SCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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Heat island
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Deforestation
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ecosystem services
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Infrastructure
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Detailed explanation-1: -Regulating – flood control, degradation of pollutants and climate regulation. Cultural services – settings for recreation and leisure like rivers, lakes, and beaches.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA), a major UN-sponsored effort to analyze the impact of human actions on ecosystems and human well-being, identified four major categories of ecosystem services: provisioning, regulating, cultural and supporting services.
Detailed explanation-3: -It has been recognized that humans substantially depend on ecosystem services, which range from basic provisions of food, fresh water and fuel, through regulation of water and air quality, to cultural services like ecotourism [1], [11].
Detailed explanation-4: -Regulating services. Provisioning services. Cultural services. Supporting services.