This chapter argues that the way people experience and interact with nature is a quintessential part of the urban experience. Green infrastructure refers to the of green spaces, water and built systems, e.g. forests, wetlands, parks, green roofs and walls that together can contribute to ecosystem resilience and human benefits ecosystem services’. A ‘measure of worth’ indicates that the value of urban nature is quantifiable, and indeed many studies attempt to put a value on nature – which is deemed important for policy uptake in particular. Monetary valuation that asks people about the value of urban nature, i.e. not inferring value from market behavior such as housing prices, involves methods to measure people’s willingness to pay for a specific natural good or service. Rotterdam in the Netherlands is keen to transform itself into a climate-proof city. Residents considered the air purification function of urban nature as most important, followed by flood protection, carbon storage, recreation, cooling and noise reduction.

Item Type:	Research Book Chapter
Keywords:	emotion, cognition, behaviour, nature, planning, landscape, values, greenspace, attitudes
Research Division:	Biological Sciences
Research Group:	Ecology
Research Field:	Terrestrial ecology
Objective Division:	Culture and Society
Objective Group:	Ethics
Objective Field:	Environmental ethics
UTAS Author:	Byrne, J (Professor Jason Byrne)
ID Code:	143339
Year Published:	2020
Deposited By:	Geography and Spatial Science
Deposited On:	2021-03-11
Last Modified:	2021-10-13
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