Broad-scale ecosystem services of European wetlands—overview of the current situation and future perspectives under different climate and water management scenarios

2011 ◽  
Vol 56 (8) ◽  
pp. 1501-1517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomasz Okruszko ◽  
Harm Duel ◽  
Mike Acreman ◽  
Mateusz Grygoruk ◽  
Martina Flörke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Management Scenarios ◽  
Broad Scale

scholarly journals Development of a participatory Bayesian network model for integrating ecosystem services into catchment-scale water resources management

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Xue ◽  
Dongwei Gui ◽  
Jiaqiang Lei ◽  
Fanjiang Zeng ◽  
Rong Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Bayesian Network ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Northwest China ◽  
Natural Ecosystems ◽  
Management Scenarios ◽  
Catchment Scale ◽  
Oasis Area

Abstract. This paper proposes an ecosystem services–based integrated water resource management (IWRM) framework within which a participatory Bayesian network (BN) model that assists with the integration of IWRM is developed. The framework is divided three steps: (1) identifying water-related services of ecosystems; (2) analysis of the tradeoffs and synergy among users of water; and (3) ecosystem services–based IWRM implementation using the BN model. We present the development, evaluation and application of a participatory BN model with the involvement of four participant groups (stakeholders, water manager, water management experts, and research team) in Qira oasis area, Northwest China. As a typical catchment-scale region, the Qira oasis area is facing severe water competition between the demands of human activities and natural ecosystems. We demonstrate that the BN model developed provides effective integration of ecosystem services into a quantitative IWMR framework via public negotiation and feedback. The network results, sensitivity evaluation, and management scenarios are broadly accepted by the participant groups. The intervention scenarios from the model conclude that any water management measure remains unable to sustain the ecosystem health in water-related ecosystem services. Greater cooperation among the stakeholders is highly necessary for dealing with such water conflicts. In particular, a proportion of the agricultural water saved through improving water-use efficiency should be transferred to natural ecosystems via water trade. The BN model developed is appropriate for areas throughout the world in which there is intense competition for water between human activities and ecosystems – particularly in arid regions.

scholarly journals Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on headache management in Spain: an analysis of the current situation and future perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 372-380
Author(s):  
A. López-Bravo ◽  
D. García-Azorín ◽  
R. Belvís ◽  
C. González-Oria ◽  
G. Latorre ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Current Situation ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Headache Management

Technical-economic modelling of integrated water management: wastewater reuse in a French island

2001 ◽  
Vol 43 (10) ◽  
pp. 67-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Xu ◽  
F. Valette ◽  
F. Brissaud ◽  
A. Fazio ◽  
V. Lazarova
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Potable Water ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Wastewater Reuse ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Economic Modelling ◽  
Wastewater Reclamation ◽  
Management Scenarios ◽  
Wastewater Reclamation And Reuse

An integrated technical-economic model is used to address water management issues in the French island of Noirmoutier. The model simulates potable water production and supply, potable and non potable water demand and consumption, wastewater collection, treatment and disposal, water storage, transportation and reuse. A variety of water management scenarios is assessed through technical, economic and environmental evaluation. The scenarios include wastewater reclamation and reuse for agricultural and landscape irrigation as well as domestic non potable application, desalination of seawater and brackish groundwater for potable water supply. The study shows that, in Noirmoutier, wastewater reclamation and reuse for crop irrigation is the most cost-effective solution to the lack of water resources and the protection of sensitive environment. Some water management projects which are regarded as having less economic benefit in the short-term may become competitive in the future, as a result of tightened environmental policy, changed public attitudes and advanced water treatment technologies. The model provides an appropriate tool for water resources planning and management.

scholarly journals Estimating the effects of restoration on ecosystem services in the Haringvliet: Mapping current and future regulating ecosystem services

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikita Kopa-Ovdienko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Habitat Restoration ◽  
The State ◽  
Gis Mapping ◽  
Restoration Measures

To improve the state of the ecosystem of the Haringvliet, an estuary in the Southwest Delta of the Netherlands, the dam, which cuts off the estuary from the sea, will be opened a little in 2018. My research aims to quantify plausible changes of the ecosystem services supply following this water management modification and accompanying habitat restoration measures. For this purpose, values of ecosystem services supply for the relevant ecosystems were collected from the literature and GIS mapping was applied. The study shows clearly that the ecosystem services supply is expected to increase in general following the restoration scenarios. The results can be used for the planning of additional restoration measures aiming to provide the highest possible supply of the ecosystem services.

scholarly journals Water Management Supporting the Delivery of Ecosystem Services for Grassland, Heath and Moorland

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henk Ritzema ◽  
Hilary Kirkpatrick ◽  
Jakub Stibinger ◽  
Hans Heinhuis ◽  
Heinrich Belting ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Ecosystem Services

scholarly journals Toward Decision-Making Support: Valuation and Mapping of New Management Scenarios for Tunisian Cork Oak Forests

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 197
Author(s):  
Mariem Khalfaoui ◽  
Hamed Daly-Hassen ◽  
Boutheina Stiti ◽  
Sihem Jebari
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Cork Oak ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Management Scenarios ◽  
Density Decrease ◽  
Mediterranean Countries ◽  
The Impact

Forest ecosystems are an important anthropogenic pillar to human wellbeing, providing a multitude of ecosystem services. In Mediterranean countries, where climate change effects are exponentially increasing, the value of the forest ecosystem services is even higher and their preservation is more crucial. However, the biophysical and economic value of such services is usually not observable due to their non-marketable characteristics, leading to their underestimation by decision-makers. This paper aims to guide decision-making through a set of new management scenarios based on ecosystem services’ values and their spatial distribution. It is a cumulative multidisciplinary study based on biophysical models results, economically valued and implemented using the geographic information system (GIS) to analyze spatial data. The investigation was based on a biophysical and economic valuation of cork, grazing, carbon sequestration and sediment retention as a selection of ecosystem services provided by cork oak forest (Ain Snoussi, Tunisia). The valuation was made for the actual situation and two management scenarios (density decrease and afforestation of the shrub land), with emphasis on their spatial distribution as a basis to new management. The total economic value (TEV) of the investigated services provided by Ain Snoussi forest (3787 ha) was €0.55 million/year corresponding to €194/ha/year. The assessment of two different scenarios based on the land cover changes showed that the afforestation scenario provided the highest TEV with €0.68 million/year and an average of €217/ha, while the density decrease scenario provided €0.54 million/year and an average of €191/ha. Such results may orient decision-makers about the impact new management may have, however they should be applied with caution and wariness due to the importance of the spatial dimension in this study.

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