A framework for assessing and implementing the co-benefits of nature-based solutions in urban areas

Environmental Science & Policy, Год журнала: 2017, Номер 77, С. 15 - 24

Опубликована: Июль 26, 2017

To address challenges associated with climate resilience, health and well-being in urban areas, current policy platforms are shifting their focus from ecosystem-based to nature-based solutions (NBS), broadly defined as societal that inspired supported by nature. NBS result the provision of co-benefits, such improvement place attractiveness, quality life, creation green jobs. Few frameworks exist for acknowledging assessing value co-benefits guide cross-sectoral project design implementation. In this paper, we firstly developed a holistic framework (and costs) across elements socio-cultural socio-economic systems, biodiversity, ecosystems climate. The was guided review over 1700 documents science practice within 10 relevant cities globally. We found can have environmental, social economic and/or costs both these challenges. On base, develop propose seven-stage process situating co-benefit assessment seven stages include: 1) identify problem or opportunity; 2) select assess related actions; 3) implementation processes; 4) implement NBS; 5) frequently engage stakeholders communicate co-benefits; 6) transfer upscale 7) monitor evaluate all stages. conclude together represent valuable tool guiding thinking identifying multiple values

Язык: Английский

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Soil function assessment: review of methods for quantifying the contributions of soils to ecosystem services

Land Use Policy, Год журнала: 2017, Номер 69, С. 224 - 237

Опубликована: Сен. 21, 2017

Язык: Английский

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A review of green infrastructure research in Europe: Challenges and opportunities

Landscape and Urban Planning, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 198, С. 103775 - 103775

Опубликована: Март 12, 2020

Язык: Английский

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Freshwater systems and ecosystem services: Challenges and chances for cross-fertilization of disciplines

AMBIO, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 51(1), С. 135 - 151

Опубликована: Май 13, 2021

Freshwater ecosystems are among the most threatened in world, while providing numerous essential ecosystem services (ES) to humans. Despite their importance, research on freshwater is limited. Here, we examine how studies could help advance ES and vice versa. We summarize major knowledge gaps suggest solutions focusing science policy Europe. found several features that unique ecosystems, but often disregarded assessments. Insufficient transfer of towards stakeholders also problematic. Knowledge implementation seems be less effective South-east Focusing strengths regarding connectivity, across borders, involving multiple actors can improve a more dynamic, landscape-level approach, which believe boost concept policies. Bridging these contribute achieve ambitious targets EU's Green Deal.

Язык: Английский

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Past and future impacts of land-use changes on ecosystem services in Austria

Journal of Environmental Management, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 345, С. 118728 - 118728

Опубликована: Авг. 1, 2023

Environmental and socio-economic developments induce land-use changes with potentially negative impacts on human well-being. To counteract undesired developments, a profound understanding of the complex relationships between drivers, land use, ecosystem services is needed. Yet, national studies examining extended time periods are still rare. Based Special Report management climate change by Austrian Panel Climate Change (APCC), we use Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) framework to (1) identify main drivers change, (2) describe past future in Austria 1950 2100, (3) report related services, (4) discuss responses. Our findings indicate that (e.g., economic growth, political systems, technological developments) have influenced most. The intensification agricultural urban sprawl primarily led declining lowlands. In mountain regions, abandonment grassland has prompted shift from provisioning regulating services. However, simulations accelerating will surpass significance towards end this century, particularly intensively used areas. Although change-induced remain uncertain, it can be expected range options restricted future. Consequently, policymaking should prioritize development integrated planning safeguard accounting for environmental uncertainties.

Язык: Английский

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Institutional challenges in putting ecosystem service knowledge in practice

Ecosystem Services, Год журнала: 2017, Номер 29, С. 579 - 598

Опубликована: Сен. 11, 2017

The promise that ecosystem service assessments will contribute to better decision-making is not yet proven. We analyse how knowledge on services actually used inform land and water management in 22 case studies covering different social-ecological systems European Latin American countries. None of the reported instrumental use a sense would have served as an impartial arbiter between policy options. Yet, most cases, there was some evidence conceptual learning result close interaction researchers, practitioners stakeholders. observed several factors constrained uptake, including competing interests political agendas, scientific disputes, professional norms competencies, lack vertical horizontal integration. Ecosystem played small role particularly those planning policy-making situations where it challenged established current distribution benefits from ecosystems. facilitated included application transparent participatory methods, social capital, champions clear synergies human well-being. results are aligned with previous which emphasized importance building local capacity, ownership trust for long-term success research.

Язык: Английский

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Key criteria for developing ecosystem service indicators to inform decision making

Ecological Indicators, Год журнала: 2018, Номер 95, С. 417 - 426

Опубликована: Авг. 14, 2018

Decision makers are increasingly interested in information from ecosystem services (ES) assessments. Scientists have for long recognised the importance of selecting appropriate indicators. Yet, while amount and variety indicators developed by scientists seems to increase continuously, extent which truly inform decision is often unknown questioned. In this viewpoint paper, we reflect provide guidance on how develop ES informing making, building scientific literature practical experience collected researchers involved seven case studies. We synthesized 16 criteria indicator selection organized them according widely used categories credibility, salience, legitimacy (CSL). propose consider additional related feasibility (F), as CSL alone seem produce unachievable practice. Considering CSLF together requires a combination knowledge, communication skills, policy governance insights on-field experience. conclusion, present checklist evaluate your This helps detect mitigate critical shortcomings an early phase development process, aids effective actual decisions.

Язык: Английский

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Mapping hotspots and bundles of forest ecosystem services across the European Union

Land Use Policy, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 99, С. 104840 - 104840

Опубликована: Июнь 15, 2020

Forests cover about 40 % of the European Union (EU), providing a wide spectrum invaluable ecosystem services to more than half billion people. In order protect and harness this crucial asset, EU policies are advancing multifunctional management. This study lays basis for such an effort by mapping supply key forest (FES) across entire EU: wood, water supply, erosion control, pollination, habitat protection, soil formation, climate regulation recreation. To further support operationalization multifunctionality targeting policies, our analysis delineates hotspots, assesses synergies tradeoffs, identifies spatial bundles. We generated maps at 1-km resolution starting from existing datasets through simple modelling (Tier 1). Out these maps, we denoted highest supplying pixels (i.e. top 20 %) as performed correlation detect tradeoffs. Finally, used cluster identify FES Our shows that hotspots single spread forests mountain regions Central Europe (particularly France, Germany, Slovakia) significant amounts multiple FES. The resulted in four bundles: "balanced" northeast, "wood & water" center, "soil carbon" north "rural-recreational" south. While purely quantitative produced may be misleading because strong links between climatic socio-economic conditions, overlaying bundles with administrative layers can first step inform role different countries securing sustainable

Язык: Английский

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Constraints and opportunities for mainstreaming biodiversity and ecosystem services in the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy: Insights from the IPBES assessment for Europe and Central Asia

Land Use Policy, Год журнала: 2019, Номер 88, С. 104099 - 104099

Опубликована: Авг. 1, 2019

Язык: Английский

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Untapped capacity for resilience in environmental law

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Год журнала: 2019, Номер 116(40), С. 19899 - 19904

Опубликована: Сен. 16, 2019

Over the past several decades, environmental governance has made substantial progress in addressing change, but emerging problems require new innovations law, policy, and governance. While expansive legal reform is unlikely to occur soon, there untapped potential existing laws address both by leveraging adaptive transformative capacities within law itself enhance social-ecological resilience using those allow systems adapt transform. Legal policy research date largely overlooked this potential, even though it offers a more expedient approach change than waiting for full-scale reform. We highlight examples from United States European Union of capacity fostering systems. show that governments other agents can make advances short term-without major reform-by exploiting capacities, we offer principles strategies guide such initiatives.

Язык: Английский

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