Impacts of Land use Land cover dynamics on Ecosystem services in maze national park and its environs, southwestern Ethiopia

Heliyon, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(9), P. e30704 - e30704

Published: May 1, 2024

This study investigated the impacts of LULC changes on selected ecosystem services in Maze National Park (MzNP) and its environs southwestern Ethiopia. Landsat images from 1985, 2005, 2020 were used to examine land use cover (LULC) changes. Images classified using Random Forest (RF) classifier, their accuracy was computed QGIS. Ecosystem service values (ESVs) then estimated benefit transfer method employing Service Valuation Database (ESVD) coefficients. Additionally, socioeconomic survey conducted understand local community's perceptions regarding dynamics services. The findings revealed a significant increase croplands (103.7%) built-up areas (31.32%), while riverine forests, water bodies, wooded grasslands declined. overall ESVs decreased by 20%, 2038.42 million USD 1985 1628.72 2020, mainly driven reductions forests grasslands. As for individual period only food production increased 0.7 USD, supply, climate regulation, raw materials, recreation tourism declined 180.35, 2.67, 45.72, 481.62 respectively. coefficient sensitivity ranged 0.01 0.94, <1, that our estimates are relatively robust. such as grazing, recreation, wild food, firewood highly valued residents, but they declining over time due environmental degradation restrictions access park. Thus, understanding can help decision-makers design effective protected area management plans reduce potential conflicts resource uses. Further investigations suggested more accurately quantify high resolution satellite imageries different valuation methods.

Language: Английский

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Impact of Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) Changes on Carbon Stocks and Economic Implications in Calabria Using Google Earth Engine (GEE)

Sensors, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(17), P. 5836 - 5836

Published: Sept. 8, 2024

Terrestrial ecosystems play a crucial role in global carbon cycling by sequestering from the atmosphere and storing it primarily living biomass soil. Monitoring terrestrial stocks is essential for understanding impacts of changes land use on sequestration. This study investigates potential remote sensing techniques Google Earth Engine to map monitor forests Calabria (Italy) over past two decades. Using satellite-sourced Corine cover datasets InVEST model, Land Use Cover (LULC), concentrations are analyzed, providing insights into dynamics region. Furthermore, cellular automata Markov chain used simulate future spatial temporal LULC. The results reveal notable fluctuations LULC; specifically, settlement bare have expanded at expense forested grassland areas. These significantly declined overall between 2000 2024, resulting economic impacts. region experienced periods both decline growth concentration, with losses up EUR 357.57 million equivalent 6,558,069.68 Mg CO 2 emissions during decline. Conversely, gain, benefit reached 41.26 million, sequestered 756,919.47 emissions. research aims highlight critical satellite data enhancing our development comprehensive strategies managing ecosystems.

Language: Английский

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Sub-Regional Biophysical and Monetary Evaluation of Ecosystem Services: An Experimental Spatial Planning Implementation

Land, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(2), P. 216 - 216

Published: Jan. 21, 2025

Preserving soil is crucial for addressing the key challenges of new millennium, like climate change and biodiversity loss. Spatial planning plays a pivotal role in stopping consumption degradation, thereby safeguarding soils that provide valuable ecosystem services. With advent System Environmental-Economic Accounting by UN, countries are developing shared protocol biophysical monetary quantification However, downscaling efforts necessary must be conditioned national context, policies, economic dynamics, data availability. Therefore, this research proposes quality assessment methodology based on its value at sub-regional level northern Italy, building upon guidelines. This study includes modeling mapping outputs involving six services through eight indicators these Both assessments have been conducted over two time periods to highlight impacts land cover transformation.

Language: Английский

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Perception of Ecosystem Services Provided by the Primary Sector in Floodplains: A Study of Sardinia

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(3), P. 857 - 857

Published: Jan. 22, 2025

Agriculture, livestock, and forestry are crucial in mitigating hydrogeological risks, such as floods, particularly severe the Mediterranean region. Still, ecosystem services (ESs) provided by these activities often undervalued. However, to assign them an economic value ensure their effective incorporation into decision-making processes territorial planning, they must first be recognized, appreciated, deemed necessary society. Despite several studies on ESs primary sector, research agroecosystem flood regulation is limited, leaving key aspects unaddressed for decision-makers. No previous explicitly address evaluation of agriculture, businesses risky environments, especially flood-prone areas. This study investigates perception above activities, focusing those furnished areas subject instability. It also focuses Sardinia (Italy), which highly susceptible Through a quantitative survey 270 residents non-residents, provides evidence society’s ESs. Supporting obtain greater appreciation crop concerning preservation pollinating insects, soil fertility, biodiversity, water quality. Among regulatory Ess, most prominent fire risk management regulation. Similar arguments can made livestock activities. Forestry perceived players managing risk, landslide erosion, climate change. The Multiple Correspondence Analysis indicates that appreciating one ES leads recognition others. Additionally, set Logit Regressions showed while age gender do not influence perception, education level awareness change-related emergencies play significant role. Those findings support more informed fostering sustainable practices at disasters lead important implications practitioners, academics, policymakers.

Language: Английский

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Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Urban Green Spaces and Climatic Vulnerability of Togolese Cities in the Context of Rapid Urbanisation: The Case of Lome and Kara

Land, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(3), P. 471 - 471

Published: Feb. 25, 2025

In Togo, the cities of Lomé and Kara are undergoing rapid urbanisation driven by strong population growth expansion urban built-up areas, leading to significant reductions in green spaces (UGSs). UGSs vital for climate regulation human well-being mitigating heat, improving air quality, supporting mental health. This directly replaces vegetated areas with impervious surfaces, diminishing UGS their associated ecosystem services. Consequently, climatic vulnerability has increased, highlighting need sustainable development conservation. study examines spatiotemporal dynamics using Landsat imagery from 1988, 2000, 2012, 2022, applying a supervised image classification approach maximum likelihood algorithm. Post-classification change detection quantified loss. Additionally, models 2060, 2100 were developed Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSP 2.45 SSP 5.85) multifactorial modelling approach. The results reveal decline 85.98% 40.78% 93.99% 36.68% between 1988 primarily due urbanisation. Vulnerable zones, currently UGSs, risk disappearance 2060–2100, exacerbating risks. Urgent measures needed, including conservation policies, creation, community awareness promote sustainability.

Language: Английский

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Evaluating Ecosystem Service Trade-Offs and Recovery Dynamics in Response to Urban Expansion: Implications for Sustainable Management Strategies

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(5), P. 2194 - 2194

Published: March 3, 2025

Land use land cover (LULC) changes due to rapid urbanization pose critical challenges sustainable development, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions like Saudi Arabia, where cities such as Abha are experiencing unprecedented expansion. Urban sprawl is accelerating environmental degradation, affecting key natural resources vegetation, water bodies, barren land. This study introduces an advanced machine learning (ML) deep (DL)-based framework for high-accuracy LULC classification, urban quantification, ecosystem service assessment, providing a more precise scalable approach compared traditional remote sensing techniques. A hybrid methodology combining ML models—Random Forest, Artificial Neural Networks, Gradient Boosting Machine, LightGBM—with 1D Convolutional Network (CNN) was fine-tuned using grid search optimization enhance classification accuracy. The integration of improves feature extraction consistency, achieving AUC 0.93 Dense Vegetation 0.82 Cropland, outperforming conventional methods. also applies the Markov transition model project changes, offering probabilistic understanding expansion trends dynamics, significant improvement over static assessments by quantifying probabilities predicting future transformations. results reveal that areas expanded 120.74 km2 between 2014 2023, with decreasing 557.09 cropland increasing 205.14 km2. peak value (ESV) loss recorded at USD 125,662.7 2017 2020, but subsequent management efforts improved ESV 96,769.5 2023. resilience recovery types, (44,163 recovered 2023), indicate potential targeted restoration strategies. advances sustainability research integrating state-of-the-art models Markov-based change predictions, enhancing accuracy predictive capability assessments. findings highlight need proactive policies mitigate adverse effects promote recovery. methodological advancements presented this provide adaptable impact assessments, rapidly developing regions.

Language: Английский

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How Do Territorial Relationships Determine the Provision of Ecosystem Services? A Focus on Italian Metropolitan Regions in Light of Von Thünen’s Theorem

Urban Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 9(3), P. 87 - 87

Published: March 20, 2025

This study aims to explore the relationship between provision of ecosystem services (ESs) and other territorial characteristics. Taking Italian Metropolitan Regions (MRs) as case studies, gradient specialization providing a set ESs in different contexts is examined using National Strategy for Internal Areas (SNAI) classification. The main objective this research understand whether there spatial pattern location within metropolitan SNAI areas. Inspired by Von Thünen’s economic theories, explores how proximity urban centers influences land use ES specialization. Through analysis calculation SI, we evaluate patterns supply, based on benefit transfer approach. results show that MRs provide about EUR 14.6 billion per year benefits, equivalent 15% national wealth environmental goods services. At area scale, internal areas have highest average values hectare, while central lower values. trend confirmed index (SI) line with theorem follows: are specialized bundles related intensive (e.g., food production), peripheral supply regulation more natural findings underline significant policy implications planning, stressing need balanced management address demands enhance resilience. contributes understanding dynamics offering basis tailored interventions contexts.

Language: Английский

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Urban food production and sustainable communities

Elsevier eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Nature-based solutions to combat global change in urban ecosystem: lessons from global and regional perspectives

Urban Climate, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 61, P. 102456 - 102456

Published: May 23, 2025

Language: Английский

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The Integrated Analysis of Territorial Transformations in Inland Areas of Italy: The Link between Natural, Social, and Economic Capitals Using the Ecosystem Service Approach

Land, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(9), P. 1455 - 1455

Published: Sept. 7, 2024

This paper examines how spatial dynamics have impacted natural capital and the provision of ecosystem services. The units outlined by National Strategy for Inland Areas (SNAI) been used as territorial this study. SNAI is a public policy focused on enhancing quality services to citizens (such transportation, healthcare, education). It proposes economic revitalization inland areas undergoing processes marginalization. Our focus stems from two primary reasons: first, no previous studies in Italy analyzed changes areas; second, are well-suited providing that demand urban areas. Although study does not cover all aspects inherent topic, it represents starting point aimed at understanding links between environmental socio-economic service changes. essential both current future generations. By analyzing permanence transformation, modifications supply–demand balance hereby studied, well variations period considered runs 1990 2018. These findings could help governmental institutions developing sustainable governance models, line with policies strategies.

Language: Английский

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