Valuing ecosystem services to explore scenarios for adaptive spatial planning

Lerouge, Frederik; Gulinck, Hubert; Vranken, Liesbet

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.05.018

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“…It is also worth assessing the effect of higher levels of government on local BES practice, as legislation and policy from national and/or international levels can mandate (Kronenberg et al, 2016) or hinder (Primmer et al, 2015) local-level action. Whilst ecosystem services ideas are not yet common practice in spatial decision-making (Lerouge et al, 2017), an important first area to understand is thus the extent to which legislation and policy for BES at the local level not only exists, but also has sufficient buy-in to be considered effective.…”

Section: Legislation and Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing governance challenges of local biodiversity and ecosystem services: Barriers identified by the expert community

2020

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This paper assesses barriers to local biodiversity and ecosystem (BES) governance within cities, drawing on findings from an international expert survey encompassing 45 cities in 25 countries. BES is recognised as a key foundation for sustainable cities, yet current literature indicates that more clarity is needed on the factors which may undermine BES initiatives. Survey findings show broad agreement that officials in development sectors have inadequate BES knowledge, budgets for BES are insufficient, and planners in the locality lack knowledge about BES. Respondents not working for local governments were more likely to see policy change with administrations, budget limitations, and lack of expertise as barriers. Respondents for cities in less-developed countries agreed significantly more that there were harmful cultural activities, and were more concerned that inadequate consideration from governments at different scales and poor internal communication were barriers. Based on the findings, we suggest (a) a need to evaluate the effectiveness of collaboration both within government and between sectors; (b) the importance of building capacity within local government staff, both in techno-scientific knowledge and in engaging the policy landscape with this knowledge; and (c) the importance of further considering how BES conservation may relate to culturally meaningful practices.

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Section: Legislation and Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing governance challenges of local biodiversity and ecosystem services: Barriers identified by the expert community

2020

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“…It is equally important for the approach to be flexible in order to encompass the complexity of knowledge about ESs [43] while considering the changing needs and constraints of potential end users [44]. The planning context can therefore represent an opportunity to bridge multiple disciplines in order to achieve effective adaptive land management [30,45].…”

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confidence: 99%

Let’s Do It for Real: Making the Ecosystem Service Concept Operational in Regional Planning for Climate Change Adaptation

Longo,

Zardo,

Maragno

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Sustainability

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The application of ecosystem service (ES) knowledge to planning processes and decision-making can lead to more effective climate change adaptation. Despite the increased attention given to the ES concept, its degree of integration and use in spatial planning processes are still below the expectations of those who are promoting this concept. Barriers hindering its operationalisation cover a span of aspects ranging from theoretical to procedural and methodological issues. Overall, there is a general lack of guidance on how and at what point ES knowledge should be integrated into planning processes. This study aims to promote the inclusion of ES knowledge into spatial planning practices and decision-making processes to enhance climate change adaptation. A replicable GIS-based methodology is proposed. First, the potential supply of ESs that can support climate change adaptation (ESCCAs) is defined, mapped, and quantified. Then, a need for an ESCCA supply is identified, and territorial capacities to respond to the expected climate change impacts on natural and socio-economic sectors are assessed. The methodology is applied to the Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region (Italy) as an illustrative case study. The results reveal that areas with similar geomorphological characteristics tend to respond similarly. Forest ecosystems, inland wetlands and specifically salt marshes can potentially supply a greater variety of ESCCAs. In the case study area, about 62% of the supplied ESCCAs can contribute to reducing the impacts in more than 50% of the impacted sectors. The territory of the study site generally shows good preparedness for expected impacts in most of the analysed sectors; less prepared areas are characterised by agricultural ecosystems. This reading approach based on land cover analyses can thus assist in developing policies to enhance different territorial capacities, ultimately leading to better and more sustainable decision-making.

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“…Research concerning the integration of ES in EIAs has received increasing attention over the past ten years [22][23][24]. Bouwma et al [25] evaluated the adoption of the ES concept in twelve European Union (EU) policies that directly related to the use of natural resources and found there was a gradually increasing use of the ES concept in EU policies; however, there were differences in policies concerning environmental impacts [1].…”

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confidence: 99%

Linkage of Sustainability to Environmental Impact Assessment Using the Concept of Ecosystem Services: Lessons from Thailand

Swangjang

2022

Sustainability

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The concept of ecosystem services (ES) could help Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) contribute toward sustainability goals. This study aimed to systematically analyze the ES contents contained in Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) to ascertain whether they included appropriate data as a tool for project implementation in line with sustainability practices. The EISs were analyzed using the review criteria used to assess the criteria of good EIA practice, and these criteria were then integrated and linked to the concept of ES. The results indicated that the treatment of environmental impact studies from the perspective of impact assessment practice was advantageous; however, opposing results of the integration of ES in environmental impact studies were also found. The quality of EISs that reflect ES primarily depended on the project type. The highest quality of content to support ES was for baseline information. The contents in response to biodiversity and the relationship among sustainable indicators in the baseline stage, including the assessment of biodiversity, especially its loss and gain, and the identification of measures focusing on mitigation hierarchy, were inadequate. Consequently, these constraints affect the use of impact assessments as a tool to promote project activities in sustainable ways. An approach to integrate ES in EIAs was developed based on the findings of this study.

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Valuing ecosystem services to explore scenarios for adaptive spatial planning

Cited by 14 publications

References 27 publications

Assessing governance challenges of local biodiversity and ecosystem services: Barriers identified by the expert community

Assessing governance challenges of local biodiversity and ecosystem services: Barriers identified by the expert community

Let’s Do It for Real: Making the Ecosystem Service Concept Operational in Regional Planning for Climate Change Adaptation

Linkage of Sustainability to Environmental Impact Assessment Using the Concept of Ecosystem Services: Lessons from Thailand

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