International Transdisciplinary Approach to Sustainability Research Related to Place: Sustainable, Affordable Homes and Ecosystem Services in the U.S. and Brazil

2019 ◽  
pp. 187-201
Author(s):  
Clarissa Ferreira Albrecht ◽  
Joyce Correna Carlo ◽  
Lisa Domenica Iulo ◽  
Peter D. Buckland
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Transdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Sustainability Research ◽  
The U.S

https://fisheries.org/doi/9781934874301-ch19

2012 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Fisheries Management ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Gulf Of Maine ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Benthic Habitat ◽  
Important Species ◽  
Seafloor Mapping ◽  
The U.S

<i>Abstract</i> .—The Gulf of Maine’s seafloor provides a wide array of valuable ecosystem services, including provision of habitat for commercially and ecologically important mammals, seabirds, fish, and invertebrates. Implementing ecosystem-based management will require improved information about the habitats of economically and ecologically important species and the impacts of different human activities, such as fish harvesting, offshore energy development, and shipping, to balance these competing needs. Currently, there is limited high resolution seabed substrate information in the Gulf of Maine, especially in the U.S. portion, because of the high cost of multi-beam echo sounder surveys. Moreover, this lack of coverage limits the ability of managers to use seafloor substrate information in ecosystem management activities, such as fisheries management, that require more holistic coverage of the bioregion. Therefore, the potential need for seafloor mapping in this region is enormous given the value of accurate seafloor information to managers in charge of minimizing impacts to and sustaining the ecosystem services provided by benthic habitat in the Gulf of Maine.

scholarly journals The Strategy of Coastal Eco-Tourism Based on Cultural Ecosystem Services Approach: A Case Study in Ciletuh Bay

2021 ◽  
Vol 009 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Eka Yudhistira ◽  
◽  
Tridoyo Kusumastanto ◽  
Luky Adrianto ◽  
Fredinan Yulianda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Economic Valuation ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Cultural Ecosystem Services ◽  
Sustainability Research ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Many

Ciletuh Bay has a natural magnificence that attracts local and foreign tourists. Tourist interest was reflected by the many visits demanding the government manage it properly to achieve social, economic, and ecological sustainability. Research on the assessment of cultural ecosystem services in Ciletuh Bay has not been carried out. At the same time, this is necessary for policymakers to maintain sustainable Ciletuh Bay coastal ecotourism. This study aims to estimate the value of cultural ecosystem services in Ciletuh Bay in two ways. The first method is assessing the balance of supply and demand for cultural ecosystem services that adopt the Burkhard Model, namely through individual preferences for the beauty of several types of landscapes in Ciletuh Bay. The second assessment is an economic valuation using the travel cost method (TCM). The results showed that the balance of supply and demand for cultural ecosystem services in Ciletuh Bay contained several types of landscapes in unstable conditions. The economic value of Ciletuh Bay coastal ecotourism is IDR 862,640,124,311.00/year or IDR 77,911,861.00/ha/year.

scholarly journals A Transdisciplinary Approach to Identifying Transboundary Tipping Points in a Contentious Area: Experiences from across the Jordan River Region

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1184
Author(s):  
Juan Rodriguez Lopez ◽  
Katja Tielbörger ◽  
Cornelia Claus ◽  
Christiane Fröhlich ◽  
Marc Gramberger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Tipping Points ◽  
Jordan River ◽  
Transdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Transboundary Cooperation ◽  
Sustainability Research ◽  
River Region ◽  
Potential Case

Transdisciplinary research is urgently needed but has rarely been applied in sustainability science. Here, we present a case study for a transdisciplinary approach to identify tipping points in the Jordan River region, an area of severe conflicts and environmental problems. The aim was to identify and prioritize different ecological and social tipping points within a framework of transdisciplinary assessment, using the Jordan River Region as a case study. The methodology included an iterative process in which a multidisciplinary group of scientists and regional stakeholders evaluated emerging tipping points involving professionally facilitated workshops, a correlation analysis, and an anonymous ranking based on specific criteria (practical relevance, scientific novelty, transboundary elements, and feasibility of intervention). During the process, the similarities and differences in the perceptions of the potential case studies by stakeholders from the three countries (Israel, Palestine and Jordan) involved were analyzed. The results found key elements of the term tipping point (abrupt, difficult to predict, irreversible regime shift, difficult management), and showed local and regional differences in evaluating potential case studies, where degradation or desertification of rangelands emerged as a final case study of common concern. The lessons learnt show the potential and challenges of transboundary cooperation, and the possibility of the co-creation of research with stakeholders to build knowledge about the diversity of tipping points. The study concludes that common ground related to the sustainable management of natural resources exists even in highly contentious areas, and among highly different cultural, political, and socio-economic conditions. The approach presented here may thus inform practitioners in prioritizing areas of transboundary sustainability research in other regions.

Trees at work: economic accounting for forest ecosystem services in the U.S. South

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin O. Sills ◽  
Susan E. Moore ◽  
Frederick W. Cubbage ◽  
Kelley D. McCarter ◽  
Thomas P. Holmes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services ◽  
The U.S

Social preferences and willingness-to-pay for forest ecosystem services : implications for payments for ecosystem services schemes

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Elizabeth Asantewaa Obeng
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Flood Control ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Forested Watershed ◽  
Economic Values ◽  
Threatened Plant ◽  
Baseline Information ◽  
The U.S

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Progressively, there has been a substantial shift in emphasis with regards to forest governance and management. Forests management policies are directed toward conserving biodiversity and maintaining ecosystem services rather than the traditional approach of maximizing and sustaining yield. PES has therefore become an essential tool for achieving the new trend of managing forests for ecosystem services. Fundamental to any PES initiative, is the understanding of perceived economic values of services provided by forest ecosystems. Economic values of ecosystem services provide information on public demand for these services which serve as baseline information for designing PES programs. Notwithstanding, information on public perceptions and attitudes toward PES is still limited. The objective of this research was to better understand how environmental attitudes, beliefs, value orientations and preferences for ecosystem attributes affect willingness-to-pay (WTP) for forested watershed ecosystem services under PES programs. Survey data from 1002 individual U.S. residents were analyzed. The results revealed a relatively stronger predictive power of attitudinal variables on WTP than socio-demographic variables. The findings provided evidence of heterogeneity in individual preferences for different ecosystem services provided by forested watersheds. Increase water quality and improvement in habitat for threatened plant and animal species were found to be the highly preferred and valued ecosystem services among four ecosystem services assessed (water quality, flood control, landscape beauty and habitat for threatened plant and animal species). On average U.S. households were willing to pay between US$ 43.92 - 77.16 and 50.16 - 77.16 per year for five years for water quality and habitat improvement services respectively at a local residence level. The study further showed that U.S. households could be willing to participate in a PES program and pay on average, between US$116.82 to 123.21 per year in income tax to restore a distant degraded forested watershed in the U.S. and between US$ 137.14 to 148.39 for a distant tropical forested watershed outside the U.S. for improved ecosystem services. The findings of this study offer useful baseline information that can inform policy decisions on design and implementation of forested watershed PES programs.

scholarly journals Human Simulation and Sustainability: Ontological, Epistemological, and Ethical Reflections

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 10039
Author(s):  
F. LeRon Shults ◽  
Wesley J. Wildman
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Cognitive Architectures ◽  
Transdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Modeling Process ◽  
Artificial Societies ◽  
Sustainability Research ◽  
Ethical Reflections ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Human Simulation

This article begins with a brief outline of recent advances in the application of computer modeling to sustainability research, identifying important gaps in coverage and associated limits in methodological capability, particularly in regard to taking account of the tangled human factors that are often impediments to a sustainable future. It then describes some of the ways in which a new transdisciplinary approach within “human simulation” can contribute to the further development of sustainability modeling, more effectively addressing such human factors through its emphasis on stakeholder, policy professional, and subject matter expert participation, and its focus on constructing more realistic cognitive architectures and artificial societies. Finally, the article offers philosophical reflections on some of the ontological, epistemological, and ethical issues raised at the intersection of sustainability research and social simulation, considered in light of the importance of human factors, including values and worldviews, in the modeling process. Based on this philosophical analysis, we encourage more explicit conversations about the value of naturalism and secularism in finding and facilitating effective and ethical strategies for sustainable development.

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