An enhanced integrated approach to knowledgeable high-resolution environmental quality assessment

•A novel enhanced integrated modeling approach for urban climate and environmental services.•Proposed modeling framework considers distributive, interactional and participatory justice alike.•Its implementation requires decentralized local data collection and public participation.•Vertically-integrated environmental protection conflicts with horizontally-integrated environmental management.•The approach is demonstrated in the mid-sized Arctic cities of Apatity and Kirovsk (Russia).