Ecosystem services analysis for Strategic Environmental Assessment: concepts and examples

2016 ◽  
pp. 41-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davide Geneletti
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment

scholarly journals Integration of Ecosystem Services in Strategic Environmental Assessment of a Peri-Urban Development Plan

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 122
Author(s):  
Teodoro Semeraro ◽  
Benedetta Radicchio ◽  
Pietro Medagli ◽  
Stefano Arzeni ◽  
Alessio Turco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽  
Development Plan ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
South Italy ◽  
Urban Plan

Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) can support decision-makers in constructing more sustainable plans, programs, and policies (PPPs). To be more coherent with new frontiers of sustainable cities, PPPs need to include conservation objectives and to increase ecosystem service (ES) strategies. The ES concept is not intrinsic to the SEA process; therefore, it is necessary to develop an approach and methodology to include it. In this paper, we propose a methodology to integrate the concept of ecosystem services in all phases of the SEA process for a sub-urban plan, including the design of mitigation measures. The case study is represented by a peri-urban development plan in the municipality of Gallipoli in South Italy, characterized by a strong tourism economy and valuable agro-ecosystems. The analysis shows the priority ecosystem services that are selected considering the sustainable development and environmental goals, the context of referment, and the aims of the peri-urban plan. After, we highlight the potential ecosystem services developed considering the design of mitigation actions like green infrastructure, which could be implemented in the peri-urban plan. The capacity to develop green infrastructure in SEA processes can configure the SEA as a tool for ecological urban design that is integrated with urban planning. This requires the ability to transfer ecological and planning theories into practical actions and the capacity of different disciplines to work in a transdisciplinary approach.

Developing a Technical Framework for Integrating Ecosystem Service into Strategic Environmental Assessment

2014 ◽  
Vol 1010-1012 ◽  
pp. 339-343
Author(s):  
Run He Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Evaluation Procedure ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Scales ◽  
Biological Resources ◽  
Survival And Development ◽  
Ecosystem Service Valuation

Ecosystem services (ES) of the biological resources are the foundation for human survival and development, but due to frequent interferences of human activities and high rate of population increasing, biological resources have been severely damaged. The occupation of the value of ecosystem services makes the biodiversity receiving more and more threats. Therefore, protection and management of ecosystem services has become more and more urgent. Through evaluation of the values of ecosystem services at the spatial and temporal scales in a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) framework, we may assess the influences of government policies, programs and plans on ecosystem services more efficiently. In this paper we presented on the method for ecosystem service valuation and involving stakeholders and decision-makers in SEA Processes. Then put forward the evaluation procedure framework of integrating ecosystem service into strategic environmental assessment.

Integration of ecosystem services in strategic environmental assessment across spatial planning scales

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 303-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Rozas-Vásquez ◽  
Christine Fürst ◽  
Davide Geneletti ◽  
Osvaldo Almendra
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment

A Conceptual Approach to Promote the Integration of Ecosystem Services in Strategic Environmental Assessment

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (04) ◽  
pp. 1550035 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davide Geneletti
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Strategic Action ◽  
Third Stage

There is a growing interest in the potential of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) to mainstream ecosystem services (ES) concerns in decision-making. Experiences in this field have begun to emerge, showing the need for comprehensive guidance. This paper addresses this need by proposing a conceptual approach to integrate ES effectively in SEA. The approach is structured in the following four stages, each comprising specific tasks: establish the ES context; determine and assess priority ES; identify alternatives and assess impacts on ES; follow up on ES. The first stage includes the identification and mapping of ES and beneficiaries for the region affected by the strategic action and the identification of links with other strategic actions. The second stage aims at generating detailed information on a limited set of priority ES, which are considered relevant for shaping and informing the development of the strategic action. This requires determining the priority ES, reviewing existing regulations concerning these services and assessing their baseline conditions and trends. In the third stage, possible alternatives to enhance ES, or at least to minimise negative effects on them, are identified and their impacts assessed. Finally, during the fourth stage, the effects on ES are monitored and managed and the overall quality of the SEA process is tested. The paper concludes by discussing how the stages and their tasks require feedback and interactions and how they can contribute to achieve a better inclusion of concerns about ES (and their beneficiaries) into strategic decisions.

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