scholarly journals Role of the cultural ecosystem services provided by natural heritage in forest territories for sustainable regional development

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 61-66
Author(s):  
Miglena Zhiyanski ◽  
Maria Glushkova ◽  
Yonko Dodev ◽  
Mariam Bozhilova ◽  
Rositsa Yaneva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Cultural Ecosystem Services ◽  
Natural Heritage ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Employment Education

The paper focuses on the role of the Natural Heritage in Forest Areas (NHFA) as a resource that can generate economic, social and environmental benefits for society through the provision of a wide range of cultural ecosystem services. In the assessment of the role of NHFA, the approach for assessment and mapping of ES in a given territorial scope was applied in a pilot region of Velingrad Municipality, focusing on the capacity of the forest ecosystems to provide cultural ecosystem benefits and services to the people. The study confirms that the identification of NHFA could be a powerful driver for regional development by creating significant positive effects such as improving sustainable cultural tourism in forests, diversifying forestry and supporting sustainable development and management of forest areas. The integration of the cultural services of NHFA into forest-related legislation can encourage job creation in different sectors and for different levels of employment, education and cultural training. Evaluation and mapping of ecosystem services is an appropriate tool to support the development of a concept and methods for assessing and mapping the general knowledge framework for NHFA policy in Bulgaria by applying an interdisciplinary approach.

scholarly journals A novel approach of mapping landscape aesthetic value and its validation with rural tourism data

2019 ◽  
pp. 283-301
Author(s):  
Zsuzsanna Lontai-Szilágyi ◽  
Boglárka Bertalan-Balázs ◽  
Bernadett Zsiros ◽  
Mária Vasvári ◽  
Singh Sudhir Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Landscape Aesthetics ◽  
Cultural Ecosystem Services ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
Tourism Product

Landscape aesthetic research that emerged from the second half of the 20th century has become increasingly appreciated and popular in the last few decades. There are two main reasons for this. On the one hand, it was recognized the role of landscape aesthetics in land use and environmental planning, management and conservation. On the other hand, its definition among Cultural Ecosystem Services has made it clear that landscape aesthetics has significant impact on human well-being and there is a need to examine it in the concept of Ecosystem Services and, in particular, Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES). The mapping of landscape aesthetics is mostly based on the exclusive evaluation of objective, biophysical landscape factors. The aim of the research was to create the landscape aesthetic map of Hungary with a novel method based on human perception. For this, a questionnaire survey and a GIS approach were used. In order to better understand the role of factors influencing the aesthetic value of the landscape, value maps separately for land cover and elevation that are decisive for the landscape experience were prepared. To validate the results of the maps, and contribute a better understanding of the interrelationship between CES, a certain tourism product was chosen, and the connection between landscape aesthetics and the offer of rural tourism was examined in Hungary and in the Danube Bend priority tourism development area. Our findings show that there is a difference in the results of the objective (GIS-based) and subjective (questionnaire-based) assessment of landscape aesthetic value with the more important role of elevation in the latter. According to our tourism product-based analysis, which represents a niche approach in its kind, landscape values are higher in the areas with rural accommodation. At the same time, based on the results of the Danube Bend region, it can also be concluded that elevation and land cover together are crucial factors in landscapes considered to be the most valuable in aesthetic terms. The most direct practical application of our research is to orientate further tourism development of the new Danube Bend area designated in 2017.

scholarly journals The potential role of cultural ecosystem services in heritage research through a set of indicators

2020 ◽  
Vol 117 ◽  
pp. 106670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina López Sánchez ◽  
Antonio Tejedor Cabrera ◽  
Mercedes Linares Gómez del Pulgar
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Cultural Ecosystem Services

scholarly journals HERITAGE, ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND OTHER ARGUMENTS TO NATURE RESERVES ADVOCACY

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.V. Chernykh ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Nature Conservation ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Climate Changes ◽  
Nature Reserves ◽  
Natural Heritage ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Absolute

Russian zapovedniks are one of the most effective forms of nature conservation. The arguments in defense of the absolute inviolability of the zapovedniks are: their invaluable role in preserving the natural heritage; the ability to monitor the climate changes in various landscapes; a wide range of regulating and supporting 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 role of cultural ecosystem services in landscape management and planning

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 28-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Plieninger ◽  
Claudia Bieling ◽  
Nora Fagerholm ◽  
Anja Byg ◽  
Tibor Hartel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Landscape Management ◽  
Cultural Ecosystem Services

scholarly journals Nutraceuticals against Oxidative Stress in Autoimmune Disorders

Antioxidants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 261
Author(s):  
Carmen Mannucci ◽  
Marco Casciaro ◽  
Emanuela Elisa Sorbara ◽  
Fabrizio Calapai ◽  
Eleonora Di Salvo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Autoimmune Disorders ◽  
Chronic Illnesses ◽  
Antioxidant Systems ◽  
Oxidative Stress Biomarkers ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Dietary Antioxidant ◽  
Wide Range

Antioxidant mechanisms are constituted of enzymes, endogenous, and non-enzymatic, exogenous, which have the role of counterbalancing oxidative stress. Intake of these compounds occurs in the diet. Vegetables, plants, and fruits contain a wide range of alkaloids, polyphenols, and terpenoids which are called “phytochemicals”. Most of these substances are responsible for the positive properties of fruits and vegetables, which are an essential part of a healthy life with roles in ameliorating chronic illnesses and favoring longevity. Nutraceuticals are substances contained in a food or fragment of it influencing health with positive effects on health helping in precenting or treating disorders. We conducted a review illustrating the principal applications of nutraceuticals in autoimmune disorders. Literature reported several studies about exogenous dietary antioxidant supplementation in diverse autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, diabetes, and multiple sclerosis. In these pathologies, promising results were obtained in some cases. Positive outcomes were generally associated with a reduction of oxidative stress parameters and a boost to antioxidant systems, and sometimes with anti-inflammatory effects. The administration of exogenous substances through food derivates or dietary supplements following scientific standardization was demonstrated to be effective. Further bias-free and extended studies should be conducted that include ever-increasing oxidative stress biomarkers.

The impact of hedges maturation on soil organic carbon stocks in agricultural landscapes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Biffi ◽  
Pippa j Chapman ◽  
Richard P Grayson ◽  
Guy Ziv
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Soil Organic Carbon ◽  
Agricultural Landscapes ◽  
Net Zero ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Soc Stock ◽  
The Impact

<p>Hedgerows can provide a wide range of regulatory ecosystem services within improved grassland landscapes, such as soil function improvement, soil erosion reduction, biodiversity, water quality, and flood prevention and mitigation. Because of their beneficial effects, farmers are incentivised to retain their hedgerows and the planting of hedges has been encouraged in agri-environment schemes in Europe. Today, hedgerow planting it is one of the most popular practices adopted in the Countryside and Environmental Stewardships in England. The role of hedgerows in climate change mitigation has been increasingly recognized over the past decade, however, while other services have been more widely studies, less is known about hedges soil organic carbon (SOC) storage capacity. The Resilient Dairy Landscapes project aims at identifying strategies to reconcile dairy systems productivity and environment in the face of climate change, and with the Committee on Climate Change calling for a 30% - 40% increase in hedgerow length by 2050 in the UK, it is important to determine the role of hedgerows in meeting Net Zero targets. In this study, we estimate the extent of SOC stock beneath hedges and how it may vary with depth, hedge management and age, as well as how it may compare to SOC stock in adjacent agricultural fields. Thus, we measured SOC under 2-4 years old, 10 years old, 37 years old, and 40+ years old hedgerows at 10 cm intervals up to 50 cm of depth under 32 hedges located on dairy farms in Cumbria, UK. We found that the time since planting and the depth of samples play a crucial role in the amount of SOC stock stored underneath hedgerows when accounting for differences in soil type. Our results contribute measurable outcomes towards the estimate of targets for Net Zero 2050 and the extent of ecosystem services provision by hedgerow planting in agricultural landscapes.  </p>

#urbanforest: cultural ecosystem services of urban trees through the lens of Instagram

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Speak ◽  
Mark Usher ◽  
Hilary Solly ◽  
Stefan Zerbe
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Media Analysis ◽  
Urban Trees ◽  
Cultural Ecosystem Services ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Image Sharing ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The City

Purpose The non-material benefits which people derive from ecosystems, cultural ecosystem services (CES), can be difficult to measure and quantify. This study aims to demonstrate the usefulness of social media analysis. Design/methodology/approach The widespread use of social media applications has provided a novel methodology for obtaining crowd-sourced data, which can reveal patterns in how social media users interact with urban greenspace and participate in place-making activities. This study explores how urban trees are represented in images tagged with the city of Bolzano, Italy, and uploaded over the course of a year to the image-sharing application Instagram. Findings A third of all the images contained some elements of green nature, with 3.1% of the images portraying urban trees as the main subject and 11% with urban trees as background features. Seasonal preferences for winter and summer scenes emerged. Accompanying text, in the form of hashtags and image descriptions, was mostly positive and showed how enthusiastically people describe urban nature. An assessment of the images in terms of CES revealed that beyond aesthetic factors and the inspiration to take photographs of nature, a wide range of CES are represented, reflecting the recognition of the benefits of urban trees by Instagrammers. The collection of images provided a unique snapshot of the city of Bolzano. Practical implications This reinforces the importance of urban trees within planning policy for providing sense of place, recreation and stress relief for residents and tourists. Originality/value The study builds on recent advances in social media research, focussing on the important field of urban CES.

scholarly journals Heritage Planning in Practice and the Role of Cultural Ecosystem Services

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingegärd Eliasson ◽  
Igor Knez ◽  
Susanne Fredholm
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Cultural Ecosystem Services ◽  
Heritage Planning
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