TY - JOUR

T1 - Integrating methods for ecosystem service assessment

T2 - Experiences from real world situations

AU - Dunford, Rob

AU - Harrison, Paula

AU - Smith, Alison

AU - Dick, Jan

AU - Barton, David N.

AU - Martin-Lopez, Berta

AU - Kelemen, Ezsther

AU - Jacobs, Sander

AU - Saarikoski, Heli

AU - Turkelboom, Francis

AU - Verheyden, Wim

AU - Hauck, Jennifer

AU - Antunes, Paula

AU - Aszalós, Réka

AU - Badea, Ovidu

AU - Baró, Francesc

AU - Berry, Pam

AU - Carvalho, Laurence

AU - Conte, Giulio

AU - Czúcz, Bálint

AU - Garcia Blanco, Gemma

AU - Howard, Dave

AU - Giuca, Relu

AU - Gomez-Baggethun, Erik

AU - Grizetti, Bruna

AU - Izakovicova, Zita

AU - Kopperoinen, Leena

AU - Langemeyer, Johannes

AU - Luque, Sandra

AU - Lapola, David M.

AU - Martinez-Pastur, Guillermo

AU - Mukhopadhyay, Raktima

AU - Roy, S. B.

AU - Niemelä, Jari

AU - Norton, Lisa

AU - Ochieng, John

AU - Odee, David

AU - Palomo, Ignacio

AU - Pinho, Patricia

AU - Priess, Joerg

AU - Rusch, Graciella

AU - Saarela, Sanna Riikka

AU - Santos, Rui

AU - van der Wal, Jan Tjalling

AU - Vadineanu, Angheluta

AU - Vári, Ágnes

AU - Woods, Helen

AU - Yli-Pelkonen, Vesa

PY - 2018/2

Y1 - 2018/2

N2 - The Ecosystem Services (ES) concept highlights the varied contributions the environment provides to humans and there are a wide range of methods/tools available to assess ES. However, in real-world decision contexts a single tool is rarely sufficient and methods must be combined to meet practitioner needs. Here, results from the OpenNESS project are presented to illustrate the methods selected to meet the needs of 24 real-world case studies and better understand why and how methods are combined to meet practical needs. Results showed that within the cases methods were combined to: i) address a range of ES; ii) assess both supply and demand of ES; iii) assess a range of value types; iv) reach different stakeholder groups v) cover weaknesses in other methods used and vi) to meet specific decision context needs. Methods were linked in a variety of ways: i) as input–output chains of methods; ii) through learning; iii) through method development and iv) through comparison/triangulation of results. The paper synthesises these case study-based experiences to provide insight to others working in practical contexts as to where, and in what contexts, different methods can be combined and how this can add value to case study analyses.

AB - The Ecosystem Services (ES) concept highlights the varied contributions the environment provides to humans and there are a wide range of methods/tools available to assess ES. However, in real-world decision contexts a single tool is rarely sufficient and methods must be combined to meet practitioner needs. Here, results from the OpenNESS project are presented to illustrate the methods selected to meet the needs of 24 real-world case studies and better understand why and how methods are combined to meet practical needs. Results showed that within the cases methods were combined to: i) address a range of ES; ii) assess both supply and demand of ES; iii) assess a range of value types; iv) reach different stakeholder groups v) cover weaknesses in other methods used and vi) to meet specific decision context needs. Methods were linked in a variety of ways: i) as input–output chains of methods; ii) through learning; iii) through method development and iv) through comparison/triangulation of results. The paper synthesises these case study-based experiences to provide insight to others working in practical contexts as to where, and in what contexts, different methods can be combined and how this can add value to case study analyses.

KW - Ecosystems Research

KW - Biology

KW - Sustainability Science

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85033781971&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.10.014

DO - 10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.10.014

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 29

SP - 499

EP - 514

JO - Ecosystem Services

JF - Ecosystem Services

SN - 2212-0416

IS - Part C

ER -