A GIS-based approach for mapping direct use value of ecosystem services at a county scale: Management implications

Chen, Nengwang; Li, Huancheng; Wang, Lihong

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.12.001

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“…A second important aspect is that not only ES capacity but also ES demand is likely affected by landscape configuration. Studies on aesthetics and recreation often account for the landscape configuration in demand parameters such as accessibility (Guo et al 2001;Chan et al 2006;Chen et al 2009;Larondelle and Haase 2013;Nahuelhual et al 2013) or visitation rates (Wood et al 2013). Other research has more strongly focused on the effects of landscape configuration on ES flows arguing that ES flows are more strongly impacted than ES capacity (Mitchell et al 2015a, b).…”

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Effects of landscape configuration on mapping ecosystem service capacity: a review of evidence and a case study in Scotland

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Context Humans structure landscapes for the production of food, fibre and fuel, commonly resulting in declines of non-provisioning ecosystem services (ESs). Heterogeneous landscapes are capable of providing multiple ESs, and landscape configuration-spatial arrangement of land cover in the landscape-is expected to affect ES capacity. However, the majority of ES mapping studies have not accounted for landscape configuration. Objectives Our objective is to assess and quantify the relevance of configuration for mapping ES capacity. A review of empirical evidence for configuration effects on the capacity of ten ESs reveals that for four ESs configuration is relevant but typically ignored in ES quantification. For four ESs we quantify the relevance of configuration for mapping ESs using Scotland as a case study. Methods Each ES was quantified through modelling, respectively ignoring or accounting for configuration. The difference in ES capacity between the two ES models was determined at multiple spatial scales. Results Configuration affected the capacity of all four ESs mapped, particularly at the cell and watershed scale. At the scale of Scotland most local effects averaged out. Flood control and sediment retention responded strongest to configuration. ESs were affected by different aspects of configuration, thus requiring specific methods for mapping each ES. Conclusions Accounting for configuration is important for the assessment of certain ESs at the cell and watershed scale. Incorporating configuration in landscape management provides opportunities for spatial optimization of ES capacity, but the diverging response of ESs to configuration suggests that accounting for configuration involves trade-offs between ESs.

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Effects of landscape configuration on mapping ecosystem service capacity: a review of evidence and a case study in Scotland

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“…The evaluation of ecosystem services is one of the common issues in ecological economics (Costanza et al 1997;Daily et al 2000). Better decisions regarding the sustainable use and management of ecosystem services are made by analyzing and quantifying the importance of ecosystems to human well-being (Chen et al 2009). …”

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Modeling hydrological ecosystem services and tradeoffs: a case study in Baiyangdian watershed, China

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Policy makers and scientists consider that land use strategies are designed to provide direct benefits to people by protecting vital ecosystem services. However, due to lack of information and evaluation methods, there is no effective and systematic tool for assessing tradeoffs between direct human benefits and ecosystem services. Land use changes influence ecosystem properties, processes and components, which are the basis for providing services. Five alternative land use scenarios (no conversion of agricultural lands, no urban expansion, agricultural expansion, forestry expansion, and riparian reforestation) were modeled for the Baiyangdian watershed, China, a densely populated, highly modified watershed with serious water shortage and pollution problems. The model InVEST (Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs) is designed to inform decisions about natural resource management, with an aim to align economic forces with conservation. Three ecosystem services (agricultural production, hydropower production, and water quality) were modeled to balance direct benefits and hydrological ecosystem services using InVEST. The results showed that: hydropower production was the greatest in the forestry expansion, but the lowest in agricultural expansion; agricultural production was reduced the most in forestry expansion, while retained the most in riparian reforestation. Riparian reforestation also provided the highest N and P retention and lowest N and P exportation. Riparian reforestation was the optimal land use strategy, since it protected and enhanced the vital ecosystem services without undermining direct human benefits. This research presents an initial analytical framework for integrating direct human benefits and ecosystem services in policy planning and illustrates its application. Although there are important potential tradeoffs between ecosystem services, this systematic planning framework offers a means for identifying valuable synergies between conservation and development.

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“…Principalmente, por que esta última se ve influenciada por el tipo y cantidad de información territorial ya disponible, el tamaño de la zona, la legislación y las posibilidades de recopilar nuevos datos para adaptarse a las necesidades (Geneletti y Van Duren 2008). Así, la información territorial es conse-cuencia y motor de desarrollo, y es la base para la materialización de proyectos, programas y nuevas oportunidades de inversión en un espacio geográfico determinado (Chen et al 2008).…”

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Zonificación del potencial energético de la biomasa residual forestal en la cuenca del lago Ranco, Chile: Antecedentes para la planificación energética regional

Torres-Álvarez

Peña‒Cortés

2011

Bosque (Valdivia)

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SUMMARYLand planning comprises a stage of land management whose aim is to generate proposals from analyzing the information of the territory, which represents multiple variables of the geographic space. Some of the most recent lines of planning are renewable energies and particularly residual forest biomass since this is a non used environmental element but with a high growth potential. For this task, using technological tools like geographic information systems or remote sensing permits to handle these topics and express them in a spatial zoning for decision making. According to this, a prospective work was made in the watershed of Ranco Lake, where optimum spaces were defined to obtain residual forest biomass in four vegetational units (coigüe-raulí-tepa, roble-raulí-coigüe, evergreen and forest plantations). The results showed that there exists an overall potential surface to handle of 45,555 hectares, from which the forest type coigüe-raulí-tepa highlights with a 62.4 % of the surface. Under the assumption of availability of residual forest biomass in the watershed and a scene of energetic crisis, the importance of prioritizing regional policies and research concerning the development of non conventional renewable energies is recognized.Key words: territorial zoning, GIS and remote sensing, residual forest biomass, NCRE. RESUMENLa planificación territorial constituye una etapa del ordenamiento del territorio que tiene por objeto generar propuestas a partir del análisis de información obtenida de múltiples variables del espacio geográfico. Algunas de las líneas más recientes de planificación la constituyen las energías renovables, y entre éstas la biomasa residual forestal, puesto que constituye un pasivo ambiental no utilizado pero con gran potencial de crecimiento. En esta tarea, el uso de herramientas tecnológicas como el sistema de información geográfica y la percepción remota permiten manejar información territorial asociada a la biomasa residual forestal y expresarla en una zonificación espacial para la toma de decisiones. En este marco, se efectuó un trabajo prospectivo en la cuenca del lago Ranco donde se determinaron los espacios potenciales de extracción de biomasa residual forestal en cuatro unidades de vegetación (coigüe-raulí-tepa, roble-raulí-coigüe, siempreverde y plantaciones forestales) bajo las actuales condiciones de cosecha. Los resultados mostraron que existe una superficie potencial total a manejar de 45.555 ha, de éstas el tipo forestal coigüe-raulí-tepa, con 62,4 % de la superficie, representó la mayor proporción. Bajo el supuesto de la actual disponibilidad de biomasa residual forestal en la cuenca y un escenario de crisis energético, se reconoce la importancia de priorizar las políticas regionales y la investigación en torno al desarrollo del sector de las energías renovables no convencionales.Palabras clave: zonificación territorial, SIG y percepción remota, biomasa residual forestal, energías renovables no convencionales. BOSQUE 32(1): 77-84, 2011 77 INTRODUCCIÓN La planificació...

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A GIS-based approach for mapping direct use value of ecosystem services at a county scale: Management implications

Cited by 117 publications

References 20 publications

Effects of landscape configuration on mapping ecosystem service capacity: a review of evidence and a case study in Scotland

Effects of landscape configuration on mapping ecosystem service capacity: a review of evidence and a case study in Scotland

Modeling hydrological ecosystem services and tradeoffs: a case study in Baiyangdian watershed, China

Zonificación del potencial energético de la biomasa residual forestal en la cuenca del lago Ranco, Chile: Antecedentes para la planificación energética regional

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