Combining Co$ting Nature and Suitability Modeling to Identify High Flood Risk Areas in Need of Nature-Based Services

Prybutok, Sara; Newman, Galen; Atoba, Kayode O.; Sansom, Garett; Tao, Zhihan

doi:10.3390/land10080853

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“…As a result, ESV has been the widely used and emerging approach in contemporary ecosystem studies. For instance, emerging modeling tools used for ESV are 'Artificial Intelligence for Ecosystem Services' ARIES [37]; Co$ting Nature v.3 'C$N' [38]; 'Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs' InVEST [39]; 'Multiscale Integrated Models of Ecosystem Services' MIMES [40]; and 'Social Values for Ecosystem Services' SolVES [41]. ESV is paramount to grasp information about marketable and non-marketable ES bundles in the ever changing conditions and the possible land management options that enhance ES provision.…”

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Ecosystem Service Valuation along Landscape Transformation in Central Ethiopia

Biratu

Bedadi

Gebrehiwot

et al. 2022

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Land degradation and discontinuation of ecosystem services (ES) are a common phenomenon that causes socio-economic and environmental problems in Ethiopia. However, a dearth of information is known about how ES are changing from the past to the future with regard to land use land cover (LULC) changes. This study aimed at estimating the values of ES based on the past and future LULC changes in central Ethiopia. Maximum likelihood classifier and cellular automata-artificial neuron network (CA-ANN) models that integrate the module for land use change evaluation (MOLUSE) were used to classify and predict LULC. The CA-ANN model learning and validation was employed to predict LULC of 2031 and 2051. Following LULC change detection and prediction, the total ES values were estimated using the benefit transfer method. Results revealed that forests, wetlands, grazing lands, shrub-bush-woodlands, and water bodies were reduced by 9755 ha (37%), 4092 ha (38.4%), 21,263 ha (81%), 63,161 ha (25.7%), and 905 ha (1%), respectively, between 1986 and 2021. Similarly, forests, wetlands, grazing lands, shrub-bush lands, and water bodies will experience a decline of 1.5%, 0.5%, 2.6%, 19.6%, and 0.1%, respectively. Meanwhile, cultivated lands, bare-lands, and built-up areas will experience an increase between 1986 and 2051. The estimated total ES values were reduced by US$58.3 and 85.4 million in the period 1986–2021 and 1986–2051. Food production and biological control value increased while 15 other ES decreased throughout the study periods. Proper land use policy with strategic actions, including enforcement laws for natural ecosystems protection, afforestation, ecosystems restoration, and conservation practices, are recommended to be undertaken to enhance multiple ES provision.

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confidence: 99%

Ecosystem Service Valuation along Landscape Transformation in Central Ethiopia

Biratu

Bedadi

Gebrehiwot

et al. 2022

Land

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“…Various software and frameworks have been developed (i.e., ARIES [26], Co$ting Nature [27], LUCI [28], InVEST [29], WaterWorld [30], and i-Tree [31]) to assess the ecosystem services provided by vegetation.…”

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Urban Planning Insights from Tree Inventories and Their Regulating Ecosystem Services Assessment

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With the uncertainties that our societies are living with (the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change), it becomes essential to provide urban planners and decision-makers with state-of-the-art and user-friendly methodologies to incorporate ecosystem service considerations into their designs for resilient cities. In this regard, urban forests play a crucial role. The quantification of the ecosystem services is geo-specific and needs studies in different urban contexts. At this scope, we evaluated the urban forest of a neighborhood of a densely built-up Italian city (Perugia) with a low level of urban greenery management and with a tree inventory still in progress. Furthermore, we defined a tool helpful in tree-planting decisions and management. This paper involves citizens in field research for trees inventory. Then, it uses i-Tree Eco to evaluate four ecosystem services (carbon storage and sequestration, pollution removal, and runoff avoided) provided by 373 inventoried urban trees belonging to 57 species. Our results show that Italian Municipal tree inventories do not adequately represent their urban forest and that citizens’ participation provides a cost-effective method for integrating field data. Finally, the paper develops an easy tool helping local administrations enhance the ecosystem services provisions in urban green design.

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“…For example, altering the amount of contaminants that the body can absorb [ 96 ], triggering neurological problems and premature aging [ 97 ], and straining mental health [ 98 ]. Importantly, researchers are also identifying sustainable strategies to adapt and promote community resilience, including developing edible sorbents that reduce exposure to and toxicity from hazardous substances following natural disasters [ 99 , 100 , 101 ]; providing disaster response training [ 102 , 103 ]; and exploring land use, green infrastructure, and development to promote community and ecological resilience [ 104 , 105 , 106 , 107 , 108 , 109 ]. The case studies below provide more detailed examples of the many research activities in this area.…”

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Adapting to Climate Change: Leveraging Systems-Focused Multidisciplinary Research to Promote Resilience

Amolegbe

Lopez

Velasco

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Approximately 2000 official and potential Superfund sites are located within 25 miles of the East or Gulf coasts, many of which will be at risk of flooding as sea levels rise. More than 60 million people across the United States live within 3 miles of a Superfund site. Disentangling multifaceted environmental health problems compounded by climate change requires a multidisciplinary systems approach to inform better strategies to prevent or reduce exposures and protect human health. The purpose of this minireview is to present the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Superfund Research Program (SRP) as a useful model of how this systems approach can help overcome the challenges of climate change while providing flexibility to pivot to additional needs as they arise. It also highlights broad-ranging SRP-funded research and tools that can be used to promote health and resilience to climate change in diverse contexts.

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Combining Co$ting Nature and Suitability Modeling to Identify High Flood Risk Areas in Need of Nature-Based Services

Cited by 8 publications

References 30 publications

Ecosystem Service Valuation along Landscape Transformation in Central Ethiopia

Ecosystem Service Valuation along Landscape Transformation in Central Ethiopia

Urban Planning Insights from Tree Inventories and Their Regulating Ecosystem Services Assessment

Adapting to Climate Change: Leveraging Systems-Focused Multidisciplinary Research to Promote Resilience

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