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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | e20713 |
| Journal | One Ecosystem |
| Volume | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 3 Jan 2018 |
Abstract
Background Ecosystem services (ES) mapping is becoming mainstream in many sustainability assessments, but its impact on real world decision-making is still limited. Robustness, enduser relevance and transparency have been identified as key attributes needed for effective ES mapping. However, these requirements are not always met due to multiple challenges, referred to here as bottlenecks, that scientists, practitioners, policy makers and users from other public and private sectors encounter along the mapping process. New information A selection of commonly encountered ES mapping bottlenecks that relate to seven themes: i) map-maker map-user interaction; ii) nomenclature and ontologies; iii) skills and background; iv) data and maps availability; v) methods-selection; vi) technical difficulties; and vii) over-simplification of mapping process/output. The authors synthesise the variety of solutions already applied by map-makers and map-users to mitigate or cope with these bottlenecks and discuss the emerging trade-offs amongst different solutions. Tackling the bottlenecks described here is a crucial first step towards more effective ES mapping, which can in turn ensure the adequate impact of ES mapping in decision-making.
Keywords
- Ecosystem services, Mapping, Solutions, Spatial analysis, Sustainability
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Science(all)
- Ecology
- Environmental Science(all)
- Nature and Landscape Conservation
- Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)
- Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
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In: One Ecosystem, Vol. 3, e20713, 03.01.2018.
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T1 - Practical solutions for bottlenecks in ecosystem services mapping
AU - Palomo, Ignacio
AU - Willemen, Louise
AU - Drakou, Evangelia
AU - Burkhard, Benjamin
AU - Crossman, Neville
AU - Bellamy, Chloe
AU - Burkhard, Kremena
AU - Campagne, Carole Sylvie
AU - Dangol, Anuja
AU - Franke, Jonas
AU - Kulczyk, Sylwia
AU - Le Clec’h, Solen
AU - Abdul Malak, Dania
AU - Muñoz, Lorena
AU - Narusevicius, Vytautas
AU - Ottoy, Sam
AU - Roelens, Jennifer
AU - Sing, Louise
AU - Thomas, Amy
AU - Van Meerbeek, Koenraad
AU - Verweij, Peter
N1 - Funding information: IP was funded by the Juan de la Cierva Formación grant from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (FJCI-2014-20236). BB, NC and CSC were funded by the ESMERALDA project, which receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 642007. The authors wish to thank the participants of the “Solving practical bottlenecks in ecosystem service mapping” session at the European ESP Conference 2016 in Antwerp. They contributed substantially to the bottlenecks’ identification and description. We thank two reviewers for their suggestions during the review process. IP was funded by the Juan de la Cierva Formación grant from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (FJCI-2014-20236). BB, NC and CSC were funded by the ESMERALDA project, which receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 642007.
PY - 2018/1/3
Y1 - 2018/1/3
N2 - Background Ecosystem services (ES) mapping is becoming mainstream in many sustainability assessments, but its impact on real world decision-making is still limited. Robustness, enduser relevance and transparency have been identified as key attributes needed for effective ES mapping. However, these requirements are not always met due to multiple challenges, referred to here as bottlenecks, that scientists, practitioners, policy makers and users from other public and private sectors encounter along the mapping process. New information A selection of commonly encountered ES mapping bottlenecks that relate to seven themes: i) map-maker map-user interaction; ii) nomenclature and ontologies; iii) skills and background; iv) data and maps availability; v) methods-selection; vi) technical difficulties; and vii) over-simplification of mapping process/output. The authors synthesise the variety of solutions already applied by map-makers and map-users to mitigate or cope with these bottlenecks and discuss the emerging trade-offs amongst different solutions. Tackling the bottlenecks described here is a crucial first step towards more effective ES mapping, which can in turn ensure the adequate impact of ES mapping in decision-making.
AB - Background Ecosystem services (ES) mapping is becoming mainstream in many sustainability assessments, but its impact on real world decision-making is still limited. Robustness, enduser relevance and transparency have been identified as key attributes needed for effective ES mapping. However, these requirements are not always met due to multiple challenges, referred to here as bottlenecks, that scientists, practitioners, policy makers and users from other public and private sectors encounter along the mapping process. New information A selection of commonly encountered ES mapping bottlenecks that relate to seven themes: i) map-maker map-user interaction; ii) nomenclature and ontologies; iii) skills and background; iv) data and maps availability; v) methods-selection; vi) technical difficulties; and vii) over-simplification of mapping process/output. The authors synthesise the variety of solutions already applied by map-makers and map-users to mitigate or cope with these bottlenecks and discuss the emerging trade-offs amongst different solutions. Tackling the bottlenecks described here is a crucial first step towards more effective ES mapping, which can in turn ensure the adequate impact of ES mapping in decision-making.
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