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Xia Z, Huang J, Huang Y, Liu K, Zhu R, Shen Z, Yuan C, Liu L. A social-ecological approach for identifying and mapping ecosystem service trade-offs and conservation priorities in peri-urban areas. AMBIO 2024; 53:1522-1540. [PMID: 38727941 PMCID: PMC11383913 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-024-02031-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 09/10/2024]
Abstract
Considering both ecological and social dimensions in the assessment of ecosystem services (ESs) can facilitate acceptable and inclusive management strategies, especially in peri-urban areas characterized by intricate human-ecosystem interactions. A limited body of research, however, has mapped the plural values of ESs and their different types of trade-offs in such areas. This research aimed to execute an interdisciplinary analysis of the biophysical and social values of ESs in peri-urban Shanghai, China, through a social-ecological approach that integrates spatial biophysical assessment with participatory mapping. Trade-off analysis in both ES types and ES valuations were then conducted, and multicriteria decision-making was applied for conservation. Our results reveal that trade-off intensities were lower within the social values compared to the biophysical values. Within both value dimensions, relatively stronger trade-offs were found between food production and other ESs. Areas with both high biophysical and social values were infrequently observed across ESs. Based on the characteristics of diverse values, our study identified priority conservation areas and provided management implications. We argue that adopting the integrated social-ecological perspective in sustainable environmental management contributes to the realization of harmonious coexistence between people and nature in peri-urban areas.
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- Zheyi Xia
- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Center for Historical Geographical Studies, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Cusens J, Barraclough AD, Måren IE. Integration matters: Combining socio-cultural and biophysical methods for mapping ecosystem service bundles. AMBIO 2023; 52:1004-1021. [PMID: 36780097 PMCID: PMC10160285 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-023-01830-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Ecosystem services (ESs) play an important role in sustainable landscape management. People value ESs in diverse ways encompassing social and ecological domains and we need to bring these different values together. We used social-cultural and biophysical methods to map a diverse set of ESs at two spatial scales in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Norway. The ESs bundled into three distinct social-ecological system archetypes which were similar in their distribution and relative ES values at both spatial scales. The bundles were also well matched to relative ESs values of the Biosphere Reserve zones (core, buffer, and transition) indicating that the bundles capture the social-ecological systems of the zones. We argue that it is important to consider the social-ecological context of the zones to provide sufficient knowledge to inform management. Our work has the capacity to contribute to sustainable land management that takes biocultural values into consideration.
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- Jarrod Cusens
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Thormøhlens Gate 53A, 5006, Bergen, Norway.
- Centre for Sustainable Area Management (CeSAM), University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Thormøhlens Gate 53A, 5006, Bergen, Norway
- Centre for Sustainable Area Management (CeSAM), University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Heritage and Environmental Management, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Thormøhlens Gate 53A, 5006, Bergen, Norway
- Centre for Sustainable Area Management (CeSAM), University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Heritage and Environmental Management, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Viñals E, Maneja R, Rufí-Salís M, Martí M, Puy N. Reviewing social-ecological resilience for agroforestry systems under climate change conditions. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 869:161763. [PMID: 36702286 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Global change is shaping social-ecological systems, threatening both natural and socio-economic ecosystems as a whole. Landscapes with combined nature-human interactions are particularly vulnerable to changing climatic conditions. Therefore, there is a need to find viable and practical solutions for the preservation and recovery of the affected systems. A relevant way to cope with disturbances is to promote social-ecological resilience through the use of strategies targeting the social-ecological system as a whole, in order to ensure an efficient self-reorganization of a landscape. This study presents a research innovation by clarifying the concept of social-ecological resilience while being focused on providing a useful tool for landscape managers. For doing so, the research first defines social-ecological resilience and aims to give a clear idea of its characteristics and application features. Second, it explains the importance of social-ecological resilience for landscapes, focusing on the relationship of humans with nature and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) for biodiversity conservation. Third, it proposes guidelines and measures for the promotion and enhancement of social-ecological resilience. The outcomes of the study show a broad perspective on the concept of social-ecological resilience to understand the necessary adaptation to global change. As findings, this research highlights the significance of nature-human interactions for agroforestry systems, citing also the potential contribution that digital innovation can play for the conservation of those interactions in a sustainable way. Moreover, it uncovers the key role of local communities in building social-ecological resilience through the application of a variety of described strategies that can have a relevant impact and be useful for landscape management practices to face upcoming challenges linked to climate change.
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- Esteve Viñals
- Forest Science and Technology Center of Catalonia (CTFC), Solsona, Catalonia, Spain; Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (CEX2019-000940-M), Z Building, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Forest Science and Technology Center of Catalonia (CTFC), Solsona, Catalonia, Spain; Department of Geography, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Edifici Cn, Campus de la UAB, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (CEX2019-000940-M), Z Building, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Forest Science and Technology Center of Catalonia (CTFC), Solsona, Catalonia, Spain; Department of Urbanism and Regional Planning, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Av. Diagonal, 649, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Forest Science and Technology Center of Catalonia (CTFC), Solsona, Catalonia, Spain; Department of Chemistry, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Edifici Cn, Campus de la UAB, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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