Practical application of spatial ecosystem service models to aid decision support

Zulian, Grazia; Stange, Erik; Woods, Helen; Carvalho, Laurence; Dick, Jan; Andrews, Chris; Baró, Francesc; Vizcaino, Pilar; Barton, David N.; Nowel, Megan; Rusch, Graciela M.; Autunes, Paula; Fernandes, João; Ferraz, Diogo; Santos, Rui; Aszalós, Réka; Arany, Ildikó; Czúcz, Bálint; Priess, Joerg A.; Hoyer, Christian; Bürger-Patricio, Gleiciani; Lapola, David M.; Mederly, Peter; Halabuk, Andrej; Bezák, Peter; Kopperoinen, Leena; Viinikka, Arto

doi:10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.11.005

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“…The difference between two successive classes corresponds approximately to 1 °C. Opportunities for nature-based recreation in the city were assessed through a locally-adjusted version of ESTIMAP-recreation, a model originally developed for mapping ES across Europe (Zulian et al 2013;Paracchini et al 2014) and later adjusted for the application to different contexts and scales (Baró et al 2016;Liquete et al 2016;Vallecillo et al 2018;Zulian et al 2018). The model is composed of two modules.…”

Section: Mapping and Assessing Esmentioning

confidence: 99%

Planning for Ecosystem Services in Cities

Geneletti¹,

Cortinovis²,

Zardo³

et al. 2020

SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science

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Section: Mapping and Assessing Esmentioning

confidence: 99%

Planning for Ecosystem Services in Cities

Geneletti¹,

Cortinovis²,

Zardo³

et al. 2020

SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science

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“…Considering that all ecosystems are potential providers of services, this is measured by the extent and quality of citizens' access to nature [16,17]. There are indications that the type and level of stakeholder participation is important for the evaluation of CES [18]. It is significant to consider that CES should evolve over both space and time.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Evolution Response of Ecosystem Cultural Services under Different Scenarios Based on System Dynamics

Zhao

Cuan

et al. 2020

Remote Sensing

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Cultural ecosystem services (CES) are a significant part of the ecosystem and are considered to be a core component of human welfare and ecosystem protection. CES have been historically difficult to quantitatively evaluate because of their subjectivity and intangibility. Additionally, their evolution over time has rarely been explored. Here, we quantitatively evaluated various CES and generated corresponding value index (VI) maps. We then further explored the evolution of CES characteristics over space and time. We selected Xi’an as the study area and applied the Social Values of Ecosystem Services (SolVES) model to evaluate CES and generate three specific VI maps. A system dynamics model based on socioeconomic and survey data of CES for each administrative division was established. Finally, we simulated four developmental scenarios in order to predict potential developmental changes of CES in 2030 under these different scenarios. This study provides a method for evaluating CES and explores the application of system dynamics to different fields. Additionally, our findings may provide guidance for the formulation of regional policies and support missions to improve civilizations within ecological systems, coordinate future economic growth with ecosystem services, and achieve sustainable development.

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“…Nonetheless, communicability of technical maps and documents remains a critical issue. Even if the ES approach is widely discussed on the scientific and academic stage its operationalisation at the community level is less practiced (Zulian et al 2018;Dick et al 2018), and if planners are not able to represent synergies or tradeoffs in a spatial and simplistic way (Meerow and Newell 2017;Lin et al 2018;Turkelboom et al 2015) the utilization of the scientific assessment is weak. In the work of Martinez-Harms et al (2015) the degree to which ES assessments have addressed management decisions has been evaluated, and results indicate that only 3% of studies documented how the research has been used for effective land use decision-support (Martinez-Harms et al 2015).…”

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The utilization of ecosystem services mapping in land use planning: the experience of LIFE SAM4CP project

Salata

Giaimo

Barbieri

et al. 2019

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

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Ecosystem Service assessment requires better integration of the information that supports land use decisions. Nevertheless, the interpretation of maps and their utilisation to address sustainability during the land use planning process remains critical, especially at a local scale. In this study, a Geographic Information System-Based approach is presented to transform an Ecosystem Service biophysical multipart analysis into a composite parcel-scale indicator, mainly using Esri ArcGIS (version 10.5) functions, and particularly: (i) the Weighted Overlay, (ii) Hotspot Analysis and (iii) Aggregation of Polygons. This methodology has been used experimentally in three municipalities of the metropolitan city of Turin (Italy) during the LIFE SAM4CP project. The study aims to demonstrate how the operationalisation of Ecosystem Service assessment in planning aided Local Administrations in defining land use planning priorities, such as the identification of land take control strategies and the definition of Urban Growth Boundaries.

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Practical application of spatial ecosystem service models to aid decision support

Cited by 77 publications

References 34 publications

Planning for Ecosystem Services in Cities

Planning for Ecosystem Services in Cities

The Evolution Response of Ecosystem Cultural Services under Different Scenarios Based on System Dynamics

The utilization of ecosystem services mapping in land use planning: the experience of LIFE SAM4CP project

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