Implications of spatial priority areas for hydrological ecosystem services through coupling hydrology model and Zonation model under different economic costs of water utilizations in northernmost of Japan

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Fan ◽  
Manjiang Shi ◽  
Yunfeng Liu ◽  
Wen Chen ◽  
Yue Deng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Economic Costs ◽  
Priority Areas ◽  
Hydrology Model

Determination of conservation priority areas in Qinghai Tibet Plateau based on ecosystem services

2021 ◽  
Vol 124 ◽  
pp. 553-566
Author(s):  
Yi Wang ◽  
Xiaofeng Wang ◽  
Lichang Yin ◽  
Xiaoming Feng ◽  
Chaowei Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Tibet Plateau ◽  
Conservation Priority ◽  
Priority Areas ◽  
Qinghai Tibet Plateau

scholarly journals Using Geodesign as a boundary management process for planning nature-based solutions in river landscapes

AMBIO ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Gottwald ◽  
Jana Brenner ◽  
Ron Janssen ◽  
Christian Albert
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Participatory Approach ◽  
Participatory Planning ◽  
Boundary Management ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Collaborative Process ◽  
Priority Areas ◽  
Societal Challenges

AbstractPlanning with nature-based solutions (NBS) presents a participatory approach that harnesses actions supported by nature to address societal challenges. Whilst Geodesign may facilitate participatory planning, manage boundaries between participants, and assess impacts of NBS, empirical insights remain scarce. This paper aims to develop and test a Geodesign process for planning with NBS, and to evaluate its contributions to boundary management. In a one-day Geodesign process, eleven stakeholders delineated priority areas, changed land uses, and observed resulting impacts on ecosystem services. Contributions to boundary management were evaluated regarding translation, communication and mediation functions, as well as perceived attributions of credibility, salience, and legitimacy. Results include spatial NBS scenarios and insights into contributions to boundary management: translating scenario stories into maps differed depending on the stakeholders involved; communication can be easily facilitated; yet mediation using an indicator tool led to frustration. Geodesign can indeed facilitate NBS co-design but needs to be integrated into a larger collaborative process.

scholarly journals PAYMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES: GUIDELINES FOR IDENTIFYING PRIORITY AREAS FOCUSING ON BIODIVERSITY*

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
CAROLINE PICHARILLO ◽  
VICTOR EDUARDO LIMA RANIERI
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Environmental Services ◽  
Environmental Aesthetics ◽  
Natural Areas ◽  
Private Lands ◽  
Priority Areas ◽  
Payment For Environmental Services ◽  
Over Time

Abstract The economic tool of Payment for Environmental Services (PES) has been considered as an alternative for the conservation of the biodiversity and ecosystem services in private lands. To guide decision makers in implementing PES schemes, this paper aimed to identify in the scientific literature the important elements to prioritize areas in the implementation of PES-biodiversity schemes. It is claimed that the elements extracted from PES-biodiversity schemes must be used as a reference to guide the implementation of other PES schemes based on the recovery and maintenance of natural areas (e.g. water, carbon, environmental aesthetics conditions). Thus, the sustainability of PES schemes can be guaranteed over time.

scholarly journals Identifying Urban Flood Regulation Priority Areas in Beijing Based on an Ecosystem Services Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2297
Author(s):  
Xiaoyong Li ◽  
Wenhui Kuang ◽  
Fengyun Sun
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Return Period ◽  
Central Area ◽  
Reduction Ratio ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Urban Flood ◽  
Priority Index ◽  
Priority Areas ◽  
Runoff Reduction ◽  
Flood Regulation

Climate change and rapid urbanization have severe impacts on urban flood regulation ecosystem services (UFRES). Quantifying the UFRES has attracted increasing attention for urban sustainable development. However, few studies have focused on how to identify urban flood regulation priority areas. In this study, we simulated urban surface runoff by using the soil conservation services-curve number model, and quantified UFRES supply and demand by using relative indicators (i.e., runoff reduction ratio and urban vulnerability) at the subdistrict scale in Beijing, China. Then, an urban flood regulation priority index was developed by integrating UFRES demand and supply, and further used to identify priority areas. The results show that the mean runoff reduction ratio in Beijing decreased from 38.70% (for a 1-year rainfall return period) to 24.74% (for a 100-year rainfall return period). Subdistricts with low UFRES supply were mainly located in the urban central area and the southeastern zone, while subdistricts with high UFRES demand were mainly located in the urban central region. Meanwhile, places with high priority for flood regulation were mainly located in the inner city, and low priority areas were mainly located in northwestern, southwestern, and northeastern Beijing. Our results also imply that the urban flood regulation priority index is an effective indicator to identify urban flood regulation priority areas. These findings could provide urban planners with a comprehensive understanding of UFRES and scientific guidance to improve them.

scholarly journals Use of demand for and spatial flow of ecosystem services to identify priority areas

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 860-871 ◽  
Author(s):  
Willem Verhagen ◽  
Aija S. Kukkala ◽  
Atte Moilanen ◽  
Astrid J.A. van Teeffelen ◽  
Peter H. Verburg
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Priority Areas

scholarly journals An interdisciplinary assessment of private conservation areas in the Western United States

AMBIO ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Quintas-Soriano ◽  
Dainee M. Gibson ◽  
Jodi S. Brandt ◽  
María D. López-Rodríguez ◽  
Javier Cabello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
The United States ◽  
Conservation Strategy ◽  
Conservation Easements ◽  
Private Lands ◽  
Priority Areas ◽  
Land Trust ◽  
Conservation Targets

AbstractConservation easements are the fastest growing private conservation strategy in the United States. However, mechanisms to assess private land conservation as well as their support by the general public are not well understood. This study uses the ecosystem services framework for assessing existing private lands in Idaho and identifies areas for future conservation easements. Using conservation targets of the land trust as a guide for selecting ecosystem services, we (a) mapped the spatial delivery of conservation targets across public and private lands, (b) explored public awareness in terms of social importance and vulnerability, and (c) mapped future priority areas by characterizing conservation bundles. We found that public lands provided the highest levels of conservation targets, and we found no difference in conservation target provision between private areas and conservation easements. The spatial characterization of conservation target bundles identified potential future priority areas for conservation easements, which can guide planning of land trust conservation efforts.

scholarly journals Empirical Research on the Process of Land Resource-Asset-Capitalization—A Case Study of Yanba, Jiangjin District, Chongqing

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1236
Author(s):  
Weiguo Fan ◽  
Nan Chen ◽  
Ximeng Li ◽  
Hejie Wei ◽  
Xuechao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Life Cycle Cost ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Land Policy ◽  
Land Resource ◽  
Economic Costs ◽  
Whole Process

As an effective land policy that can invigorate rural construction areas and balance urban and rural development, land tickets not only concretely embody the land resource-asset-capitalization process, but also bring economic benefits to the farmers concerned. However, from the perspective of resource-asset-capitalization, the specific environmental impacts and economic costs of the process in land tickets and the changes in the values of ecosystem services need to be considered. This paper uses land tickets in Yanba, Jiangjin, Chongqing as an example, combined with life cycle assessment (LCA), life cycle cost assessment (LCC), and methods for the evaluation of ecosystem services to quantify the environmental load, economic costs, and changes in the value of ecosystem services in the process of land resource-asset-capitalization. Moreover, through this analysis, we attempted to determine the contributions of different environmental indicators and the key links restricting the whole process of land resource-asset-capitalization. On this basis, through a sensitivity analysis, we explored the possibility of reducing environmental impact during the whole process of land resource-asset-capitalization. Through this research, we sought to explore the realization process of land tickets and to enrich the empirical research on land resource-asset-capitalization.

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