Benefits and limitations of the ecosystem services concept in environmental policy and decision making: Some stakeholder perspectives

Hauck, Jennifer; Görg, Christoph; Varjopuro, Riku; Ratamäki, Outi; Jax, Kurt

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2012.08.001

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“…Even in larger projects, where decisions are made at the national or regional levels, implementing the views of representatives of local stakeholders whose well-being is affected is recommended (Hicks et al 2009;Moreno et al 2014). Neglecting local perceptions can hamper success in management projects that aim to enhance ecosystem services not supported locally (Hauck et al 2013). Furthermore, on the other hand, projects or demands that arise at the local level are more likely to be implemented if they involve managers at the decision-making level, which are usually larger than local ones.…”

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“…Since the appreciation of ecosystem services hinges on stakeholders' dependence and their preferences might change over time and across spatial scales (Alcamo et al 2003;Turner et al 2003;Hein et al 2006;Lamarque et al 2011), a multiscale assessment of ecosystem services is valuable (Trabucchi et al 2013). This process might increase the complexity of the evaluation, but capturing a greater variety of opinions and interactions among stakeholders and the ecosystem also increases knowledge concerning the decision context and enables the adaptation of management policies to each spatial and temporal scale (Hauck et al 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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“…Maps are recognised as particularly helpful for spatially explicit decision making and monitoring of the consequences of decisions and are often used as a communication tool (de Groot et al 2010, Maes et al 2012 although others have noted challenges related to scale, data and scientific credibility of maps (e.g. see Hauck et al 2013). The lack of spatial representation was highlighted as a limitation of the ecosystem service cascade framework (i.e.…”

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“…Both tools tested allowed the stakeholders to apply and develop their local knowledge of ecosystem services which has been identified as important by other researchers (e.g. Hauck et al 2013). …”

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Testing the ecosystem service cascade framework and QUICKScan software tool in the context of land use planning in Glenlivet Estate Scotland

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International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Servic

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The concept of ecosystem services has been extensively studied in recent decades. Most studies have focused on describing the specific aspects such as production, spatial extent, valuation of services and the trade-off between services. Few studies however assess the practitioners' views on the frameworks, models or tools developed. In this paper, we report on a multi-stakeholder workshop where two tools were tested (i) the ecosystem service cascade framework was tested as a means to frame the issues and (ii) a participatory-spatial modelling method, QUICKScan, was tested as an aid to support discussion over natural resource management and planning in a multi-use landscape. A focused group discussion was utilised to determine stakeholders' views of the cascade framework and pre-and postworkshop questionnaires quantified the stakeholders' views of the QUICKScan method. The stakeholders identified both positive and negative aspects of both tools. The diversity of views expressed were associated with (i) the past experience of the individual with the issues discussed, (ii) the technical aspects of the tools i.e. the ability with GIS and (iii) the level of new shared knowledge they reported acquiring on the day which was related to their initial knowledge of the issue and area studied. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…A boundary concept enables researchers from different disciplines, policy makers, and other stakeholders to develop a common language [31], and respectively integrate and derive knowledge relevant to their field [32]. At the same time, the exact meaning and conceptualisation of such a boundary concept is contested both between different scientific disciplines, and between science and society; this will be determined in boundary negotiations [33].…”

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Ecosystem Services as a Boundary Concept: Arguments from Social Ecology

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Ecosystem services (ES) are defined as the interdependencies between society and nature. Despite several years of conceptual discussions, some challenges of the ES concept are far from being resolved. In particular, the usefulness of the concept for nature protection is questioned, and a strong critique is expressed concerning its contribution towards the neoliberal commodification of nature. This paper argues that these challenges can be addressed by dealing more carefully with ES as a boundary concept between different disciplines and between science and society. ES are neither about nature nor about human wellbeing, but about the mutual dependencies between nature and human wellbeing. These mutual interdependencies, however, create tensions and contradictions that manifest themselves in the boundary negotiations between different scientific disciplines and between science and society. This paper shows that approaches from Social Ecology can address these boundary negotiations and the power relations involved more explicitly. Finally, this implies the urgent need for more inter-and transdisciplinary collaboration in ES research. We conclude (1) that the social-ecological nature of ES must be elaborated more carefully while explicitly focussing on the interdependencies between nature and society; (2) to better implement inter-and transdisciplinary methods into ES research; and (3) that such ES research can-and to some extent already does-substantially enhance international research programmes such as Future Earth.

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Benefits and limitations of the ecosystem services concept in environmental policy and decision making: Some stakeholder perspectives

Cited by 242 publications

References 21 publications

A framework for the social valuation of ecosystem services

A framework for the social valuation of ecosystem services

Testing the ecosystem service cascade framework and QUICKScan software tool in the context of land use planning in Glenlivet Estate Scotland

Ecosystem Services as a Boundary Concept: Arguments from Social Ecology

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