Ecosystem Services in Land-Use Planning: An Application for Assessing Transformation Scenarios at the Local Scale

Caprioli, Caterina; Bottero, Marta; Zanetta, Elisa Lucia; Mondini, Giulio

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“…In 2007, the international project The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) presented an analysis of the global economic benefit generated by biodiversity and defines methods of economic evaluation of biodiversity and ESs, in order to equip decision-makers with the necessary tools to define economic value and support their choices and integrate decision-making processes (Oliveira & Pinto, 2020). In the field of research, different definitions and classifications of ESs have been provided in recent decades, making it increasingly difficult to define a single vocabulary and evaluation handbook (Caprioli et al, 2021;Gómez-Baggethun & Barton, 2013). For this reason, in the context of the European Union Strategy for Biodiversity until 2020, the Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES) working group has decided to adopt the international classification system CICES as a common basis (Maes et al, 2013(Maes et al, , 2012.…”

Section: Land Consumption Soil Degradation and Ecosystem Service Issuesmentioning

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An Application of the Life Satisfaction Approach (LSA) to Value the Land Consumption and Ecosystem Services

2023

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Land systems combine land use and land cover, considering that their changes have important consequences for the local environment and human well-being and are pervasive factors of regional and global environmental change. More specifically, land consumption (LC), due to the occupation of originally agricultural, natural, or semi-natural areas, implies a progressive loss of key environmental resources and ecosystem services (ESs), reducing the individual well-being. Furthermore, policy makers need data on the benefits of public goods in monetary terms to support well-being-oriented decision-making. This work seeks to demonstrate that life satisfaction approach (LSA) can be applied to a practical assessment goal with the intention to give a monetary value to the LC and consequently to a loss of important ESs. The Italian case study is investigated with the help of a national survey database reporting the subjective well-being index (SWBI) subsequently grouped by regions. The overall intent is to make explicit to the policymakers that biodiversity and ESs are valuable to society and that their further degradation will result in irreversible damages to local communities. Using nationally representative data from the Multi-Purpose Survey on Italian Families in Italy over 2012–2016, results suggest that the national average annual income willingness to accept (WTA) related to consumed land is equal to −0.0827 €/m2 on average, while the social cost for LC and the loss of related ESs affects 0.01% of the Italian GDP per year. Finally, the possibility of estimating and comparing the WTA with the land market values brings the method presented here closer to cost-based estimates overcoming the limitations of contingent valuation methods.

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Section: Land Consumption Soil Degradation and Ecosystem Service Issuesmentioning

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An Application of the Life Satisfaction Approach (LSA) to Value the Land Consumption and Ecosystem Services

2023

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“…CS is a regulating service, related to the ability of the soil to store CO 2 and avoid its dispersion in the atmosphere. The different characteristics of soils have a direct impact on the amount of CO 2 sequestered [55]. In Simulsoil, the biophysical quantification of this ES is based on the InVEST "Carbon Storage and Sequestration" model (ton/pixel).…”

Section: Valuing Ecosystem Services In the Mining Contextmentioning

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“…CPO is a regulating and provisioning ES, fundamental for the productivity of many crops that depend on pollination processes. Anthropogenic phenomena (e.g., urban sprawl, infrastructure, or use of insecticides) can strongly affect the health of pollinator species [55]. For the calculation of the contribution of wild pollinators to agricultural production, Simulsoil uses the "InVEST model Pollinator Abundance".…”

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“…HQ is considered as a proxy of biodiversity as the land-use changes can cause serious damages to biodiversity. This ES estimates the extent of habitat and vegetation types across a landscape and its degradation [55]. The estimation of HQ is based on the same ES model of InVEST where values range from 0 to 1 based on the context of analysis.…”

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“…NR is a provisional ES that contributes to filtering and decomposing organic wastewater from internal waters and coastal and marine ecosystems [55]. Simulsoil uses the "InVEST NR model", which spatialized the presence of nutrients per pixel.…”

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Evaluation of Ecosystem Services in Mining Basins: An Application in the Piedmont Region (Italy)

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Mining activities impact on the territorial system in various ways, affecting its environmental and socio-economic components. Specific evaluation tools can support decision-making processes in the context of the sustainable planning and management of mining activities. Within the evaluation procedures of mining activities, a growing interest in the analysis of Ecosystem Services (ES) is emerging. ES refer to the benefits that the natural system delivers to society, linking the health of ecosystems and human well-being. Starting from a real-world case related to the adoption of the Regional Plan of Mining Activities (PRAE) of the Piedmont region (Northern Italy), the paper aims to explore the ES valuation by considering three different mining quarries. The state of the art of the basins is compared with alternative planning scenarios from the point of view of the ES produced. The valuation is developed through GIS and the Simulsoil software, detecting the biophysical benefits produced and estimating their economic performance. The simulation results can be used to support the formulation of planning strategies, estimating the trade-offs in terms of competitive land-use values. The study also demonstrates that the integration of ES into Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) can produce a comprehensive impact assessment of a mining project, guaranteeing the protection and valorisation of the environmental system.

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Urban Ecosystem Services: A Review of Definitions and Classifications for the Identification of Future Research Perspectives

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2020

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Thanks to many initiatives, such as the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA), The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) and EU target for 2020 on Biodiversity, the topic of ecosystem services has received even more attention both in the academic and political debate. On the contrary, the research on urban ecosystems and urban ecosystem services has yet been relatively modest compared to other ecosystems, like wetlands or forests. However, the relevance of topic requires more efforts in this field also because, in most cases, urban ecosystem services have been studied individually, without considering their role in governance and planning processes. In this context, the present paper has the aim at giving a perspective of the state of the art of the research on urban ecosystem services with a focus on the different definitions and classifications emerging from the literature, as well as of examples of indicators for their valuation. The work highlights the gaps in the research to support the definition of future research perspectives and analysis, in particular for the adoption of valuation approaches able to guide the decision-making process in urban areas and for ensuring the consideration of urban ecosystem services in spatial planning policies and actions.

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Ecosystem Services in Land-Use Planning: An Application for Assessing Transformation Scenarios at the Local Scale

Cited by 12 publications

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An Application of the Life Satisfaction Approach (LSA) to Value the Land Consumption and Ecosystem Services

An Application of the Life Satisfaction Approach (LSA) to Value the Land Consumption and Ecosystem Services

Evaluation of Ecosystem Services in Mining Basins: An Application in the Piedmont Region (Italy)

Urban Ecosystem Services: A Review of Definitions and Classifications for the Identification of Future Research Perspectives

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