The ecosystem service approach and its application as a tool for integrated coastal management

Elliff, Carla Isobel; Kikuchi, Ruy Kenji Papa de

doi:10.1016/j.ncon.2015.10.001

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“…At that stage, the cause-effect relation between input and output of each single ES model has been verified to avoid mistakes and the potential to distort the evaluations of maps [46,47]. While the spatial distribution of the majority of ES was directly understandable (e.g., habitat quality, carbon sequestration, crop production, crop pollination, and water yield), the nutrient retention and sediment retention models presented a distribution dependent from the DEM, because the final output depends on gravitational models, vegetation, and soil characteristics [34,36,38,40,48,49].…”

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The Integration of Ecosystem Services in Planning: An Evaluation of the Nutrient Retention Model Using InVEST Software

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Garnero

Barbieri

et al. 2017

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Abstract:Mapping ecosystem services (ES) increases the awareness of natural capital value, leading to building sustainability into decision-making processes. Recently, many techniques to assess the value of ES delivered by different scenarios of land use/land cover (LULC) are available, thus becoming important practices in mapping to support the land use planning process. The spatial analysis of the biophysical ES distribution allows a better comprehension of the environmental and social implications of planning, especially when ES concerns the management of risk (e.g., erosion, pollution). This paper investigates the nutrient retention model of InVEST software through its spatial distribution and its quantitative value. The model was analyzed by testing its response to changes in input parameters: (1) the digital terrain elevation model (DEM); and (2) different LULC attribute configurations. The paper increases the level of attention to specific ES models that use water runoff as a proxy of nutrient delivery. It shows that the spatial distribution of biophysical values is highly influenced by many factors, among which the characteristics of the DEM and its interaction with LULC are included. The results seem to confirm that the biophysical value of ES is still affected by a high degree of uncertainty and encourage an expert field campaign as the only solution to use ES mapping for a regulative land use framework.

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The Integration of Ecosystem Services in Planning: An Evaluation of the Nutrient Retention Model Using InVEST Software

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Garnero

Barbieri

et al. 2017

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“…It is worth mentioning that ES-based approaches would need to be consolidated in conjunction with a solid resilience-based approach, such as the one addressed in this paper, to prevent undesirable outcomes as noted by Ruhl and Stuart Chapin (2013) and more specifically by Laterra et al (2016). After this consideration for resilience, an ecosystem-based approach can be safely designed as recently shown by Elliff and Kikuchi (2015).…”

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A dynamic management framework for socio-ecological system stewardship: A case study for the United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Auad

Blythe

Coffman

et al. 2018

Journal of Environmental Management

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An effective and efficient stewardship of natural resources requires consistency across all decision-informing approaches and components involved, i.e., managerial, governmental, political, and legal. To achieve this consistency, these elements must be aligned under an overarching management goal that is consistent with current and well-accepted knowledge. In this article, we investigate the adoption by the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management of an environmental resilience-centered system that manages for resilience of marine ecological resources and its associated social elements. Although the framework is generally tailored for this Bureau, it could also be adapted to other federal or non-federal organizations. This paper presents a dynamic framework that regards change as an inherent element of the socio-ecological system in which management structures, e.g., federal agencies, are embedded. The overall functioning of the management framework being considered seeks to mimic and anticipate environmental change in line with well-accepted elements of resilience-thinking. We also investigate the goal of using management for resilience as a platform to enhance socio-ecological sustainability by setting specific performance metrics embedded in pre-defined and desired social and/or ecological scenarios. Dynamic management frameworks that couple social and ecological systems as described in this paper can facilitate the efficient and effective utilization of resources, reduce uncertainty for decision and policy makers, and lead to more defensible decisions on resources.

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“…The adoption of a truly systemic perspective for NBS concepts is still extremely difficult (Nesshöver et al, 2017) point out the need for further research on NBS to the four main categories of ecosystem services (provision, regulating, supporting, and cultural) across different scales (Lafortezza et al, 2018). Although there are some proposals for ecosystem-based coastal management and adaptation (Elliff & Kikuchi, 2015;Sheaves et al, 2016), very few approaches strengthen the alignment of adapting to climate change with beach tourism. In coastal areas, tourism accounts for large amount of the socio-economic demands; in turn, socio-economic demands and conditions have been found to influence the implementation of NBS, both positively and negatively (Hălbac-Cotoară-Zamfir, Keesstra & Kalantari, 2019).…”

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Beach Users’ Perceptions of Coastal Regeneration Projects as An Adaptation Strategy in The Western Mediterranean

Sauer

Bosch

Junyent

2019

Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research

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Some coastal environments facing climate change risks are starting to be managed with nature-based solutions (NBS). Strategies based on the rehabilitation of green infrastructures in coastal municipalities, such as renaturalization of seafronts, are considered adaptive to the effects of climate change but may cause misconceptions that could lead to social conflicts between the tourist sector and the society. A survey was carried out to study user perceptions on the effects of climate change, preferences for adaptation strategies, and the assessment of projects of dune reconstruction. We find that while beach users recognize the benefits of NBS for environmental conservation and storm protection, they show little concern about possible effects of climate change on recreational activity and have limited understanding about the protective capacity of NBS. Thus, a greater effort must be made to better explain the effects of climate change and the potential benefits of NBS in coastal risk management.

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The ecosystem service approach and its application as a tool for integrated coastal management

Cited by 42 publications

References 21 publications

The Integration of Ecosystem Services in Planning: An Evaluation of the Nutrient Retention Model Using InVEST Software

The Integration of Ecosystem Services in Planning: An Evaluation of the Nutrient Retention Model Using InVEST Software

A dynamic management framework for socio-ecological system stewardship: A case study for the United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Beach Users’ Perceptions of Coastal Regeneration Projects as An Adaptation Strategy in The Western Mediterranean

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