Landscape ecology: an integrated science for sustainability in a changing world

Pearson, Diane; McAlpine, Clive

doi:10.1007/s10980-010-9512-z

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“…As a focus of study, it has become more prominent as landscape ecologists included it more often as a key concept and research priority in landscape ecology (e.g., Wu and Hobbs 2002;Wu 2006Wu , 2008Wu , 2013aMusacchio 2009Musacchio , 2011. The years 2009 and 2010 stand out as important points of intellectual convergence because two special issues of this journal were published about landscape ecology and sustainability (e.g., Musacchio 2009;Pearson and McAlpine 2010). Building on this foundation, this special issue presents the diverse perspectives of scientists that represent the state-of-the-science in Europe, Pacific Rim, Africa, and North America.…”

Section: Origins Of Key Concepts and Research Priorities In Landscapementioning

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Key concepts and research priorities for landscape sustainability

Musacchio

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Key concepts and research priorities for landscape sustainability

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2013

Landscape Ecol

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“…It remains stagnant for the understanding of landscape in the view of sustainability (Peterseil et al, 2004), while a precise definition is in urgent need (Aronson, 2011). And it is still a major challenge for landscape ecologists to define landscape sustainability and design sustainable landscapes (Lovell and Johnston, 2009;Pearson and McAlpine, 2010;Musacchio, 2009b;, although it is acknowledged that it is necessary to maintain and restore multiple functions and services of landscapes in a changing world to achieve landscape sustainability (Fu et al, 2008;Termorshuizen and Opdam, 2009). Meanwhile, as a multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary science, landscape ecology has not made notable contribution to landscape sustainability problems (Potschin and Haines-Young, 2006), although it is thought to be an essential part of sustainability science (Wu, 2006;2010;Naveh, 2007;Musacchio, 2009b;Aronson, 2011), offering a way to find solutions (Wu, 2006;Naveh, 2007;Fu et al, 2008;Pearson and McAlpine, 2010).…”

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Research progress on evaluation frameworks of regional ecological sustainability

Peng

Wang

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Chin. Geogr. Sci.

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As natural ecosystems provide the material basis and fundamental support for regional sustainable development, the sustainability of natural ecosystems is an important prerequisite and a viable approach for the achievement of regional sustainable development. It is also the final criteria to assess whether sustainable development paradigm is successful. Along with the increasing impacts of human activities on natural ecosystems, the evaluation of regional ecological sustainability has become one of the key issues for research on macro ecology and sustainable development. Based on different unit of indicators, this study firstly groups the evaluation frameworks of regional ecological sustainability into three major types: comprehensive index evaluation with dimensionless unit, monetary valuation, and biophysical quantity measurement. We then discuss and compare these types in terms of basic principles, scope of applications, advantages and shortcomings. Finally, drawn on the discussion about characteristics of ecological sustainability, we outline the current trend and future directions of regional ecological sustainability evaluation, for instance, transition from sustainable development evaluation to sustainability science, integration of goal-oriented and problem-solving approaches, combination of spatial pattern analysis and ecological sustainability evaluation, and enhancement of ecological sustainability evaluation at landscape scale.

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“…Building from relationships between pattern and process, landscape sustainability science is a place-based means to understand and improve the dynamic interactions between ecosystem services and human well-being under changing conditions and uncertainties (Pearson and McAlpine 2010;Musacchio 2013;Wu 2013). Focusing on the sustainability of a landscape requires assessing how processes interact over time so as not to compromise the benefits they provide.…”

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Engaging stakeholders to assess landscape sustainability

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Context There is widespread consensus about the need for landscape sustainability but little agreement about how to define or measure it. Objectives The aim of the paper is to present a systematic approach for measuring progress toward landscape sustainability goals. Methods The approach was developed based on existing literature and our experiences in applying the approach to support more sustainable agricultural landscapes. Examples applying this approach are summarized for case studies in the United States (U.S.) and Mexico. Results The approach has six steps: the scope and objectives of the assessment are determined based on the particular context; indicators that alert pending concerns are selected and prioritized based on utility and relevance; baselines and targets are established for each indicator, and scenarios for consideration are determined; the indicator values are obtained and evaluated; trends in and tradeoffs among indicator values are analyzed; and good practices are developed, applied, and assessed. Conclusions Insights gained from applying this approach suggest that designing sustainable landscapes depends on stakeholder engagement, effective communication, transparency and trust, timely monitoring, and continual improvement. Iterative application of the assessment approach builds capacity and promotes continual improvements in management practices, thus enabling timely responses to changing conditions while still progressing toward a set of locally defined goals.

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Landscape ecology: an integrated science for sustainability in a changing world

Cited by 30 publications

References 15 publications

Key concepts and research priorities for landscape sustainability

Key concepts and research priorities for landscape sustainability

Research progress on evaluation frameworks of regional ecological sustainability

Engaging stakeholders to assess landscape sustainability

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