Trade-offs across value-domains in ecosystem services assessment

Martín‐López, Berta; Gómez-Baggethun, Erik; García‐Llorente, Marina; Montes, Carlos

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.03.003

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“…The assessment of all three approaches is strongly recommended for a complete valuation of ecosystem services Chan et al 2012a), and is evaluated using different indicators according to the approach adopted. Currently, most assessments intend to capture the whole value of ecosystem services by focusing solely on the ecological and economic approaches (Satz et al 2013), while ignoring the social one (e.g., Kremen and Ostfeld 2005;Spangenberg and Settele 2010;but see Oteros-Rozas et al 2012;Martín-López et al 2014). Researchers probably assume that valuable ecosystem services are obvious and that they are able to identify them without including the opinion of society (Chan et al 2012a), and even question whether using all three approaches might provide redundant measures (Brown 2013).…”

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A framework for the social valuation of ecosystem services

Felipe‐Lucia

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Escalera-Reyes

2014

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Methods to assess ecosystem services using ecological or economic approaches are considerably better defined than methods for the social approach. To identify why the social approach remains unclear, we reviewed current trends in the literature. We found two main reasons: (i) the cultural ecosystem services are usually used to represent the whole social approach, and (ii) the economic valuation based on social preferences is typically included in the social approach. Next, we proposed a framework for the social valuation of ecosystem services that provides alternatives to economics methods, enables comparison across studies, and supports decision-making in land planning and management. The framework includes the agreements emerged from the review, such as considering spatial-temporal flows, including stakeholders from all social ranges, and using two complementary methods to value ecosystem services. Finally, we provided practical recommendations learned from the application of the proposed framework in a case study.

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A framework for the social valuation of ecosystem services

Felipe‐Lucia

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Escalera-Reyes

2014

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“…Farming intensification has been promoted, in the most productive areas, for the maximization of provisioning ecosystem services with market prices [18,19]. This conversion threatens sustainable landscapes and the ability of an agroecosystem to provide a diverse flow of services [18,20]; thus, these public goods cannot be taken for granted [15]. At this point, rural areas and their ecosystem services are vulnerable to global change consequences and to the predominant land use planning trends [21,22].…”

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Social Farming in the Promotion of Social-Ecological Sustainability in Rural and Periurban Areas

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Abstract:Rural areas are facing a spectrum of landscape changes and vulnerability as a consequence of financial and environmental crises. Innovative approaches are required to maintain the provision of social services and manage ecosystem services in these areas. We explore the capacity of social farming to create viable and sustainable rural and periurban areas according to a social-ecological perspective. We use the key elements of social-ecological systems under social farming practices to analyse (1) the role of local communities and non-formal institutions; (2) the involvement of target stakeholders; and (3) the explicit connection between agroecosystems and human wellbeing. To do so, we selected and described four cases of local social farming initiatives in terms of the key elements of social-ecological systems and conducted a literature review to provide an overview of the explicit impact of social farming on the quality of life. We found that social farming illustrates hybrid governance solutions beyond market instruments that could be applied for the governance of agroecosystems. It can also provide a range of other wellbeing and cultural ecosystem services to rural and urban inhabitants. Greater cooperation between social farming and ecosystem service science could rebound in rural landscape sustainability.

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“…Authors such as Bennett et al [67,68] and García-Llorente et al [69] place ESS at the centre of SES. They shift the focus to the interrelation and trade-offs of ESS as a function of societal drivers [68,69] or at the valuation of ESS [46]. Finally and critically, it depends on the given social-ecological issue and research question as to which conceptual approach is most suitable for structuring and guiding the transdisciplinary research process.…”

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“…Ostrom and her colleagues conceive of SES as a general framework with which to analyse institutions and governance systems, and then apply this framework in particular to the area of common-pool resources [41] or questions of the systems' robustness [42]. However, more recent studies link and integrate the concepts of SES and ecosystem services (ESS) [12,[43][44][45][46]. This development allows mutual reinforcement when it comes to systematically conceptualising their benefits to society and reveals the underlying structures and processes that drive it.…”

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How the Social-Ecological Systems Concept Can Guide Transdisciplinary Research and Implementation: Addressing Water Challenges in Central Northern Namibia

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Abstract:Research aimed at contributing to the further development of integrated water resources management needs to tackle complex challenges at the interface of nature and society. A case study in the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin in Namibia has shown how semi-arid conditions coinciding with high population density and urbanisation present a risk to people's livelihoods and ecosystem health. In order to increase water security and promote sustainable water management, there is a requirement for problem-oriented research approaches combined with a new way of thinking about water in order to generate evidence-based, adapted solutions. Transdisciplinary research in particular addresses this issue by focusing on the problems that arise when society interacts with nature. This article presents the implementation of a transdisciplinary research approach in the above-mentioned case study. The concept of social-ecological systems (SES) plays a key role in operationalising the transdisciplinary research process. Application of the SES concept helps to outline the problem by defining the epistemic object, as well as structure the research process itself in terms of formulating research questions and developing the research design. It is argued here that the SES concept is not merely useful, but also necessary for guiding transdisciplinary sustainability research and implementation. The study from Namibia clearly demonstrates that the introduction of technological innovations such as rainwater and floodwater harvesting plants requires a social-ecological perspective. In particular this means considering questions around knowledge, practices and institutions related to water resources management and includes various societal innovations alongside technologies on the agenda.

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Trade-offs across value-domains in ecosystem services assessment

Cited by 447 publications

References 50 publications

A framework for the social valuation of ecosystem services

A framework for the social valuation of ecosystem services

Social Farming in the Promotion of Social-Ecological Sustainability in Rural and Periurban Areas

How the Social-Ecological Systems Concept Can Guide Transdisciplinary Research and Implementation: Addressing Water Challenges in Central Northern Namibia

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