Integrating ecosystem services in landscape planning: requirements, approaches, and impacts

Albert, Christian; Aronson, James; Fürst, Christine; Opdam, P.F.M.

doi:10.1007/s10980-014-0085-0

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“…This may be due to the existence of other well-established concepts such as landscape or ecological functions (cf. Albert et al 2012Albert et al , 2014, and a related extensive body of regulation and instruments for EPI (e.g., for environmental impact mitigation and compensation). Consequently, in Germany there is also comparatively little involvement in (or call for increased) regulatory mainstreaming for ecosystem-based adaptation at municipal and higher levels.…”

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Making headway in climate policy mainstreaming and ecosystem-based adaptation: two pioneering countries, different pathways, one goal

2016

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Ecosystem-based adaptation (i.e. the use of ecosystem services to adapt to climate change) and its mainstreaming into municipal planning to foster sustainable transformation is receiving increasing interest from both academic and governmental bodies. However, little is known about the pathways for its systematic implementation, or the extent to which it is already mainstreamed in municipal planning practice. This article reports on a study in which local pathways to sustainably mainstream ecosystem-based adaptation were compared in 12 municipalities in Germany and Sweden. The results show that while progress is seemingly similar in the two countries, there are noticeable differences regarding the local triggers, the importance given to particular mainstreaming strategies and their link to climate policy integration. Ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation are not labelled or systematised in either country. In addition, the mainstreaming of ecosystem-based adaptation is enabled through municipalities' level of experience in mainstreaming other issues. In Sweden, the ecosystem service concept drives adaptation mainstreaming, which is often disconnected from the integration of climate mitigation policy. In contrast, German structures and planning processes established for climate change mitigation are paving the way. We conclude that systematic adaptation mainstreaming and its potential linkages and disconnects with climate mitigation policy integration require more explicit consideration, both in research and practice. We call for more research on the role of inclusive (as opposed to fragmented) climate policy integration to assure sustainable planning and transformation.

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“…Moreover, for ecosystem service research to be user-inspired and user-useful it is required that researchers respond to stakeholder needs from the outset and collaborate with them in strategy development and implementation [8]. -Communication is crucial, especially when it contributes to social learning, negotiation and the development of common meaning and visions [5].…”

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“…This is especially true if the available information comes together with educative programs and collaborative work. -Due to the perceived usefulness and because a lack of practical guidelines illustrating the actual application of the ES concept in planning was identified [5], near future implementation steps in the Basque Assessment include the creation of a practical guide to facilitate the actual implementation of ES concept in planning.…”

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“…In fact, the ecosystem service framework, which explores the links between human well-being, the status of ecosystems and their sustainable use [3], provides a space for coordination and dialogue between different stakeholders (including scientist, managers, politicians and NGO representatives). Despite significant progress on the science-policy interface, practical policy implementation of ecosystem services at different scales follows a slow process [4,5] and many important issues towards sustainability on the field need further development [6,7].…”

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Sustainable landscape management based on cultural ecosystem services

Palacios-Agúndez

Peña

Ametzaga-Arregi

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Change and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems

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Abstract:To sustain cultural ecosystem services and cultural heritage it is important to go in depth in the science policy interface, because efficient governance mechanisms emerge from the cooperation of scientists and practitioners. In the Basque Country, we are on the road towards adaptive and resilient landscape management through an integrative approach that enhances the link between science, policy-making and society. Key elements of this approach are: The establishment from the outset of a transdisciplinar community of practice; the creation of specific transdisciplinar working groups to go in depth with concrete applicability measures; a strong outreach strategy and educational programs development; and last but not least, the involvement of stakeholders at multiple stage of the process. Diverse research lines are carried out during the process (e.g. mapping ecosystems services, analyzing social perceptions), whose results are combined to help identify response options for sustainable landscape. Relevant policy implementations of the results of this broad research are already taking place in the Basque Country. The proved utility of this working mechanism makes key agents to continue involved, and to attract more agents into the process. These transdisciplinary processes facilitate the creation of synergies and win-win solutions towards sustainable management of cultural ecosystem services.

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“…At the same time, the lack of quantitative data is often mentioned in scientific literature as a problem when applying ecosystem services and a green infrastructure in practice (Albert et al 2014a). Ahern (2011Ahern ( , 2013 describes the concept of planning a landscape as a green infrastructure where landscape ecology has a central role in providing tools to understand, model and manage the frequency, magnitude and extent of urban ecosystem dynamics.…”

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The concept of green infrastructure and urban landscape planning: a challenge for urban forestry planning in Belgrade, Serbia

Vasiljevic¹,

Radić²,

Gavrilović³

et al. 2018

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The beginning of the 21 st century has witnessed a growth in our understanding of the importance of planning urban landscapes in the context of urban population growth and unpredictable climatic conditions. In the search for responses to the challenges set by the development of contemporary urban landscapes, researchers have offered solutions based on the concept of sustainable and resilient cities, whose spatial development would be based on an interdisciplinary approach to strategy development: biodiversity, urban ecological networks and connectivity, multifunctionality and modularity. Although the concepts of a green infrastructure, in their spatial and functional dimensions, allow the application of such strategies, there are still problems when it comes to implementation and measuring the results achieved. At the same time, there is a growing discussion of the important role played by urban forestry in the context of the collaborative planning of urban landscapes and the application of the ideas of a green infrastructure. The key question is: what are the modalities of application of the concept of green infrastructure in the process of planning the development of the modern city and how can the resulting benefits be evaluated? With the modalities of application of the concept of green infrastructure in mind, we discuss its multi-scale and multifunctional dimensions as applied in the case of Serbia. The realisation of the green infrastructure concept is presented through the example of the Urban Forest Management Plan for the City of Belgrade -Mladenovac Municipality. The results of using the spatial-ecological approach in creating the plan and establishing connectivity as a new aim in forest management planning show that the implementation of the green infrastructure concept, and the achieved multifunctional ecosystem values, can be presented on the basis of the parameters of landscape metrics. In light of the new urban world, future research should focus on the application of the landscape ecological approach of the green infrastructure concept in collaborative planning at the urban landscape scale, which allows the creation of ecosystem services and benefits to human wellbeing.

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Integrating ecosystem services in landscape planning: requirements, approaches, and impacts

Cited by 150 publications

References 35 publications

Making headway in climate policy mainstreaming and ecosystem-based adaptation: two pioneering countries, different pathways, one goal

Making headway in climate policy mainstreaming and ecosystem-based adaptation: two pioneering countries, different pathways, one goal

Sustainable landscape management based on cultural ecosystem services

The concept of green infrastructure and urban landscape planning: a challenge for urban forestry planning in Belgrade, Serbia

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