Practical applications of ecosystem services in spatial planning: Lessons learned from a systematic literature review

Longato, Davide; Cortinovis, Chiara; Albert, Christian; Geneletti, Davide

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2021.02.001

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“…Studies also found practitioners have a limited understanding of ES concepts, sometimes deemed too theoretical, and do not always have the expertise, nor the time, to integrate ES approaches into their practices (Drakou et al 2015;Johnson et al 2019;Polasky et al 2015). Indeed, if the usefulness and importance of ES mapping for decision-making have been widely discussed in the academic literature (e.g., Burkhard and Maes 2017;Egoh et al 2008), evidence of its practical implementation in support of policy and decision-making remains scarce (Longato et al 2021). This raises questions about the nature of the gap that separates science from practice and ways it be reduced (Chen et al 2019;Daily and Matson 2008).…”

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“…Knowledge is more likely to be actionable when there is a wellestablished relationship between producers and users of information (Kirchhoff et al 2013), also referred to as 'science-practice interaction' (Jax et al 2018). However, studies keep highlighting a persistent gap between the production of scientific knowledge and its use (e.g., Daily and Matson 2008;Jax et al 2018;Lautenbach et al 2019;Longato et al 2021). Actionable knowledge can benefit from the early involvement of end-users (i.e., practitioners, policymakers, decision-makers) in the knowledge construction that can help produce information more suitable to their needs (Brunet et al 2018).…”

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“…Other authors reviewed the usability of ES maps in regard to technical requirements (Zulian et al 2018) or for their use into decision-making (Martinez-Harms et al 2015). The review performed by Longato et al (2021) studied the level of integration of ES knowledge into decision-making through scientific narratives expressed, limited to seven case studies. While Jax et al (2018), Longato et al (2021), and Zulian et al (2018) presented case studies on the operational usability of ES concepts and maps, we carry out in this paper a state of the art of the scientific critical perspective on ES map usability through the analysis of a large body of peer-reviewed papers.…”

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“…The review performed by Longato et al (2021) studied the level of integration of ES knowledge into decision-making through scientific narratives expressed, limited to seven case studies. While Jax et al (2018), Longato et al (2021), and Zulian et al (2018) presented case studies on the operational usability of ES concepts and maps, we carry out in this paper a state of the art of the scientific critical perspective on ES map usability through the analysis of a large body of peer-reviewed papers. Our findings could help narrow the science-practice gap in the ES mapping field, and open the debate on how to move forward.…”

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Bridging theory and practice in ecosystem services mapping: a systematic review

Bitoun¹,

Trégarot

Devillers³

2021

Environ Syst Decis

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The mapping and assessment of Ecosystem Services (ES) aims at better connecting environmental conservation, economic development, and human well-being. However, 60 years after the development of the ES concept, a persistent gap remains between the production of scientific knowledge on ES and its use in support of policy and management. Here, we report on a systematic review of the scientific literature that helps better understand key challenges and offers potential solutions to bridge this gap. The review considered four criteria: (1) how stakeholders participate to studies; (2) how usable ES maps are for decision-making; (3) what policy recommendations were made; and (4) what research recommendations were made. The analysis of 135 papers published between 2008 and 2020 revealed diverse technical and conceptual challenges that could prevent the effective use of ES concepts and methods outside the academic realm. The main challenges identified in the literature were the uncertainty levels of ES mapping outputs, issues of spatial scales, the understanding of ES interactions, and the need for temporal analysis. Many policies rely on mapped outcomes, creating a window of opportunity for the uptake of ES mapping into policy-making. However, it remains key to involve stakeholders early in the co-design of ES studies and to better understand their preferences and motivation to adopt ES mapping in their practices. The study shows that higher levels of learnability of ES mapping practices, further popularization to foster public awareness, and increased capacity building would facilitate the ES concept uptake into decision and policy-making.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Bridging theory and practice in ecosystem services mapping: a systematic review

Bitoun¹,

Trégarot

Devillers³

2021

Environ Syst Decis

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“…Тако нпр, према Lam & Conway (2018) политика планирања коришћења земљишта кроз израду планских докумената помаже власти да планира, регулише и различитим политикама и мерама усмерава одрживи просторни развој тог подручја, али и доприноси заштити и унапређењу екосистемских услуга у овим подручјима. Са друге стране, концепт екосистемских услуга може да помогне у превазилажењу комуникационог јаза између научника, обрађивача планова, креатора политика и заинтересованих страна (Longato et al, 2021).…”

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Assessment of cultural, historical and ecosystem values of Đerdap National Park

Dobričić¹,

Sekulić²,

Josimović³

2022

Arhitektura i urbanizam

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This paper points out the importance of assessing the cultural-historical and other ecosystem values of protected areas, on the example of applying protected areas benefit assessment tool (PA-BAT). This method has so far been applied in seven Dinaric Arc countries (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania and Serbia) in south-eastern Europe, as well as other countries of the world (Colombia, Turkey, Myanmar, USA and Ethiopia), with the aim of helping to gather information on the values and benefits of individual protected areas in relation to ecosystem services, using a participatory approach. On the example of the Djerdap National Park(in the Republic of Serbia), the results of the application of the PA-BAT method are given, that is, the results of the assessment of 22 ecosystem values with special reference to cultural and historical values as one of the ecosystem services of this protected area, as well as the results of previously conducted assessments of the ecosystem values of this area. The aim of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding and promotion of the application of the concept of ecosystem services in the preservation of culturalhistorical and other ecosystem values by applying PA-BAT evaluation methods.

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Application of the ecosystem services concept in stakeholder communication—Results of a workshop including a planning game at the Lower Mulde River (Dessau‐Roßlau, Germany)

Gapinski

Vollheyde

Haaren

2022

Internat Rev Hydrobiol

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The concept of ecosystem services (ES) is a powerful tool for communicating with stakeholders because it highlights the benefits of ecosystems for people and demonstrates their economic importance through monetized values. However, this hypothesis has rarely been substantiated in the context of local landscape planning.To investigate which ecosystem services information formats (ESIF) stakeholders prefer in decision situations, we experimented with a highly conflictual planning situation about the Lower Mulde restoration in Germany. We invited local stakeholders to a so-called 'future vision workshop'. It included a paper-based, noncompetitive planning game, which combined the freedom of choice with strict rules for justifying the proposed measures. We tested how often participants used different ESIFs to justify their decisions, focusing on quantification, monetization, and the default qualitative (ordinal-scaled) format applied in landscape planning. A total of 17 representatives from stakeholder groups such as nature conservation, recreation, and local politics attended. We provided information on four ES and eight related measure proposals to the stakeholders, who used them to select, locate, and justify actions for the area's future development. The participants applied the ordinal-qualitative format in more than two-thirds of the decisions. Quantification and monetization were used with approximately equal frequency, mostly for measures that favoured flood risk regulation. Actions supporting habitat provision and biodiversity were justified exclusively in ordinal-qualitative terms. Instead of our provided quantifications, some participants mentioned numbers they were already familiar with before. They also partly doubted our monetization approaches. In conclusion, we recommend combined and context-specific uses of several ESIFs, while using the ordinal-qualitative format as the basis. Furthermore, the participants appreciated the workshop and requested that the results be presented to the city

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Practical applications of ecosystem services in spatial planning: Lessons learned from a systematic literature review

Cited by 73 publications

References 63 publications

Bridging theory and practice in ecosystem services mapping: a systematic review

Bridging theory and practice in ecosystem services mapping: a systematic review

Assessment of cultural, historical and ecosystem values of Đerdap National Park

Application of the ecosystem services concept in stakeholder communication—Results of a workshop including a planning game at the Lower Mulde River (Dessau‐Roßlau, Germany)

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