for and against municipal wastewater recycling: A review
Drivers for and against municipal wastewater recycling: A review provides a comprehensive review of drivers for and against wastewater recycling …
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Why Do Some Water Utilities Recycle More than Others? A Qualitative Comparative Analysis in New South Wales, Australia
Why Do Some Water Utilities Recycle More than Others? A Qualitative Comparative Analysis in New South Wales, Australia provides a …
Systemic solutions for multi-benefit water and environmental management
Systemic solutions for multi-benefit water and environmental management provides an academic, theoretical critique on the evaluation of multi-benefit systems. The …
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Characterization of unplanned water reuse in the EU
Characterization of unplanned water reuse in the EU presents findings from research conducted to quantify the impacts of unintentional or …
Freshwater Health Index Dongjiang Basin, China: An assessment of freshwater ecosystem health
The Freshwater Health Index is a tool that examines three components of ecosystem health: ecosystem vitality (i.e., water quantity, water …
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A framework for assessing urban greenery’s effects and valuing its ecosystem services
A framework for assessing urban greenery’s effects and valuing its ecosystem services identifies biophysical structure components of urban green space, …
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Hydrologic Shortcomings of Conventional Urban Stormwater Management and Opportunities for Reform
Hydrologic shortcomings of conventional urban stormwater management and opportunities for reform contrasts two conventional approaches to stormwater, one of which …