Prioritizing ecosystem services in rapidly urbanizing river basins: A spatial multi-criteria analytic approach

Vollmer, Derek; Pribadi, Didit Okta; Remondi, Federica; Rustiadi, Ernan; Grêt‐Regamey, Adrienne

doi:10.1016/j.scs.2015.10.004

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“…In addition, combining the Geographical Information System (GIS) with multi-criteria analysis, Nguyen et al (2015) proposed a spatial multi-criteria analysis, which integrates ecological aptitude, environmental impact and socio-economic feasibility criteria in a step-wise procedure to analyze objectives that affected by spatially-distributed diagnostic factors. Further, Vollmer et al (2015) demonstrated an application of a four-step spatial multi-criteria analytical approach that involves scenario development, ecosystem service quantification and mapping, preference weighting, and optimization to maximize preferred ecosystem services while minimizing cost, which can support decision making for efficient polices to manage ecosystem services.…”

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confidence: 99%

A review on trade-off analysis of ecosystem services for sustainable land-use management

2016

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Ecosystem services are substantial elements for human society. The central challenge to meet the human needs from ecosystems while sustain the Earth's life support systems makes it urgent to enhance efficient natural resource management for sustainable ecological and socioeconomic development. Trade-off analysis of ecosystem services can help to identify optimal decision points to balance the costs and benefits of the diverse human uses of ecosystems. In this sense, the aim of this paper is to provide key insights into ecosystem services trade-off analysis at different scales from a land use perspective, by comprehensively reviewing the trade-offs analysis tools and approaches that addressed in ecology, economics and other fields. The review will significantly contribute to future research on trade-off analysis to avoid inferior management options and offer a win-win solution based on comprehensive and efficient planning for interacting multiple ecosystem services.

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Section: Multi-criteria Analysis Of Trade-offsmentioning

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A review on trade-off analysis of ecosystem services for sustainable land-use management

2016

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“…Purely technical or ecological argumentation alone rarely succeeded in a positive decision for restoration actions. Processes of dynamic decision-making and of inducing citizen participation are crucial and must not be neglected when dealing with urban hydrosystems [12,14], even if this may not be feasible in all political systems. Here we combine both these aspects into one interdisciplinary approach.…”

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Urban Stream and Wetland Restoration in the Global South—A DPSIR Analysis

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In many countries of the Global South, aquatic ecosystems such as streams, rivers, lakes, and wetlands are severely impacted by several simultaneous environmental stressors, associated with accelerated urban development, and extreme climate. However, this problem receives little attention. Applying a DPSIR approach (Drivers, Pressures, State, Impacts, Responses), we analyzed the environmental impacts and their effects on urban hydrosystems (including stagnant waters), and suggest possible solutions from a series of case studies worldwide. We find that rivers in the Global South, with their distinctive geographical and socio-political setting, display significant differences from the Urban Stream Syndrome described so far in temperate zones. We introduce the term of ‘Southern Urban Hydrosystem Syndrome’ for the biophysical problems as well as the social interactions, including the perception of water bodies by the urbanites, the interactions of actors (e.g., top-down, bottom-up), and the motivations that drive urban hydrosystem restoration projects of the Global South. Supported by a synthesis of case studies (with a focus on Brazilian restoration projects), this paper summarizes the state of the art, highlights the currently existing lacunae for research, and delivers examples of practical solutions that may inform UNESCO’s North–South–South dialogue to solve these urgent problems. Two elements appear to be specifically important for the success of restoration projects in the Global South, namely the broad acceptance and commitment of local populations beyond merely ‘ecological’ justifications, e.g., healthy living environments and ecosystems with cultural linkages (‘River Culture’). To make it possible implementable/practical solutions must be extended to (often poor) people having settled along river banks and wetlands.

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“…In modified WSA approach, prioritization has been achieved by ranking and correlation analysis techniques. The results of present study show better accuracy in prioritizing smaller hydrological units than other methods such as multi-criteria evaluation approach (Alvarado et al 2016;Vollmer et al 2016), compound factor analysis (Avinash et al 2011;Patel et al 2012) and compound parameter technique (Hlaing et al 2008;Rawat et al 2014). Morphometry based soil resource depletion studies are lacking according to the previous literature reviewed regarding sediment production rate of the terrains.…”

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Identification of erosion-prone areas using modified morphometric prioritization method and sediment production rate: a remote sensing and GIS approach

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Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk

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Watersheds from semiarid zones are sensitive to land degradation processes wherein the morphometric investigation is an important aspect to unwrap the susceptible areas. Hence it is a prerequisite for the assessment of erosional pattern of the watershed. Thus, based on the response to erosional processes, prioritization task has been undertaken for fourteen sub-watersheds from basaltic region of Western Ghats of India. A morphometry-based framework using weighted sum analysis (WSA) coupled with the remote sensing data, field data and topographical maps were generated on geographical information system (GIS) platform to estimate the soil erosion susceptibility. The study also evaluates the performance of this new methodology by considering the sediment production rate (SPR) of these sub-watersheds. The resultant WSA-SPR model has prioritized the study area into high, moderate low and very low categories. The high and moderate priority areas lie in the proximity of outlet, upper elevated and undulating terrain of the watershed. It represents 41.38% of the total area covering SW1, 3, 13 and 14 sub-watersheds. This study proposes a useful tool to define areas for planning the strategies to control soil erosion and promote soil conservation. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Prioritizing ecosystem services in rapidly urbanizing river basins: A spatial multi-criteria analytic approach

Cited by 62 publications

References 67 publications

A review on trade-off analysis of ecosystem services for sustainable land-use management

A review on trade-off analysis of ecosystem services for sustainable land-use management

Urban Stream and Wetland Restoration in the Global South—A DPSIR Analysis

Identification of erosion-prone areas using modified morphometric prioritization method and sediment production rate: a remote sensing and GIS approach

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