Ecosystem Service Evaluation for Landscape Planning Policies

2019 ◽  
pp. 177-192
Author(s):  
Emma Salizzoni
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Landscape Planning ◽  
Service Evaluation ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services ◽  
Data Limitations ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Careful Management

Ecosystem services (ES) are the subject of a constantly growing attention at the international level. Although in the most recent years significant progresses in ES evaluation have been made, important methodological challenges still exist. Among these, data availability is perhaps the most urgent one. High quality, spatially explicit, appropriate to the evaluation scale, and accessible data are needed to pursue an effective and reliable ES evaluation. These criteria drove the selection of data in a research relating to the assessment and valuation of forest ecosystem services (FES) in the Sardinia Region. However, it is not always possible to reach such data-quality targets. Big data could be an important resource to fill information gaps in the field of ES evaluation, though certain big data limitations suggest their careful management. Starting from the current research's outcomes with regard to assessment and valuation of FES in the Sardinia Region, the role of big data for supporting ES evaluation is eventually addressed.

scholarly journals Global drivers of species variation in mobilized point-occurrence information

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carsten Meyer ◽  
Walter Jetz ◽  
Robert P Guralnick ◽  
Susanne A Fritz ◽  
Holger Kreft
Keyword(s):  
Species Level ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Species Variation ◽  
Level Variation ◽  
Mammal Species ◽  
Data Limitations ◽  
Global Drivers ◽  
Occurrence Records

Despite the central role of species distributions in ecology and conservation, occurrence information remains geographically and taxonomically incomplete and biased. Numerous socio-economic and ecological drivers of uneven record collection and mobilization among species have been suggested, but the generality of their effects remains untested. We develop scale-independent metrics of range coverage and geographical record bias, and apply them to 2.8M point-occurrence records of 3,625 mammal species to evaluate 13 putative drivers of species-level variation in data availability. We find that data limitations are mainly linked to range size and shape, and the geography of socio-economic conditions. Surprisingly, species attributes related to detection and collection probabilities, such as body size or diurnality, are much weaker predictors of the amount and range coverage of available records. Our results highlight the need to prioritize range-restricted species and to address the key socio-economic drivers of data bias in data mobilization efforts and distribution modeling.

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 Global drivers of species variation in mobilized point-occurrence information

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carsten Meyer ◽  
Walter Jetz ◽  
Robert P Guralnick ◽  
Susanne A Fritz ◽  
Holger Kreft
Keyword(s):  
Species Level ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Species Variation ◽  
Level Variation ◽  
Mammal Species ◽  
Data Limitations ◽  
Global Drivers ◽  
Occurrence Records

Despite the central role of species distributions in ecology and conservation, occurrence information remains geographically and taxonomically incomplete and biased. Numerous socio-economic and ecological drivers of uneven record collection and mobilization among species have been suggested, but the generality of their effects remains untested. We develop scale-independent metrics of range coverage and geographical record bias, and apply them to 2.8M point-occurrence records of 3,625 mammal species to evaluate 13 putative drivers of species-level variation in data availability. We find that data limitations are mainly linked to range size and shape, and the geography of socio-economic conditions. Surprisingly, species attributes related to detection and collection probabilities, such as body size or diurnality, are much weaker predictors of the amount and range coverage of available records. Our results highlight the need to prioritize range-restricted species and to address the key socio-economic drivers of data bias in data mobilization efforts and distribution modeling.

scholarly journals Stakeholders’ Opinions towards Water-Related Forests Ecosystem Services in Selected Southeast European Countries (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia)

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 12001
Author(s):  
Dijana Vuletić ◽  
Silvija Krajter Ostoić ◽  
Klára Báliková ◽  
Mersudin Avdibegović ◽  
Kristina Potočki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services ◽  
Payment Schemes ◽  
High Level

Even though water-related forest ecosystem services are important for forestry and water management sectors, they have different definitions and are regulated differently in each sector, which makes them poorly recognized. How stakeholders from two main sectors (forestry and water management) perceive the importance of water-related forest ecosystem services, the trade-offs between ecosystem services and the effectiveness and implementation of payments schemes related to forest water ecosystem services were our areas of interest. We have conduct surveys with different groups of stakeholders from both sectors in four selected countries (the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia) with a lot of similarities and the potential to learn from each other. The results show that in spite of the spotted differences among analyzed countries, there is a high level of agreement among respondents on all investigated aspects. In addition, even though different payment schemes exist in three of four countries, stakeholders are rarely aware of their existence, or it is better to say that they do not recognize them as payment schemes for ecosystem services because of their names and definitions, which do not clearly define ecosystem services. Mostly, they use bundled services and non-voluntary payments and are designed and implemented by the states. Due to the strong role of states and the low transparency in the existing schemes, we looked at possible conditions reflected through stakeholders’ opinions for overcoming that obstacle for the development of new payment schemes. We found that there is a high level of acceptance of payments schemes as more effective than “command and control” schemes and of the involvement of other stakeholders in decision-making processes as those conditions that can positively influence development of new payment schemes in all four countries. These results give us hope that in spite of the strong role of the state in selected countries, the role of stakeholders will be more acknowledged and, by that, the future schemes will be more harmonized among the sectors and their goals and needs, contributing to its effectiveness as well.

scholarly journals Global drivers of species variation in mobilized point-occurrence information

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carsten Meyer ◽  
Walter Jetz ◽  
Robert P Guralnick ◽  
Susanne A Fritz ◽  
Holger Kreft
Keyword(s):  
Species Level ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Species Variation ◽  
Level Variation ◽  
Mammal Species ◽  
Data Limitations ◽  
Global Drivers ◽  
Occurrence Records

Despite the central role of species distributions in ecology and conservation, occurrence information remains geographically and taxonomically incomplete and biased. Numerous socio-economic and ecological drivers of uneven record collection and mobilization among species have been suggested, but the generality of their effects remains untested. We develop scale-independent metrics of range coverage and geographical record bias, and apply them to 2.8M point-occurrence records of 3,625 mammal species to evaluate 13 putative drivers of species-level variation in data availability. We find that data limitations are mainly linked to range size and shape, and the geography of socio-economic conditions. Surprisingly, species attributes related to detection and collection probabilities, such as body size or diurnality, are much weaker predictors of the amount and range coverage of available records. Our results highlight the need to prioritize range-restricted species and to address the key socio-economic drivers of data bias in data mobilization efforts and distribution modeling.

scholarly journals Issues and prospects of determining the dominant position in the conditions of the digital economy

2021 ◽  
pp. 202-210
Author(s):  
V. S. Belykh ◽  
M. O. Bolobonova ◽  
K. A. Konkov
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Network Effects ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Network Effect ◽  
Quantitative Criterion ◽  
Dominant Position ◽  
The Subject

The article analyzes the change in approaches to determining the dominant position in digital markets. The authors indicate the main directions of improving the antimonopoly legislation in these directions. The paper also considers the problems of the quantitative criterion, which in turn leads to the conclusion about the increased role of qualitative criteria for determining the dominant position of the subject. The development of the digital economy forces us to develop other, alternative criteria. These alternative criteria include network effects and the mode of access to big data. In this regard, the authors consider the concept of a network effect, its features. In turn, the possession of big data is seen as a source of abuse in the digital economy.

Big data: The effect of analytics on marketing and business

2021 ◽  
pp. 204388692110572
Author(s):  
Barbara A. Manko
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Big Data Analytics ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Real Time Data ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Successful Business

Big data analytics takes raw, real-time data and uses it to predict trends. Successful use of this data can have a powerful impact on a business’s effectiveness and ultimately their bottom line. As the amount of data increases, the need for analytics is growing. This teaching study discusses the role of social media in data analytics, how to approach the subject, and the desired outcomes. Students will explore the expansion of this field of study, familiarize themselves with the concept and where they may have encountered it in their lives so far, and discuss what analytics can contribute to running a successful business.

scholarly journals Pendampingan Implementasi Model Pembelajaran OIDDE untuk Meningkatkan Keterampilan Pembelajaran Berorientasi Etika di MA Muhammadiyah 1 Plus Malang

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Atok Miftachul Hudha ◽  
H. Husamah
Keyword(s):  
Process Evaluation ◽  
Ethical Behavior ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Service Evaluation ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Ethical Attitudes ◽  
Service Activities ◽  
Interactive Lectures ◽  
The Subject

Ethical behavior does not necessarily arise, so that a process of forming ethical attitudes is needed for students, and one of them is through education (which requires the active role of the teacher, in the form of ethical oriented learning). This article aims to describe the implementation of mentoring activities for the implementation of the OIDDE learning model at MA Muhammadiyah 1 Plus Malang. The subject of this service was 21 teachers of the MA Muhammadiyah I Plus Malang. Service activities are held for 3 months. Implementation methods, namely discussions, interactive lectures, practices, and modeling. Service evaluation is carried out on aspects of the process. The results of the process evaluation showed that service was carried out according to plan, 100% of teachers were enthusiastic (seriously following all training sessions to completion), 90% actively asked, and there were representatives appointed by the madrasa to become model teachers.

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