Abstrakt
Ecosystems services can deliver multiple benefits which are crucial for the wellbeing of society. These services are even more demanded in complex socio-ecological systems such as urban spaces, where the green and blue areas are usually low and the number of population high.
The competition between green spaces and urban development and construction creates an additional pressure on ecosystems, resulting in a decrease of ecosystem services. Moreover, the remaining ecosystem services are often not distributed equally among space nor population, resulting in the mismatches between ecosystem service supply and demand side.
The benefits of ecosystem services are well known, despite that, they have not been on the agenda of many policymakers or urban planners. Spatial assessment of ecosystem service mismatches in urban areas can guide policy- and decisionmakers to prioritise the areas for implementation of appropriate measures, thus, equating the distribution among ecosystem service beneficial areas and beneficiaries.
This contribution aims to present a systematic review of methods for mapping urban ecosystem service mismatches on a spatial scale and the advances in ecosystem service supply-demand coupling, including brief scientometrics. We have developed a database with criteria for classification of relevant studies which we compare with regard to their scope, indicators, and other parameters, and discuss the results in the context of urban development.
The review intents to identify the gaps in current assessments of spatial mismatches and serve as a basis for expansion and future research, which can contribute to better land-use planning and more equal and equitable distribution of ecosystem services in cities.