Uncovering Ecosystem Service Bundles through Social Preferences

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2012, Volume and Issue: 7(6), P. e38970 - e38970

Published: June 18, 2012

Ecosystem service assessments have increasingly been used to support environmental management policies, mainly based on biophysical and economic indicators. However, few studies coped with the social-cultural dimension of ecosystem services, despite being considered a research priority. We examined how bundles trade-offs emerge from diverging social preferences toward services delivered by various types ecosystems in Spain. conducted 3,379 direct face-to-face questionnaires eight different case study sites 2007 2011. Overall, 90.5% sampled population recognized ecosystem's capacity deliver services. Formal studies, behavior, gender variables influenced probability people recognizing provide The most frequently perceived were regulating services; those, air purification held greatest importance. statistical analysis showed that socio-cultural factors conservation strategy (i.e., National Park, Natural or non-protected area) an effect identified analyzing through multivariate (redundancy hierarchical cluster analysis). found clear trade-off among provisioning (and recreational hunting) versus almost all cultural three associated rural-urban gradient. conclude can serve as tool identify relevant for people, underlying these preferences, emerging trade-offs.

Language: Английский

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Social-ecological resilience and biosphere-based sustainability science

Ecology and Society, Journal Year: 2016, Volume and Issue: 21(3)

Published: Jan. 1, 2016

Folke, C., R. Biggs, A. V. Norström, B. Reyers, and J. Rockström. 2016. Social-ecological resilience biosphere-based sustainability science. Ecology Society 21(3):41.http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-08748-210341

Language: Английский

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A Quantitative Review of Urban Ecosystem Service Assessments: Concepts, Models, and Implementation

AMBIO, Journal Year: 2014, Volume and Issue: 43(4), P. 413 - 433

Published: April 16, 2014

Although a number of comprehensive reviews have examined global ecosystem services (ES), few focused on studies that assess urban (UES). Given more than half the world's population lives in cities, understanding dualism provision and need for UES is critical importance. Which are focus research, what types land use examined? Are models or decision support systems used to UES? trade-offs considered? Do engage stakeholders? To address these questions, we analyzed 217 papers derived from an ISI Web Knowledge search using set standardized criteria. The results indicate most been undertaken Europe, North America, China, at city scale. Assessment methods involve bio-physical models, Geographical Information Systems, valuation, but study findings implemented as policy.

Language: Английский

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Magnitude of urban heat islands largely explained by climate and population

Nature, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 573(7772), P. 55 - 60

Published: Sept. 4, 2019

Language: Английский

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Evolution of life in urban environments

Science, Journal Year: 2017, Volume and Issue: 358(6363)

Published: Nov. 2, 2017

Our planet is an increasingly urbanized landscape, with over half of the human population residing in cities. Despite advances urban ecology, we do not adequately understand how urbanization affects evolution organisms, nor this may affect ecosystems and health. Here, review evidence for effects on microbes, plants, animals that inhabit Urbanization adaptive nonadaptive evolutionary processes shape genetic diversity within between populations. Rapid adaptation has facilitated success some native species areas, but it also allowed pests disease to spread more rapidly. The nascent field brings together efforts response environmental change while developing new hypotheses concerning infrastructure socioeconomic activity. next generation research will provide critical insight into importance sustainable interactions humans our city environments.

Language: Английский

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