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DOI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.04.029
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Title (Primary) A novel telecoupling framework to assess social relations across spatial scales for ecosystem services research
Author Martín-López, B.; Felipe-Lucia, M.R.; Bennett, E.M.; Norström, A.; Peterson, G.; Plieninger, T.; Hicks, C.C.; Turkelboom, F.; García-Llorente, M.; Jacobs, S.; Lavorel, S.; Locatelli, B.
Source Titel Journal of Environmental Management
Year 2019
Department iDiv; ESS
Volume 241
Page From 251
Page To 263
Language englisch
Keywords Cross-scale analysis; Inequity; Scale mismatch; Power relations; Stakeholders; Telecoupling
Abstract

Access to ecosystem services and influence on their management are structured by social relations among actors, which often occur across spatial scales. Such cross-scale social relations can be analysed through a telecoupling framework as decisions taken at local scales are often shaped by actors at larger scales. Analyzing these cross-scale relations is critical to create effective and equitable strategies to manage ecosystem services. Here, we develop an analytical framework –i.e. the ‘cross-scale influence-dependence framework’- to facilitate the analysis of power asymmetries and the distribution of ecosystem services among the beneficiaries. We illustrate the suitability of this framework through its retrospective application across four case studies, in which we characterize the level of dependence of multiple actors on a particular set of ecosystem services, and their influence on decision-making regarding these services across three spatial scales. The ‘cross-scale influence-dependence framework’ can improve our understanding of distributional and procedural equity and thus support the development of policies for sustainable management of ecosystem services.

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Martín-López, B., Felipe-Lucia, M.R., Bennett, E.M., Norström, A., Peterson, G., Plieninger, T., Hicks, C.C., Turkelboom, F., García-Llorente, M., Jacobs, S., Lavorel, S., Locatelli, B. (2019):
A novel telecoupling framework to assess social relations across spatial scales for ecosystem services research
J. Environ. Manage. 241 , 251 - 263 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.04.029