1.0Ecosystem Marketplacehttps://www.ecosystemmarketplace.comrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Tk51yvIjlN"><a href="https://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com/events/ecosystem-services-in-urban-areas-seminar-2011/">Ecosystem services in urban areas seminar 2011</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com/events/ecosystem-services-in-urban-areas-seminar-2011/embed/#?secret=Tk51yvIjlN" width="600" height="338" title="“Ecosystem services in urban areas seminar 2011” — Ecosystem Marketplace" data-secret="Tk51yvIjlN" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> ince 2008 more than half of the world population lives in cities and within the next 40 years the percentage of urban dwellers will increase to 70. Urban populations do not only use ecosystem services from outside (clearly their ecological footprints are much larger than their physical areas) but, often unknowingly, they also rely on urban ecosystems. While researchers primarily focus on distant ecosystems, crucial for the preservation of life on the planet, most local ecosystems in urban areas suffer from an increasing pressure from further urbanization. Although less important from the perspective of planetary sustainability, they are important for the sustainability and durability of life in urban areas. Meanwhile, important urban ecosystem services are often being neglected without the understanding of their importance and value.https://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/EM-LOGO-new-draft_2_small.png987445