Ecosystem services in urban land use planning policies: A case study of Ontario municipalities

Lam, Sarah; Conway, Tenley M.

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.06.020

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“…In contrast to the previous works that analyse the level of integration of ES in spatial plans (Mascarenhas et al 2015;Lam and Conway 2018;Wilkinson et al 2013;Cortinovis and Geneletti 2018), we did not consider the number of mentions to the ES concept to be an indicator of the level of adoption, or integration. However, we gave each planning document derived by the search an in-depth analysis in order to better understand if the ES was an effective approach to guide the planning decisions, a general objective of urban sustainability, or merely a reference to a scientific concept.…”

Section: A Review Of Italian Urban Plansmentioning

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“…Unlike others works that have investigated the integration of ES in urban planning (Cortinovis and Geneletti 2018;Lam and Conway 2018;Lorence Rall et al 2015;Nordin et al 2017;Woodruff and BenDor 2016), this review evaluates the explicit use of the ES concept in urban municipal plans. Since there is no national database or other comprehensive reference source for urban plans available, this research opted for a content analysis of planning documents from grey literature.…”

Section: A Review Of Italian Urban Plansmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A review of regional plans in western Switzerland found that ES were more present in non-binding operational sections than in binding sections of the planning documents (Jaligot and Chenal 2019, p. 7-8), identifying the opportunity for the Swiss cantons to take up the concept into the binding parts of their structural plans. The non-explicit reference to ES characterizes urban planning documents in Canada, where Lam and Conway (2018) showed that the term ES was rarely used, although analysed urban plans included several ES-related concepts.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, the use of ES to support real planning decisions as well as its integration into policies and planning has been reported as being poor or limited, especially in urban contexts (Hauck et al 2016;Nordin et al 2017;Lam and Conway 2018). One potential avenue towards integration lies in the possibilities offered by existing procedures that support planning, such as a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) (Geneletti 2011).…”

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Why is the inclusion of the ecosystem services concept in urban planning so limited? A knowledge implementation and impact analysis of the Italian urban plans

Rosa

2019

Socio Ecol Pract Res

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This article analyses the explicit use of the ecosystem services (ES) concept in the Italian urban planning practice and evaluates whether and to what extent the concept is actually used to deliver planning choices to improve the overall urban sustainability. Based upon a systematic grey literature review of contemporary urban plans, the research reveals that out of 136 urban plans only a very limited number made an explicit reference to the ES concept, primarily in strategic environmental assessment procedures. The article explains reasons for the limited inclusion and explores the possibility to embed ES into urban planning through innovative laws and regulations at different levels of spatial governance.

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Section: A Review Of Italian Urban Plansmentioning

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Section: Lack Of Integration Of Es In Municipal Urban Plansmentioning

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Why is the inclusion of the ecosystem services concept in urban planning so limited? A knowledge implementation and impact analysis of the Italian urban plans

Rosa

2019

Socio Ecol Pract Res

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“…Land-use optimization is an effective tool for streamlining its structure to provide the expected ecosystem services, as the reduction of eco-stabilizing lands leads to a loss of green space in the city (Wang et al, 2018). Land use plans are widely used to guide urban development, which can affect the diversity and spatial distribution of urban ecosystem services (Lam & Conway, 2018).…”

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Eco-service potential of sustainable development of small towns

Yukhnovskyi¹,

Zibtseva²

2019

Journ. Geol., Geogr., and Geoec..

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The purpose of the study is to determine the ecosystem services potential and capacity for ecological stability of the five nearest small towns to Kyiv by comparative analysis of their territories by the number of ecosystem services provided per unit area and per capita. The researched towns have a similar history of development, but differ in area, number and density of population, industrial development and land use structure. The research is conducted on the basis of public indicators of the master plans of the small towns using the transfer method and relative values. The cost of ecosystem services in the territories of the small towns is calculated according to the categories of the land fund by agricultural land, forest and water. Ecosystem services per 1 ha of each land use category are adjusted for transfer coefficient into USD, taking into account the purchasing power parity factor for Ukraine. The cost of ecosystem services per capita and 1 ha of territory of each town is calculated for the current state of towns and for a 20-year perspective. It was established that the total cost of ecosystem services in Boyarka, Vyshgorod, Bucha and Irpin towns exceeded that of the ecosystem services of Vyshneve by 3.6, 5.8, 10.6 and 25.7 times respectively The cost of ecosystem services per capita in Irpin exceeds by 28.8 times the same indicator of Vyshneve, due to the small number of water bodies, forests and agricultural lands in the territory of the latter town, as well as due to its extremely high level of develop- ment. An analysis of the dynamics of the cost of ecosystem services per unit area of the small towns shows that the maximum cost of ecosystem services per 1 hectare of urban territory is borne by Vyshgorod and Irpin, and in the long run – the maximum will be increased by 2.9 and 3.0 times in Vyshgorod and Boyarka respectively. These dynamics are due to the expansion of the urban area. The results of the study indicate the need to adjust the master plans of urban development in terms of expanding the environmental component of Irpin and Bucha.

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Plant functional traits as measures of ecosystem service provision

Brown

Anand

2022

Ecosphere

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Despite the relevance of ecosystem services (ES) to society and modern ecological research, current methods of measurement and mapping remain inconsistent and often lack primary data in estimating and modeling ES. A key player in our understanding of ES and their measurements are plant functional traitschemical and physical aspects of plants-which are often cited as one of the drivers of ecosystem processes and functions. In order to better quantify the ES-plant functional trait indicators, we outline existing evidence of this relationship and identify gaps between the best predicted ES and the most valued ES. This study offers an up-to-date review of plant functional traits' direct or indirect relationships with ecosystem service provision and discusses the quantitative evidence these traits might hold as indicators. With this review, we seek to (1) offer a current summary of the quantitative evidence on ecosystem service-plant functional trait relationships, (2) identify which traits have been used to successfully indicate ecosystem services, and (3) identify research gaps, and ecosystem services or traits that receive little attention or have weak criteria as indicators. In a comprehensive literature review of the 19 services that were searched for, genetic materials, medicine, and cultural services had no relevant plant functional trait indicators, while the remaining 16 services had a range of traits associated with them. We found that functional traits showed varying relationships to ES, with some depending on the ecosystem type they were found in, while others appeared to remain consistent across ecosystems and conditions. This indicates that there could exist a subset of traits that are "universal" indicators across all ecosystem types, while others are ecosystem dependent. Our review suggests the need for more research on less clearly defined ES (such as cultural, educational, and refugium services) both by more careful definitions to make quantitative measures more applicable, and through increased quantitative and qualitative studies to better understand the nature of ES indicators for these services. This summary shows how plant functional traits can quantitatively and reliably predict and provide details on a subset of ES.

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Ecosystem services in urban land use planning policies: A case study of Ontario municipalities

Cited by 55 publications

References 36 publications

Why is the inclusion of the ecosystem services concept in urban planning so limited? A knowledge implementation and impact analysis of the Italian urban plans

Why is the inclusion of the ecosystem services concept in urban planning so limited? A knowledge implementation and impact analysis of the Italian urban plans

Eco-service potential of sustainable development of small towns

Plant functional traits as measures of ecosystem service provision

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