Data from: Advancing model-based ecosystem services assessments for policy support.

Urban nature is increasingly recognized for its potential to address various societal challenges through the delivery of ecosystem services (ES). However, large-scale and comparative assessments quantifying this potential are hardly available. In this study, we modelled five ES (local temperature regulation, flood protection, global climate regulation, habitat protection, and interaction with nature) across 708 European urban areas. We quantified the ES based on a consistent supply-demand approach, using indicators representing the extent to which urban ecosystems’ capacity to provide a service was sufficient to meet societal demands. We quantify each ES indicator using spatially explicit assessment methods, building upon existing ES modelling tools (the urban InVEST model and GLOBIO-ES model) and publicly accessible data (e.g. Urban Atlas Land Use Land Cover from the European Urban Atlas dataset.