biological diversity: biodivercity, sweden
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BiodivercityAnnika Kruuse, project manager
My presentation
• A few words about Malmö• Introduction to ecosystem
services• Innovative green infrastructure
Malmö
• 300 000 inhabitants• Dense city in the Nordic context • Growing, densifying• Vision: dense and green city
EcosystemsLiving organisms together with the nonliving components of their environment (air, water and mineral soil), interacting as a system. Linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows. Can be of any size but usually encompass specific, limited spaces – a pond, an ocean
Ecosystem services
Ecosystem services are the benefits people obtain from �ecosystems
Four categories of ecosystem services
Supporting services(e.g. biodiversity and soil fertility)
Provisioning services(e.g. food, medicines)
Regulating services(e.g. air cleaning, noise reduction, moderation of extreme events like floods and heat waves)
Cultural services(e.g. recreation and health)
Green roofs
Green walls
Research project green roofs
Mobile growing systems
3D greenery
Urban biotopes
Present work
• Evaluation• Commercialization through value chains• Upscaling in existing housing areas
