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Kategorie Textpublikation
Referenztyp Zeitschriften
DOI 10.1016/j.ecoser.2014.08.001
Titel (primär) Scale and context dependence of ecosystem service providing units
Autor Andersson, E.; McPhearson, T.; Kremer, P.; Gomez-Baggethun, E.; Haase, D.; Tuvendal, M.; Wurster, D.
Quelle Ecosystem Services
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
Department CLE
Band/Volume 12
Seite von 157
Seite bis 164
Sprache englisch
Keywords Ecosystem services; Service providing unit; Scale; Supporting structures; Urban ecosystems
UFZ Querschnittsthemen RU1
Abstract Ecosystem services (ES) have been broadly adopted as a conceptual framing for addressing human nature interactions and to illustrate the ways in which humans depend on ecosystems for sustained life and well-being. Additionally, ES are being increasingly included in urban planning and management as a way to create multi-functional landscapes able to meet the needs of expanding urban populations. However, while ES are generated and utilized within landscapes we still have limited understanding of the relationship between ES and spatial structure and dynamics. Here, we offer an expanded conceptualization of these relationships through the concept of service providing units (SPUs) as a way to plan and manage the structures and preconditions that are needed for, and in different ways influence, provisioning of ES. The SPU approach has two parts: the first deals with internal dimensions of the SPUs themselves, i.e. spatial and temporal scale and organizational level, and the second outlines how context and presence of external structures (e.g. built infrastructure or larger ecosystems) affect the performance of SPUs. In doing so, SPUs enable a more nuanced and comprehensive approach to managing and designing multi-functional landscapes and achieving multiple ES goals.
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Andersson, E., McPhearson, T., Kremer, P., Gomez-Baggethun, E., Haase, D., Tuvendal, M., Wurster, D. (2015):
Scale and context dependence of ecosystem service providing units
Ecosyst. Serv. 12 , 157 - 164 10.1016/j.ecoser.2014.08.001