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More than the sum of its parts – Integrating the use of green area factor tool and biodiversity offsetting for no net loss urban planning
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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
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Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, Volume 112
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As part of the actions to fight biodiversity loss, the European Union is working on a restoration regulation demanding the principle of no net loss (NNL) state of biodiversity of urban green space. Applying this principle in urban planning may raise conflicts between biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services provision. Furthermore, integrating the NNL of biodiversity principle into urban planning cannot be isolated from existing planning tools or processes. Here we present a novel approach where the green area factor tool and biodiversity offsetting are integrated to achieve NNL of biodiversity in urban planning, while maintaining the necessary ecosystem services and avoiding the negative, unintended tradeoffs that may occur if only one of these tools is used in the planning process. We provide a model which combines the two approaches to create a holistic method to understand and govern both biodiversity and ecosystem services of urban greenery. The model is intended to be used as part of urban planning processes.
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Lähde, E, Varumo, L, Nieminen, E, Jalkanen, J, Huttunen, S, Halme, P, Väätänen, K & Tuomisaari, J 2025, 'More than the sum of its parts – Integrating the use of green area factor tool and biodiversity offsetting for no net loss urban planning', Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, vol. 112, 128963. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128963