A new article on recreational services has been published in Ecosystem Service Journal with the title ‘Spatial dimensions of recreational ecosystem service values: A review of meta-analyses and a combination of meta-analytic value-transfer and GIS’.
Publications
ESP TWG3 published a new paper on ES indicator selection criteria
The ESP Thematic Working Group 3 on Ecosystem Services Indicators has published a collaborative paper: Key criteria for developing ecosystem service indicators to inform decision making. The paper is based on presentations and discussions held during the group’s session at the 2016 ESP EU conference, entitled ‘Ecosystem service indicators: what you measure is what you get?’. [Read more…] about ESP TWG3 published a new paper on ES indicator selection criteria
New paper on social-ecological production landscapes and seascapes
A new publication entitled “Evaluating resilience for the management of social-ecological production landscapes and seascapes in Lefke Region of North Cyprus through adaptive comanagement” by Prof. Dr. Gulay Cetinkaya Ciftcioglu was recently published in Sustainability Science. [Read more…] about New paper on social-ecological production landscapes and seascapes
Mapping the Global Distribution of Locally Generated Marine Ecosystem Services
The Case of the West and Central Pacific Ocean Tuna Fisheries
Ecosystem service maps are instrumental for the assessment and communication of the costs and benefits of human-nature interactions. This article in the journal Ecosystem Services proposes an integrated way of assessing and mapping global flows of marine ecosystem services. [Read more…] about Mapping the Global Distribution of Locally Generated Marine Ecosystem Services
Ecosystem Services and U.S. Stormwater Planning
An Approach for Improving Urban Stormwater Decisions
This article in the journal Environmental Science and Policy presents an ecosystem services framework for assessing the context-specific needs of decision makers while considering the strengths and limitations of greenwater infrastructure use in urban stormwater management. It describes multiple dimensions of the planning system, identifies points of intervention, and illustrates two applications of our framework—in Durham, North Carolina, and Portland, Oregon. [Read more…] about Ecosystem Services and U.S. Stormwater Planning