Impacts of land use change on ecosystem services and implications for human well-being in Spanish drylands

Quintas-Soriano, Cristina; Castro, Antonio; Castro, Hermelindo; García‐Llorente, Marina

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.03.011

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“…Urban residents were asked to clarify their perception of the changes of each kind of agroecosystem services in the last fifteen years and also needed to indicate their views on whether those changes were related to rural-urban land conversion as well as the degree of relevance. To avoid investigators deviation in survey, we made no effort to force respondents to provide arguments; they were given the option to not provide an argument if they did not recognize any change [3,70].…”

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“…Land use and land cover change (LUCC) is a driver of global change that directly influent the status and integrity of ecosystems and in last term its capacity to supply ecosystem services [3]. While human well-being, as an endpoint and central yardstick for sustainability, is widely recognized as an important issue but is difficult to be studied empirically [4][5][6].…”

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How does the Ecological Well-Being of Urban and Rural Residents Change with Rural-Urban Land Conversion? The Case of Hubei, China

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Human well-being can be affected by the loss of ecosystem services from conversion of agricultural lands. Uncovering negative ecological consequences of rural-urban conversion is important for regulating rural-urban land conversion. This paper evaluates the impacts of rural-urban land conversion on the ecological well-being of different interest groups in China and makes policy recommendations for mitigating them. This research empirically quantifies and compares changes in the ecological well-being of rural and urban residents due to rural-urban land conversion and examines how transformation factors affect such changes in Hubei, China using the Fuzzy Synthetic Evaluation Model. Results show that compared with urban residents, rural resident ecological well-being level declines more obviously with rural-urban land conversion. Two socio-demographic characteristics, age and education level, as well as zoning characteristics, influence both rural and urban resident well-being changes. It is argued that there is a need for quantitative measurement of agricultural ecosystem services changes and that the construction of ecological compensation policies in areas undergoing rural-urban land conversion is essential for regulating rural-urban land conversion and for maintaining resident ecological well-being.

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How does the Ecological Well-Being of Urban and Rural Residents Change with Rural-Urban Land Conversion? The Case of Hubei, China

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“…Watts et al (2015) placed a high priority on pricing carbon to address the interlinked challenges of health and climate change. However, multiple papers from within and beyond the ES literature emphasize the need for non-monetary valuation of ES to better integrate the socio-cultural dimension of ES Quintas-Soriano et al 2016). The suitability of these different valuation methods depends on the complexity of the problem, the stakeholders involved, and the dynamics of the socialecological system that are addressed, including the type of ES.…”

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Identifying future research directions for biodiversity, ecosystem services and sustainability: perspectives from early-career researchers

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International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ec

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Citation for published item:rossinD wd rwr nd ogueD rh tF nd renhrdD viz nd n yudenhovenD elexnder F iF nd shourneD grlEvenne nd wuiruriD ivlyne F nd omzykD eleksndr wF nd qr¡ %EvlorenteD wrin nd rleD hel nd reviD iolet nd edmsD om nd vllliD veil nd he fellD i¢ n nd yeD wrin nd esendeD pernndo @PHIVA 9sdentifying future reserh diretions for iodiversityD eosystem servies nd sustinility X perspetives from erlyEreer reserhersF9D snterntionl journl of sustinle development world eologyFD PS @QAF ppF PRWEPTIF Further information on publisher's website: Use policyThe full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details. ABSTRACTWe aimed to identify priority research questions in the field of biodiversity, ecosystem services and sustainability (BESS), based on a workshop held during the NRG BESS Conference for Early Career Researchers on BESS, and to compare these to existing horizon scanning exercises. This work highlights the need for improved data availability through collaboration and knowledge exchange, which, in turn, can support the integrated valuation and sustainable management of ecosystems in response to global change. In addition, clear connectivity among different research themes in this field further emphasizes the need to consider a wider range of topics simultaneously to ensure the sustainable management of ecosystems for human wellbeing. In contrast to other horizon scanning exercises, our focus was more interdisciplinary and more concerned with the limits of sustainability and dynamic relationships between social and ecological systems. The identified questions could provide a framework for researchers, policy makers, funding agencies and the private sector to advance knowledge in biodiversity and ES research and to develop and implement policies to enable sustainable future development. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…Similarly, in the Spanish semi-arid watersheds (Almeria, Spain) there is a strong body of recent work on the social-ecological issues surrounding water scarcity and the loss of ecosystem services [62][63][64], much of which has potential applicability to WaterSES sites in the USA, including insights as to the consequences of a future, drier climate. However, in this Spanish site, few scientific recommendations have been implemented because of poor communication and the lack of research co-design between policy makers, scientists, and stakeholders [65,66]. In contrast, at the Portneuf Valley site (SE Idaho, USA), purposeful co-production efforts have led to improved integration of science in policy-making (e.g., with respect to public planning of river restoration) [67,68].…”

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Applying Place-Based Social-Ecological Research to Address Water Scarcity: Insights for Future Research

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Globally, environmental and social change in water-scarce regions challenge the sustainability of social-ecological systems. WaterSES, a sponsored working group within the Program for Ecosystem Change and Society, explores and compares the social-ecological dynamics related to water scarcity across placed-based international research sites with contrasting local and regional water needs and governance, including research sites in Spain and Sweden in Europe, South Africa, China, and Alabama, Idaho, Oklahoma, and Texas in the USA. This paper aims to provide a commentary on insights into conducting future solutions-oriented research on water scarcity based on the understanding of the social-ecological dynamics of water scarce regions.

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Impacts of land use change on ecosystem services and implications for human well-being in Spanish drylands

Cited by 227 publications

References 67 publications

How does the Ecological Well-Being of Urban and Rural Residents Change with Rural-Urban Land Conversion? The Case of Hubei, China

How does the Ecological Well-Being of Urban and Rural Residents Change with Rural-Urban Land Conversion? The Case of Hubei, China

Identifying future research directions for biodiversity, ecosystem services and sustainability: perspectives from early-career researchers

Applying Place-Based Social-Ecological Research to Address Water Scarcity: Insights for Future Research

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