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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 349-358 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Ecological complexity |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
Although frequently referred to in the literature, the concept of cultural ecosystem services (CES) has so far been limited in its application. Difficulties arise when specifying the nature of intangible values, but more significantly when it comes to relating intangible values to ecosystem functions. After setting out some conceptual issues, this paper uses a case study on the German North Sea coast to illustrate ways of operationalising the concept in a marine context. Based on a survey of local residents, we first identify current CES in the sea and the intangible values associated with them. Seascape and place emerge as useful conceptual bridges linking ecosystem functioning outcomes to key CES values. We then relate this to offshore wind farming, which some residents perceive as a significant threat to certain CES. Although the approach presented increases the visibility of intangible ecosystem values, the problem remains that such assessments are temporal, in need of added calibration and do not automatically put intangibles on a par with market ecosystem value.
Keywords
- Coastal and marine ecosystem, Cultural ecosystem services, Intangible benefits, Offshore wind farm, Values
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Environmental Science(all)
- Ecological Modelling
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Ecological complexity, Vol. 7, No. 3, 09.2010, p. 349-358.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Cultural ecosystem services in the context of offshore wind farming
T2 - A case study from the west coast of Schleswig-Holstein
AU - Gee, Kira
AU - Burkhard, Benjamin
N1 - Funding Information: The project Zukunft Küste—Coastal Futures is funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF FKZ 03F0476B ). The authors would like to thank their project collaborators, all colleagues and the anonymous reviewer who contributed to the development of this paper. Copyright: Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/9
Y1 - 2010/9
N2 - Although frequently referred to in the literature, the concept of cultural ecosystem services (CES) has so far been limited in its application. Difficulties arise when specifying the nature of intangible values, but more significantly when it comes to relating intangible values to ecosystem functions. After setting out some conceptual issues, this paper uses a case study on the German North Sea coast to illustrate ways of operationalising the concept in a marine context. Based on a survey of local residents, we first identify current CES in the sea and the intangible values associated with them. Seascape and place emerge as useful conceptual bridges linking ecosystem functioning outcomes to key CES values. We then relate this to offshore wind farming, which some residents perceive as a significant threat to certain CES. Although the approach presented increases the visibility of intangible ecosystem values, the problem remains that such assessments are temporal, in need of added calibration and do not automatically put intangibles on a par with market ecosystem value.
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KW - Coastal and marine ecosystem
KW - Cultural ecosystem services
KW - Intangible benefits
KW - Offshore wind farm
KW - Values
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ecocom.2010.02.008
DO - 10.1016/j.ecocom.2010.02.008
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VL - 7
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EP - 358
JO - Ecological complexity
JF - Ecological complexity
SN - 1476-945X
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