Integrating methods for ecosystem service assessment: Experiences from real world situations
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In: Ecosystem Services, Vol. 29, No. Part C, 01.02.2018, p. 499-514.
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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
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2017
PY - 2018/2/1
Y1 - 2018/2/1
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
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UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/a4989670-8703-39f6-a1a6-f69171cdf686/
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 -