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A Narrative About the Transformation to Sustainable Land Use Management: SATURN’s Portfolio of Actions

Cities and their communities want clean air, clean waterways and thriving landscapes for their health and wellbeing. Yet, growing cities put pressure on natural landscapes, deplete resources and diminish the integrity of ecosystems and the services they provide. This demands fundamental changes in the relationship between cities and their surrounding landscapes. Therefore, many practitioners and decision makers are looking for more sustainable land use management practices in areas where the urban and the rural landscapes interface. They strive for an improved appreciation of this particular type of environment as well as an enhanced connection between the city and its hinterlands.