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Urban ecosystem services are vital for sustainable development and human well-being. This review highlights their characteristics, trade-offs, and the crucial role of landscape design in enhancing these essential urban ecological benefits.

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Area of Science:

Urban Ecology
Environmental Science
Landscape Architecture

Background:

Maintaining and improving ecosystem services in urban areas is crucial for sustainable development.
Urban ecology increasingly focuses on the complex interactions between human activities and natural systems in cities.

Purpose of the Study:

To review and summarize studies on urban ecosystem services.
To identify key characteristics, challenges, and future research directions in urban ecosystem services.

Main Methods:

Literature review of studies on urban ecosystem services.
Analysis based on the concept and classification of urban ecosystem services.

Main Results:

Urban ecosystem services are characterized by human domination, high demand, spatial heterogeneity, and temporal dynamics.
Green infrastructure provides multiple services, but trade-offs exist, particularly between supportive/regulating and cultural services.
Regulating and cultural services are indispensable for human health.

Conclusions:

Landscape design, specifically green infrastructure, is critical for urban ecosystem services supply.
Gaps exist in linking urban ecosystem services research to practical landscape design and management.
Future research should focus on integrating ecological knowledge into urban planning and design.