Assessment and management of urbanization-induced ecological risks

ABSTRACT

The urban ecological risk incurred during the processes of urbanization has been constantly accumulating, creating a severe challenge for China to achieve sustainable urban development. At present, research on systematic evaluation of urban ecological risks is still inadequate, especially at an urban ecosystem level. In this special issue, we use Xiamen City as an example to identify the sources and receptors of urban ecological risks, to develop a methodology system of urban ecological risk assessment, and to propose a method for the management of urban ecological risks. This special issue contains 11 research articles resulting from a comprehensive research project funded by China’s National Natural Science Foundation. The innovations reported in this special issue include a framework of urban ecological risk assessment and a standardized procedure for carrying out urban ecological risk assessment using multiple stressors and endpoints.

KEYWORDS:

• Urban ecological risks
• risk assessment
• risk management
• risk characterization
• urbanization

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [71533003]; National Key R&D Program of China [2016YFC0502902].