This is a Call for Papers for a Special Issue on Recreational Ecosystem Services of the Ecosystem Services Journal. This Special Issue is focused on the assessment and valuation of the cultural ecosystem service of recreational opportunities, especially at regional and national levels.
Submissions that address the following key questions, are welcome:
- How can we advance the theory and practice of RES mapping, assessment, and economic and socio-cultural valuation in the context of MAES, including suggestions for harmonizing the diversity of approaches?
- Which bottlenecks and innovative solutions have been identified in the mapping, assessment and valuation of RES?
- How can ‘big data’ be applied in the assessment of RES?
- Which evidence do we have about the links between RES and the benefits for human well-being?
- How can we understand the diverse benefits depending on the diversity of beneficiaries of RES?
- How can we implement RES assessments that provide valid and relevant information at various spatial and temporal scales?
- How can we harmonize different approaches to mapping and assessing RES, for example among EU member states, to enhance the comparability of the results?
Deadline for submission: May 31, 2017
Short title: Recreational ES
For more details on the full call for contributions and submissions please see here.