Analysing Coherence in Policy for Multi‐Functional Landscapes: An Exploratory Framework

Environmental Policy and Governance, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 11, 2025

ABSTRACT To address biodiversity loss and other negative environmental effects of land use, science policy are increasingly recognising multi‐functional landscape governance. This approach involves place‐based policymaking across multiple governance levels, engaging various stakeholders balancing values functions. Due to the complexity involved, calls have been made for additional research addressing institutional challenges, coherence practical tools frameworks. article introduces a novel framework analysing in governance, designed be useful both researchers policymakers use contexts. The exploratory is inspired by frameworks such as European Landscape Convention IPBES draws from two literatures on coherence. By applying this framework, users can systematically analyse trade‐offs synergies between multiple, interacting policies, with focus landscape, multi‐functionality throughout processes. study includes an illustrative application EU Biodiversity Strategy Swedish Forest Strategy, revealing lack series parameters relevance protection, including critical instruments. concludes identifying areas that warrant further advance thereby potentially improve protection.

Language: Английский

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Understanding the recreation-conservation nexus in peri-urban landscapes: challenges, opportunities, and knowledge gaps

Nature-Based Solutions, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100232 - 100232

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Delineating Priority Areas for Preservation and Restoration across Production–Living–Ecological Spaces in Ganzi, China

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(11), P. 4327 - 4327

Published: May 21, 2024

Delineating conservation priority areas for both preservation and restoration is essential developing adaptive ecosystem management strategies across production–living–ecological spaces (PLES). This study developed a coherent framework with four steps: (1) mapping spatial distributions of biodiversity services, (2) ranking the relative importance ecosystems spaces, (3) delineating according to human footprint ranks, (4) contrasting current networks overlapping PLES. was applied in Ganzi, China, delineate (PPAs) 8714.2 km2 11,308.1 km2, (RPAs) 36,817.7 63,578.4 under target conserve 30% 50% territories, respectively. The areas, including PPAs RPAs, achieve higher capacity than Ecological Conservation Redline (ECR) terms or service delivery. Roughly 67% PPAs, 40% total 75% large patches high are covered by ECR, indicating necessity adjust boundary conduct ECR. As PLES, encompass proportionally more ecological space (67–76%) ECR (63.5%) Ganzi (61.4%), implying lower potential conflict between local residents’ production conservation, meanwhile, new opportunities challenges sustainable development human-dominated spaces. RPAs flexible threshold impact degradation can be improved considering complex relationships indicators services. highlights incorporating features, land uses, activities different purposes context development.

Language: Английский

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Multifunctional Green Infrastructure Planning for Sustainable Urban Development: Concepts, Framework, and Processes

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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