Adaptive Water Management-land Use Practice for Improving Ecosystem Services – a Hungarian Modelling Case Study

During the 20th century in the Hungarian lowlands the emphasis was put on maximizing provisioning ecosystem services (ES), which caused the weakening of regulating and other services. With the growing environmental pressures, it is crucial to apply a more adaptive landscape management. This, however, leads to territorial conflicts, as large areas with water-tolerant land cover (i.e., wetlands, meadows, riparian forests) are needed to buffer extreme hydrological events.We present some findings of the WateRisk project, a research that focused on the possible solutions of these conflicts. In a scenario-based case study, we analyze the outlined issue for the Szamos-Kraszna Interfluve, a 510 km2 lowland catchment heavily affected by excess water. Scenarios were evaluated with an integrated methodology that focuses on the water budget and the total values of ES. The efficiency of the drainage network was found to be minor/moderate as it provided only -1–5% reduction in the spatial extents of inundations, and it contributed only ~20% to the elimination of water coverage. Furthermore, comparing the present (defense-focused) and the alternative (water retention focused) scenarios, the latter turned out to provide higher monetary value for the summed individual and social benefits of ES. This underlines the need for extensive adaptive measures in both water management and landscape planning to create resilience and the ability to cope with contemporary environmental challenges.

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Exploring Farmers’ Management Practices and Values of Ecosystem Services in an Agroecosystem Context—A Case Study from the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11236567 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (23) ◽

pp. 6567 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Dennis Junior Choruma ◽

Oghenekaro Nelson Odume

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Ecosystem Services ◽

Food Production ◽

Management Practices ◽

Crop Yields ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Agricultural Management ◽

Eastern Cape ◽

Provisioning Ecosystem Services

Globally, farmers remain the key ecosystem managers responsible for increasing food production while simultaneously reducing the associated negative environmental impacts. However, research investigating how farmers’ agricultural management practices are influenced by the values they assign to ecosystem services is scarce in South Africa. To address this gap, a survey of farmers’ agricultural management practices and the values they assigned towards ecosystem services was conducted in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Results from the survey show that farmers assign a high value on food provisioning ecosystem services compared to other ecosystem services. Irrigation and fertiliser decisions were mostly based on achieving maximum crop yields or good crop quality. The majority of farmers (86%) indicated a willingness to receive payments for ecosystem services (PES) to manage their farms in a more ecosystems-oriented manner. To encourage farmers to shift from managing ecosystems for single ecosystem services such as food provision to managing ecosystems for multiple ecosystem services, market-oriented plans such as PES may be employed. Effective measures for sustainable intensification of food production will depend on the inclusion of farmers in the development of land management strategies and practices as well as increasing farmers’ awareness and knowledge of the ecosystem services concept.

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Sustainable landscape management in the Vilhelmina Model Forest, Sweden

The Forestry Chronicle ◽

10.5558/tfc2012-056 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 88 (03) ◽

pp. 291-297 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Johan Svensson ◽

Per Sandström ◽

Camilla Sandström ◽

Leif Jougda ◽

Karin Baer

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Management ◽

Spatial Planning ◽

Forest Ecosystems ◽

Landscape Planning ◽

Landscape Management ◽

Economic Data ◽

Flexible Planning ◽

Sustainable Landscape Management ◽

Sustainable Landscape

The aim of this paper is to outline current foundations for sustainable landscape management in the Vilhelmina Model Forest, northwest Sweden. A case study revealed that the remaining patches of undisturbed or less disturbed boreal forest ecosystems comprise multiple values and, thus, constitute the basis for landscape planning. By identifying these patches, it is also possible to construct a spatial planning infrastructure for implementing sustainable management and land use. A more comprehensive toolbox needs to be developed, however, including monitoring and inventory schemes for relevant biophysical and socio-economic data, better temporal resolution for cause and effect analyses, and functioning scale-flexible planning and governance instruments.

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Supporting plant diversity and conservation through landscape planning: A case study in an agro-tourism landscape in Tampusu, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity ◽

10.13057/biodiv/d210432 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Fabiola Baby Saroinsong

Keyword(s):

Plant Diversity ◽

Landscape Planning ◽

Landscape Management ◽

Biodiversity Loss ◽

Species Selection ◽

Field Surveys ◽

Management Actions ◽

North Sulawesi ◽

Green Vegetation

Abstract. Saroinsong FB. 2020. Supporting plant diversity and conservation through landscape planning: a case study in an agro-tourism landscape in Tampusu, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 21: 1518-1526. Plants are one of the living elements of a landscape which have dynamic characteristics. In the green/vegetation concept, the diversity of plants becomes vital in landscape planning to articulate the ecological, socio-cultural, and economic aspects in effort to mitigate biodiversity loss. The aim of this study is to illustrate the application of the green concept when planning an agro-tourism landscape in Tampusu region, North Sulawesi, Indonesia which demonstrates the function and utilization of plants in landscape management while paying attention to plant diversity. Data collection was conducted by field surveys, interviews, and literature studies. Data collected and analyzed included the existing conditions of site, site history, planning goal, topography, flora and fauna, climate, existing facilities and utilities, and area management. Based on its function, the green concept in landscape planning in Tampusu agro-tourism grouped plant diversity into four functions, namely production, ecological, architectural, and aesthetic functions. The ecological aspect of plant species selection (both existing species and added species) was based on the consideration of the plant's function in the landscape with special consideration of its contribution to plant diversity and conservation including those considered as endemic species. There are architectural function for examples Goodyera celebica, Racemobambos celebica, Ficus minahassae, Pterospermum celebicum, Diospyros celebica; ecological function for examples F. minahassae, Clerodendrum minahassae, Vatica celebica, Myristica minahassae, Diospyros minahassae, Korthalsia celebica, Licuala celebica, Aquilaria beccariana, Kibatalia wigmanii, Lithocarpus celebica; production function for examples Musa celebica, Musa acuminafe; aesthetic function for examples C. minahassae, Ixora celebica, D. celebica, R. celebica, Phalaenopsis celebensis. This study demonstrates that the application of the green concept in landscape planning can help to translate plant diversity and conservation into management actions, especially in agro-tourism landscape.

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Ecosystem Services for Scenic Quality Landscape Management: A Review

Land ◽

10.3390/land10111123 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. 1123

Author(s):

Richard Smardon

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Landscape Planning ◽

Landscape Management ◽

Millennium Ecosystem Assessment ◽

Cultural Ecosystem Services ◽

Management Implications ◽

Comprehensive Literature Review ◽

Visual Landscape ◽

Landscape Quality

Since the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Project proposed the valuation of ecosystem services—defined as regulatory, provisional, ecosystem and cultural—the question arises as to the utility of such assessments for scenic landscape management. This author as well as others has looked at the issue of integrating ecological concerns with landscape planning. This article will be a comprehensive literature review and analysis of issues involved with utilizing ecosystem services of assessment of scenic/visual landscape quality as well as management implications. Special emphasis will be placed on the role of cultural ecosystem services.

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Evaluation of Alternative Water Management Scenarios: Case Study of Ribeiras do Algarve – Portugal

Water Management in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions ◽

10.4337/9781845429973.00010 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Rodrigo Maia

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Management Scenarios ◽

Alternative Water

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Qualitative Assessment of Forest Ecosystem Services: The Stakeholders’ Point of View in Support of Landscape Planning

Forests ◽

10.3390/f9080465 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (8) ◽

pp. 465 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Isabella De Meo ◽

Maria Cantiani ◽

Fabrizio Ferretti ◽

Alessandro Paletto

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Social Preferences ◽

Landscape Planning ◽

Landscape Management ◽

Social Needs ◽

Qualitative Assessment ◽

Forest Landscape ◽

Management Planning ◽

Cultural Services ◽

Forest Management Planning

In the last decades, the ecosystem services (ES) concept has become one of the main challenges of study and discussion in the scientific community. The quantitative and qualitative assessment of ES is as a tool to address forest management planning on a local scale. Forest landscape management planning is the most suitable level for integrating social needs and demands in the enhancement of different forest ES. Some regions in Italy have developed forest landscape management plans taking into account the social preferences for the different ES. In this paper, we refer to five case studies in three pilot areas in Italy. A survey collected and analyzed the opinions and preferences, from 362 stakeholders, for ten ES included in three categories (provisioning, regulating and cultural services). The main aim of this study is to understand what type of variables (study area, the groups of interest and socio-demographic characteristics of respondents) most influence stakeholder preferences for ES. The results show that for the sample of stakeholders involved in the survey, the most important ES category is regulating services followed by cultural services. In addition, the results show that the group of stakeholders’ interest is the most important variable influencing their preferences for ES.

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Premise of Optimal Water Management in Latvia

Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences Section B Natural Exact and Applied Sciences ◽

10.2478/v10046-008-0005-2 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 62 (1-2) ◽

pp. 55-62

Author(s):

Gunārs Zaķis ◽

Raimonds Ernšteins

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Waste Water Treatment ◽

Case Study Research ◽

Sociological Research ◽

Water Management System ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Treatment Services ◽

Alternative Water ◽

Water Administration

Premise of Optimal Water Management in Latvia The development of water management in Latvia was broadly investigated with a focus on identifying the main managerial problems when analysing all factors affecting water administration and management optimisation prospects. Combined sociological research was performed using traditional and also case study research methodologies to produce systemic assessment of institutional and human resource capacities and managerial impact on the organisational ability of municipalities and the provision of water supply and waste water treatment services by companies and utilities. Alternative water management models and their applications were also elaborated and evaluated. To provide rational use of water resources in Latvia and to meet the requirements of the EU legislation, it is necessary to change the water management system in the country, but, most important, to develop principles of systemic integration and coordinated cooperation with respecting historically formed conditions, and, to introduce an optimal water management model comprising a set of management preconditions—approaches, principles, structural components and set of tools into complement institutional capacities.

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