scholarly journals Cultural Ecosystem Services of Geodiversity: A Case Study from Stránská skála (Brno, Czech Republic)

Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucie Kubalíková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment ◽  
Cultural Ecosystem Services ◽  
Natural Heritage ◽  
Ecosystem Assessment ◽  
Limestone Cliff

The concept of ecosystem services developed in the second half of the 20th century, and the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment was crucial for its acceptance. This assessment identified the services that ecosystems provide to society, but geodiversity (as an indispensable component of ecosystems) was somewhat underestimated. At present, geodiversity is intensively used by human society and it provides numerous services including cultural as a resource for tourism, recreation, as a part of natural heritage, and to satisfy matters of spiritual importance. The main purpose of this paper is to present the geocultural issues of Stránská skála (a limestone cliff with caves and an anthropogenic underground) in Brno (Czech Republic) and to evaluate the cultural ecosystem services of geodiversity by using the abiotic ecosystem services approach. This assessment of cultural ecosystem services of the Stránská skála enables the identification and description of the functions and services which are provided by geodiversity and confirms the high cultural and geoheritage value of the site.

scholarly journals Calculating Cultural Ecosystem Services as part of Greenspace Management?

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 16-21
Author(s):  
Jocelyn M. Gavitt ◽  
Richard C. Smardon
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment ◽  
Cultural Ecosystem Services ◽  
Cultural Services ◽  
Ecosystem Assessment ◽  
Upstate New York ◽  
The Us ◽  
Water Based ◽  
Science And Education

Lake related greenspace provides many benefits to residents and visitors, which often get unnoticed. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Project (2005) proposed the valuation of ecosystem services, defined as regulatory, provisional, ecosystem support, providing cultural services from natural resources, free of charge. The challenge here is: How can we use cultural ecosystem services derived from scenic landscapes for Greenspace management and assessment? Cultural ecosystem services received international recognition as part of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Project (2005). Also, ecosystems services encompass regulatory, provisional and ecosystem support. For this article, we are particularly concerned with cultural services, which include recreation, science and education, spiritual/historical as well as aesthetic functions. De Groot (2002) and Farber (2006) provided descriptions of cultural Ecosystem services. De Groot (2002) describes Information functions as comprising of; aesthetic information, recreation, cultural-artistic information and spiritual/historical information. Farber (2005) description of cultural services includes; aesthetic, recreation, science/education, and spiritual/historical functions. This article examines the existing literature with the objective of assessing ecosystem cultural services related to water-based scenic landscape resources and applies it to an Upstate New York lake landscape. Careful accounting of greenspace ecosystem services is presented as applied to lakeshore residents, village residents and town/watershed residents and other lake greenspace users utilizing the US Environmental Protection Agency’s user benefit calculations to yield over 10.6 million dollars of benefits per year (Smardon 2018).

scholarly journals Cultural Ecosystem Services Assessment Based on Geomorphological Approach – Case Study in Sapa, Lao Cai Province

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dang Kinh Bac ◽  
Dang Van Bao ◽  
Benjamin Burkhard ◽  
Felix Müller ◽  
Giang Tuan Linh
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Research Area ◽  
High Potential ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Paddy Fields ◽  
Cultural Ecosystem Services ◽  
Lao Cai ◽  
Recreation And Tourism

Recently, ecosystem services assessment has been developed as an effective tool to exchange and understand science, develop policies, especially in cultural ecosystem services. However, quantification and mapping of cultural ecosystem services are obstructed by complications in their definitions and suitable indicators. It can be solved based on a geomorphological approach. The similarities of related indicators between geomorphological resources and cultural ecosystem services can be a helpful key for quantifying a recreation and tourism, landscape aesthetics and cultural identity in a particular region. Therefore, study applied an Analytical Hiearchy Process (AHP) to cultural ecosystem services assessment in Sapa, Lao Cai province. Six indicators relating to geomorphology, ecology and social were used in the process. Results indicated a high potential of cultural ecosystem services supply in research area, especially in forest, water bodies and paddy fields. Two local regions, that have not brought into play their available geomorphological potential, need to be invested for cultural ecosystem services.

scholarly journals Different Stakeholder’s Perspectives on Cultural Ecosystem Services: A Case Study of the Anzali Wetland, Iran

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Sakineh Ghorbanzadeh ◽  
Kaj Björkqvist
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Environmental Conflict ◽  
Cultural Ecosystem Services ◽  
Anzali Wetland ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Northern Iran

The study investigates local level environmental conflict between two groups of stakeholders, by analysing their opinions about the importance and use of the cultural ecosystem services of the Anzali Wetland in northern Iran. Data were analysed statistically on the basis of semi-structured interviews with 193 respondents from (a) administrators within the areas of forestry, agriculture, environment, and harbour, and (b) non-administrators, i.e. local people such as fishermen, hunters, and visitors. The results showed that there was a difference between the two groups of stakeholders regarding use of, and attitudes towards cultural services in the wetland. The sense of belonging to the place, and the importance of the cultural heritage were cited as more important among the non-administrators. They also used the wetland more for activities such as sports, social activities, fishing and hunting, while the administrators appreciated the wetland more for the enjoyment of its beautiful natural scenery. The locals used the wetland practically, while the administrators saw the importance of the wetland in more abstract terms. The study highlights the importance of assessing viewpoints of a variety of stakeholders, and including also cultural values in decision-making about ecosystem services.

scholarly journals Ecosystem Services for Scenic Quality Landscape Management: A Review

Land ◽  
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.

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 Valuing Nature for Wellbeing: Narratives of Socio-ecological Change in Dynamic Intertidal Landscapes

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Roberts ◽  
Merryn Thomas ◽  
Nick Pidgeon ◽  
Karen Henwood
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Landscape Change ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Ecological Change ◽  
Cultural Ecosystem Services ◽  
Environmental Management Strategies ◽  
Study Sites

Contributing to the cultural ecosystem services literature, this paper draws on the in-depth place narratives of two coastal case-study sites in Wales (UK) to explore how people experience and understand landscape change in relation to their sense of place, and what this means for their wellbeing. Our place narratives reveal that participants understand coastal/intertidal landscapes as complex socio-ecological systems filled with competing legitimate claims that are difficult to manage. Such insights suggest that a focus on diachronic integrity (Holland and O’Neill 1996) within place narratives might offer a route to more socially and culturally acceptable environmental management strategies.

scholarly journals Science for managing ecosystem services: Beyond the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

2009 ◽  
Vol 106 (5) ◽  
pp. 1305-1312 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. Carpenter ◽  
H. A. Mooney ◽  
J. Agard ◽  
D. Capistrano ◽  
R. S. DeFries ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment ◽  
Ecosystem Assessment

scholarly journals Measuring conditions and trends in ecosystem services at multiple scales: the Southern African Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (SA f MA) experience

2005 ◽  
Vol 360 (1454) ◽  
pp. 425-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.S van Jaarsveld ◽  
R Biggs ◽  
R.J Scholes ◽  
E Bohensky ◽  
B Reyers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Irrigated Agriculture ◽  
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment ◽  
Fuel Wood ◽  
Ecosystem Assessment ◽  
Extinction Rates ◽  
Land Use Decisions ◽  
High Infant Mortality

The Southern African Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (SA f MA) evaluated the relationships between ecosystem services and human well-being at multiple scales, ranging from local through to sub-continental. Trends in ecosystem services (fresh water, food, fuel-wood, cultural and biodiversity) over the period 1990–2000 were mixed across scales. Freshwater resources appear strained across the continent with large numbers of people not securing adequate supplies, especially of good quality water. This translates to high infant mortality patterns across the region. In some areas, the use of water resources for irrigated agriculture and urban–industrial expansion is taking place at considerable cost to the quality and quantity of freshwater available to ecosystems and for domestic use. Staple cereal production across the region has increased but was outstripped by population growth while protein malnutrition is on the rise. The much-anticipated wood-fuel crisis on the subcontinent has not materialized but some areas are experiencing shortages while numerous others remain vulnerable. Cultural benefits of biodiversity are considerable, though hard to quantify or track over time. Biodiversity resources remain at reasonable levels, but are declining faster than reflected in species extinction rates and appear highly sensitive to land-use decisions. The SA f MA sub-global assessment provided an opportunity to experiment with innovative ways to assess ecosystem services including the use of supply–demand surfaces, service sources and sink areas, priority areas for service provision, service ‘hotspots’ and trade-off assessments.

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