Ecosystem Services
Global Issues, Local Practices
- 1st Edition - November 25, 2013
- Editors: Sander Jacobs, Nicolas Dendoncker, Hans Keune
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 1 9 9 6 4 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 1 9 9 8 0 - 4
Ecosystem Services: Global Issues, Local Practices covers scientific input, socioeconomic considerations, and governance issues on ecosystem services. This book provides hands-on… Read more
Ecosystem Services: Global Issues, Local Practices covers scientific input, socioeconomic considerations, and governance issues on ecosystem services. This book provides hands-on transdisciplinary reflections by administrators and sector representatives involved in the ecosystem service community. Ecosystem Services develops shared approaches and scientific methods to achieve knowledge-based sustainable planning and management of ecosystem services. Professionals engaged in ecosystem service implementation have two options: de-emphasize the ecological and socioeconomic complexity and advance in the theoretical, abstract field, or try to develop research that is policy relevant and inclusive in an uncertain environment. This book provides a wide overview of issues at stake, of interest for any professional wishing to develop a broader view on ecosystem service science and practice.
- Examines a broad scope of relevant issues to create common understanding in the ecosystem services community
- Includes contributions from several backgrounds, providing a broad, multidisciplinary view
- Offers recommendations to develop a thorough understanding and management of ecosystem services based on tools and research in larger territories as well as on local scales
Academicians conducting interdisciplinary ecosystem service research, practitioners and policy makers aiming to incorporate ecosystem services into their work, and students from natural and social sciences
Foreword
Contributors
Editorial. Editorial for Ecosystem Services—Global Issues, Local Practices
1 Limits
2 Fairness
3 Complexity
4 Reality Check
A Practical Guide to the Outer Comfort Zone
References
Introduction
A Short History: Emergence of the Bees Community of Practice
Readers’ Guide
Part I: Ecosystem Service Basics
Chapter 1. Inclusive Ecosystem Services Valuation
Abstract
1 Introduction: On Value and Valuation
2 Why Do We Value?
3 Valuation for Sustainable Development—A Three-Pillar Valuation Framework
4 Is Valuation of ES Enough for Proper Environmental Decision Making?
References
Chapter 2. Ecosystem Services and Their Monetary Value
Abstract
1 Why Should We Monetize ES?
2 What Is Monetary Valuation?
3 What Are We Valuing?
4 The Economist Toolbox
5 Monetary Valuation of ES in Belgium
6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 3. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Biodiversity
3 Biodiversity within the Framework of Ecosystem Services
4 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
References
Chapter 4. Ecosystem Service Indicators: Are We Measuring What We Want to Manage?
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 A Systems Approach for the Development, Interpretation, and Assessment of Indicators
3 Case Study: Ecosystem Service Indicators in Flanders
4 Conclusions and Recommendations
List of Abbreviations
References
Chapter 5. Inquiring into the Governance of Ecosystem Services: An Introduction
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 What Is Governance?
3 The Practice of Governance
4 Knowledge: Diversity, Ethics, and Power
References
Part II: Ecosystem Services: Conceptual Reflections
Chapter 6. Monetary Valuation of Ecosystem Services: Unresolvable Problems with the Standard Economic Model
Discounting the Future
The Sources of Utility are Commensurable
Humans Are Narrowly Rational and Self-Regarding
References
Chapter 7. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Opposed Visions, Opposed Paradigms
References
Chapter 8. Earth System Services—A Global Science Perspective on Ecosystem Services
References
Chapter 9. Ecosystem Services in a Societal Context
A New and Useful Concept
A Closer Look at the Cascade
From Ecosystems to Value: A Long Cascade
What Is a Service? No Final Consumption, No Free Gift of Nature
ES in a Policy Context
ES in a Growth Context
ESS in a Sustainability Context
Conclusion
Chapter 10. The Value of the Ecosystem Services Concept in Economic and Biodiversity Policy
Introduction
Ecosystem Services
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Conclusion
References
Part III: Ecosystem Service Debates
Chapter 11. Valuation of ES: Challenges and Policy Use
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Uncertainty and Complexity in Quantification and Valuation
3 Challenges in Using Monetary Values for Policy Appraisal
4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 12. Ecosystem Services in Belgian Environmental Policy Making: Expectations and Challenges Linked to the Conceptualization and Valuation of Ecosystem Services
Abstract
Acknowledgment
1 Introduction
2 The Adoption of Ecosystem Services in Belgian Environmental Policy Making
3 Challenges of ES-based Policy Making: A Discussion of Monetary Valuation
4 Perspectives: Governance of ES and Governance with ES
References
Chapter 13. Ecosystem Services Governance: Managing Complexity?
Abstract
1 Framing Ecosystem Governance
2 Ecosystem Governance Approaches: Some Examples
3 Hybridization
4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 14. Ecosystem Service Assessments: Science or Pragmatism?
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Methods
3 Ten Drivers of Uncertainty
4 Three Parallel Strategies
5 Science and Pragmatism
References
Chapter 15. Negotiated Complexity in Ecosystem Services Science and Policy Making
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Complexity
3 Analytical Deliberative Multicriteria Decision Support
4 Relevance for Belgium
5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 16. The Natural Relation between Biodiversity and Public Health: An Ecosystem Services Perspective
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Public Health-related Ecosystem Services and Disservices
3 The Emerging Community of Practice on Biodiversity and Public Health in Belgium
References
Chapter 17. Global Trade Impacts on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Abstract
Acknowledgment
1 Introduction
2 Global Trade and Its Impacts on Ecosystems
3 Case Studies of Economic Activities Having Major Impacts on Ecosystems
4 Conclusions and Recommendations
References
Part IV: Ecosystem Services: Tools & Practices
Chapter 18. CICES Going Local: Ecosystem Services Classification Adapted for a Highly Populated Country
Abstract
1 Why We Need a Common Classification System for Ecosystem Services in Belgium?
2 CICES-Be: Goal and Consultation Approach
3 ES Definitions and ES Cascade
4 An ES Classification System for Belgium: CICES-Be
5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 19. The Ecosystem Services Valuation Tool and its Future Developments
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 User Requirements
3 Methodology
4 Using the Information
5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 20. EBI—An Index for Delivery of Ecosystem Service Bundles
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Development of the Index
3 Model Application
4 Discussion
References
Chapter 21. ES Thinking and Some of Its Implications: A Critical Note from a Rural Development Perspective
Abstract
1 Influence of ES Thinking on Development and Land-use Policy
2 Example of the PES Approach and Motivations Related to Land-use Management
3 Ecosystem Services and Socioecological Systems
References
Chapter 22. Enhancing Ecosystem Services in Belgian Agriculture through Agroecology: A Vision for a Farming with a Future
Abstract
Acknowledgment
1 Introduction
2 Agroecology, Integrated Farming, and Ecosystem Services
3 Agroecological Researches
4 Strengths and Weaknesses of Agroecology
5 Discussion and Recommendations
6 The Way Ahead
7 Links with EU Policy Instruments
8 Conclusion
References
Annex: Method for the Design, Development, and Dissemination of Prototypes of farms
Part V: Ecosystem Service Reflections from Practice
Chapter 23. Ecosystem Service Practices
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Usefulness of the Ecosystem Services Concept
3 How is the Ecosystem Services Concept Used in Practice?
4 Risks of the Use of the Ecosystem Services Concept
5 Challenges Regarding the Use of the Ecosystem Services Concept
6 The Importance of a Local Ecosystem Service Community of Practice
7 Conclusions
Chapter 24. Reflections from Policy Practice
Chapter 25. (how) Can Financial Institutions Contribute to Sustainable Use of Ecosystem Services?
Chapter 26. Making Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services Operational in Europe through Biodiversity Offsetting and Habitat Banking
Chapter 27. SKB, SNOWMAN, and Ecosystem Services
SKB and SNOWMAN
ES Perspective
ES Networking
What Next?
References
Chapter 28. Contribution of DG Environment of Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment
The Marine Environment
Chapter 29. Relevance of an Ecosystem Services Approach in Southern Belgium
Chapter 30. A Participatory Approach to Wildlife Management in Walloon Farmlands
An ES Approach to Wildlife Management?
From Science to Practice
The Valuation of ES—Opportunity or Threat?
Chapter 31. Ecosystem Services for Wallonia
Chapter 32. Relevance of the Concept of Ecosystem Services in the Practice of Brussels Environment (BE)
Chapter 33. Contribution of the Agency for Nature and Forests
Sense and Sensibility
Ecosystem Services in Present Daily Operations
Dark Clouds on the Horizon
BElgian Ecosystem Services Community
Chapter 34. Integrating Ecosystem Services in Rural Development Projects in Flanders
Ecosystem Services versus Other Environmental Aims of VLM
Overview of Ecosystem Services in VLM Projects and Processes
Ecosystem Services-Oriented Approach in New Development Projects
Main Challenges for an Ecosystem Services Approach in Development Projects
References
Chapter 35. Reflection on the Relevance and Use of Ecosystem Services to the LNE Department
A useful concept
With a Lot of Work Ahead
Supported by the BElgian Ecosystem Services community
References
Chapter 36. Obstacles to Use an Ecosystem Services Concept in Agriculture
References 36
Chapter 37. The Concept of Ecosystem Services
The Role of Ecosystem services
Bottlenecks and Challenges
The BEES Society
Chapter 38. Ecosystem Services in Natuurpunt
Ecosystem Services in Practice at Natuurpunt
Every Medal Has Two Sides: Intrinsic and Money Values
Chapter 39. Ecosystem Services in Nature Education in the Province of West Flanders
Chapter 40. Integrating the Concept of Ecosystem Services in the Province of Antwerp: The Inland Dunes Project
Introduction
The Inland Dunes Project and its Inspiration
Green Infrastructure For Tomorrow-Together!
The Inland Dunes and Its Challenges
Expectations Regarding an Ecosystem Services-Based Approach and the BElgium Ecosystem Services (BEES) Community
Chapter 41. Bosland: Application of the Ecosystem Services Concept in a New Style of Forest Management
Bosland
A New Way of Forest Management
Application of the Ecosystem Services Concept in Bosland
Conclusion
References
Colophon
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 25, 2013
- Language: English
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Sander Jacobs
Sander Jacobs has a PhD in Biology. Since 2005, he has been active researcher working at the University of Antwerp. He studied the interface of fundamental ecology, nature restoration and anthropogenic impacts. Since 2009, he has coordinated a 7 people research team on ecosystem services. The team has coordinated and partnered several scientific and applied projects on regional, national and international scale. Through this work, an active interdisciplinary research community has been established. Although the research team specializes in the biophysical basis of ecosystem service delivery, a widened overview and interaction with other related disciplines has been developed.
Affiliations and expertise
Research Institute for Nature and Forest, BelgiumND
Nicolas Dendoncker
Prof. Nicolas Dendoncker is a geographer working at the University of Namur, Belgium.
With Sander Jacobs, Dr. Dendoncker coordinates a team of 7 researchers involved in the study of Ecosystem Services. He coordinates the Namur Research Group on Sustainable Development (NaGRIDD). His team develops participatory agent based models (ABM) of land use and environmental change in several Belgian and European projects with case studies in Belgium, The Philippines, Congo and Senegal. Participatory approaches are implemented and the impacts of landscape changes on Ecosystem Services are assessed and sustainable development pathways are proposed. In several projects, ecosystem services are explicitly valued and quantified.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Geography, University of Namur, BelgiumHK
Hans Keune
Hans Keune (PhD) is a Political Scientist working at The Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) and the Belgian Biodiversity Platform. He is also affiliated to naXys (Namur Center for Complex Systems), and to the Health and Environment Network and Faculty of Applied Economics, University of Antwerp. He works on critical complexity, inter- and transdisciplinary, action research, decision support methods; environment & health, ecosystem services, biodiversity & public health; experience both in Belgian projects and EU-projects. Currently he is working on ecosystem services, and involved in several Belgian and EU projects on ecosystem services.
Affiliations and expertise
Belgian Biodiversity Platform, Research Institute for Nature and Forest, BelgiumRead Ecosystem Services on ScienceDirect