Processes and future research trends of sustainable development of wetland cities
Urban wetlands are an important part of the urban system and have very important ecological and social functions.Wetland city is an honorary initiative implemented by the Ramsar Convention to commend cities for their achievements in protecting wetlands.The Unit-ed Nations Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs)are the key to solving global problems.It is leading and guiding wetland protection and urban development.This study connects the wet-land cities with the United Nations Sustainable Development Strategy and attempts to explore new paths for synergy between urban development and wetland protection.(1)It sorted out the development history and certification process of wetland cities comprehensively,and summa-rized the experience of 13 wetland cities of China.(2)It introduced the three stages of sustain-able development,and summarized international initiatives related to wetlands and cities based on Sustainable Development Goals.(3)The future trend should aim to promote the exploration of sustainable development paradigms of wetland cities towards"international convention orga-nization-creation effectiveness monitoring-development indicator evaluation",and to enrich high-quality development practices of wetland cities towards"national strategic needs and local urban construction".This study provides technical support for intelligent decision-making ser-vices of urban wetlands focusing on"urban wetland remote sensing monitoring-urban wetland simulation prediction-urban wetland comprehensive assessment and services".
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