A generalised marine planning framework for site selection based on ecosystem services

This study presents an ecosystem-services-mapping tool that calculates the monetary value of several ecosystem services (ES) provided from an area comprising both MPAs (Marine Protected Areas) and non-managed areas. Findings in the UK South West Marine Management Organisation (MMO) Plan Area show that different MPAs yield high value estimates and that activities are grouped in certain areas, with the Severn Estuary and surrounding Site(s) of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) attracting the most recreational anglers, despite having lower water quality. This can be explained by increased nutrient levels, which enhance biological activity and yet do not cause oxygen depletion. The yearly value of the ecosystem service of carbon sequestration and storage in the area is estimated between £16 and £62 thousand. Proximity to large urban areas and shallow waters appear to be the most appealing factors for anglers, while proximity with France can be associated with the high fishing effort in the southwest of the study area. We show that the use of a tool integrating a willingness-to-pay function with high spatial resolution layers and associated monetary values can be used for short-term marine spatial planning and management.

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Embedding ecosystem services in coastal planning leads to better outcomes for people and nature

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ◽

10.1073/pnas.1406483112 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 112 (24) ◽

pp. 7390-7395 ◽

Cited By ~ 184

Author(s):

Katie K. Arkema ◽

Gregory M. Verutes ◽

Spencer A. Wood ◽

Chantalle Clarke-Samuels ◽

Samir Rosado ◽

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Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Planning Process ◽

Management Plan ◽

Coastal Protection ◽

Coastal Habitat ◽

Engagement Process ◽

Explicit Consideration ◽

Stakeholder Preferences ◽

Development Goals ◽

Marine Planning

Recent calls for ocean planning envision informed management of social and ecological systems to sustain delivery of ecosystem services to people. However, until now, no coastal and marine planning process has applied an ecosystem-services framework to understand how human activities affect the flow of benefits, to create scenarios, and to design a management plan. We developed models that quantify services provided by corals, mangroves, and seagrasses. We used these models within an extensive engagement process to design a national spatial plan for Belize’s coastal zone. Through iteration of modeling and stakeholder engagement, we developed a preferred plan, currently under formal consideration by the Belizean government. Our results suggest that the preferred plan will lead to greater returns from coastal protection and tourism than outcomes from scenarios oriented toward achieving either conservation or development goals. The plan will also reduce impacts to coastal habitat and increase revenues from lobster fishing relative to current management. By accounting for spatial variation in the impacts of coastal and ocean activities on benefits that ecosystems provide to people, our models allowed stakeholders and policymakers to refine zones of human use. The final version of the preferred plan improved expected coastal protection by >25% and more than doubled the revenue from fishing, compared with earlier versions based on stakeholder preferences alone. Including outcomes in terms of ecosystem-service supply and value allowed for explicit consideration of multiple benefits from oceans and coasts that typically are evaluated separately in management decisions.

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Ecosystem services in marine Environmental Impact Assessment: tools to support marine planning at project and strategic scales

Handbook on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Impact Assessment ◽

10.4337/9781783478996.00017 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 255-275

Author(s):

Tara Hooper

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Environmental Impact ◽

Impact Assessment ◽

Environmental Impact Assessment ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

Marine Planning ◽

Marine Environmental

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COSTS OF UNCOORDINATED SITE SELECTION WITH MULTIPLE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES

Natural Resource Modeling ◽

10.1111/nrm.12102 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

pp. 10-29 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

MARTIN DRECHSLER ◽

FRANK WÄTZOLD

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Site Selection

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Applying ecosystem services indicators in landscape planning and management: The ES-in-Planning framework

Ecological Indicators ◽

10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.03.029 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 61 ◽

pp. 100-113 ◽

Cited By ~ 72

Author(s):

Christian Albert ◽

Carolin Galler ◽

Johannes Hermes ◽

Felix Neuendorf ◽

Christina von Haaren ◽

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Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Landscape Planning ◽

Planning And Management ◽

Planning Framework ◽

Landscape Planning And Management

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Integration of ecosystem services into a conceptual spatial planning framework based on a landscape ecology perspective

Landscape Ecology ◽

10.1007/s10980-018-0727-8 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 33 (12) ◽

pp. 2047-2059 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Javier Babí Almenar ◽

Benedetto Rugani ◽

Davide Geneletti ◽

Tim Brewer

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Landscape Ecology ◽

Spatial Planning ◽

Planning Framework

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Environmental Considerations of Green School Grounds

Marketing the Green School - Advances in Educational Marketing, Administration, and Leadership ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-6312-1.ch009 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 129-142

Author(s):

W. Cory Gallo ◽

Michael W. Seymour

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Site Selection ◽

Educational Leaders ◽

Environmental Design ◽

Environmental Issues ◽

Background Information ◽

Rating Systems ◽

Green School ◽

Environmental Considerations ◽

Sustainable Sites Initiative

This chapter explores environmental issues related to the school grounds, provides background information regarding critical terms, site sustainability theories, and the concept of ecosystem services, and includes a review of current sustainable site rating systems such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES). The chapter also provides an overview of the issues related to site selection and discussion of the most useful and relevant sustainable programming and practices for both new and existing schools. Site program and amenities are discussed in the six categories of process, play, gardens, water, habitat, and energy; examples of schools where such programs have been implemented are provided. The chapter concludes with recommendations for educational leaders who are tasked with conceiving, renovating, or managing a school campus.

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Incorporating ecosystem services in marine planning: The role of valuation

Marine Policy ◽

10.1016/j.marpol.2014.01.019 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 46 ◽

pp. 161-170 ◽

Cited By ~ 74

Author(s):

Tobias Börger ◽

Nicola J. Beaumont ◽

Linwood Pendleton ◽

Kevin J. Boyle ◽

Philip Cooper ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Marine Planning

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Mapping Green Infrastructure Based on Multifunctional Ecosystem Services: A Sustainable Planning Framework for Utah’s Wasatch Front

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su14020825 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 825

Author(s):

Richard leBrasseur

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Green Infrastructure ◽

Ecosystem Service ◽

Spatial Planning ◽

Salt Lake ◽

Salt Lake City ◽

City Region ◽

Planning Framework ◽

Sustainable Planning ◽

Unique Green

Most sustainable planning frameworks assess natural and social–economic landscape systems as separate entities, and our understanding of the interrelationships between them is incomplete. Landscape classification in urbanizing environments requires an integrated spatial planning approach to better address the United Nation’s sustainable development challenges. The objective of this research is to apply a multicriteria evaluation which ranked diverse ecosystem–service producing landscapes and synthesize the findings within a unique green infrastructure spatial planning framework. Local government stakeholder derived weighting and GIS classification were operated to map both the urban and natural landscapes of the Salt Lake City region of Utah, one of the most rapidly urbanizing areas in North America. Results were assimilated through five regional landscape typologies—Ecological, Hydrological, Recreational, Working Lands, and Community—and indicated those highest ranked landscape areas which provided multiple ecosystem services. These findings support collaborative decision making among diverse stakeholders with overlapping objectives and illustrates pathways to the development of ecosystem service criteria. This paper contributes to a better understanding of how to integrate data and visualize the strategic approaches required for sustainable planning and management, particularly in urban and urbanizing regions where complex socioecological landscapes predominate.

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