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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 422-436 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Science of the Total Environment |
| Volume | 574 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
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Keywords
- Ecosystem services delivery chain
- Alpine landscapes
- Viewshed model
- Aesthetic values
- Ecosystem service budgeting
- Protected areas
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Mapping the ecosystem service delivery chain : Capacity, flow, and demand pertaining to aesthetic experiences in mountain landscapes. / Egarter-Vigl, Lukas; Depellegrin, Daniel; da Silva Pereira, Paulo Alexandre; de Groot, Rudolf; Tappeiner, Ulrike.
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T1 - Mapping the ecosystem service delivery chain
T2 - Capacity, flow, and demand pertaining to aesthetic experiences in mountain landscapes
AU - Egarter-Vigl, Lukas
AU - Depellegrin, Daniel
AU - da Silva Pereira, Paulo Alexandre
AU - de Groot, Rudolf
AU - Tappeiner, Ulrike
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Accounting for the spatial connectivity between the provision of ecosystem services (ES) and their beneficiaries (supply-benefit chain) is fundamental to understanding ecosystem functioning and its management However, the interrelationships of the specific chain links within ecosystems and the actual benefits that flow from natural landscapes to surrounding land have rarely been analyzed. We present a spatially explicit model for the analysis of one cultural ecosystem service (aesthetic experience), which integrates the complete ecosystem service delivery chain for Puez-Geisler Nature Park (Italy): (1) The potential service stock (ES capacity) relies on an expert based land use ranking matrix, (2) the actual supply (ES flow) is based on visibility properties of observation points along recreational routes, (3) the beneficiaries of the service (ES demand) are derived from socioeconomic data as a measure of the visitation rate to the recreation location, and (4) the supply-demand relationship (ES budget) addresses the spatially explicit oversupply and undersupply of ES. The results indicate that potential ES stocks are substantially higher in core and buffer zones of protected areas than in surrounding land owing to the specific landscape composition. ES flow maps reveal service delivery to 80% of the total area studied, with the highest actual service supply to locations with long and open vistas. ES beneficiary analyses show the highest demand for aesthetic experiences in all-season tourist destinations like Val Badia and Val Gardena, where both recreational amenity and overnight stays are equally high. ES budget maps identify ES hot and cold spots in terms of ES delivery, and they highlight ES undersupply in nature protection buffer zones although methodology to plan landscape protection measures and develop specific regulation strategies for visitors based on the ES delivery chain concept.
AB - Accounting for the spatial connectivity between the provision of ecosystem services (ES) and their beneficiaries (supply-benefit chain) is fundamental to understanding ecosystem functioning and its management However, the interrelationships of the specific chain links within ecosystems and the actual benefits that flow from natural landscapes to surrounding land have rarely been analyzed. We present a spatially explicit model for the analysis of one cultural ecosystem service (aesthetic experience), which integrates the complete ecosystem service delivery chain for Puez-Geisler Nature Park (Italy): (1) The potential service stock (ES capacity) relies on an expert based land use ranking matrix, (2) the actual supply (ES flow) is based on visibility properties of observation points along recreational routes, (3) the beneficiaries of the service (ES demand) are derived from socioeconomic data as a measure of the visitation rate to the recreation location, and (4) the supply-demand relationship (ES budget) addresses the spatially explicit oversupply and undersupply of ES. The results indicate that potential ES stocks are substantially higher in core and buffer zones of protected areas than in surrounding land owing to the specific landscape composition. ES flow maps reveal service delivery to 80% of the total area studied, with the highest actual service supply to locations with long and open vistas. ES beneficiary analyses show the highest demand for aesthetic experiences in all-season tourist destinations like Val Badia and Val Gardena, where both recreational amenity and overnight stays are equally high. ES budget maps identify ES hot and cold spots in terms of ES delivery, and they highlight ES undersupply in nature protection buffer zones although methodology to plan landscape protection measures and develop specific regulation strategies for visitors based on the ES delivery chain concept.
KW - Ecosystem services delivery chain
KW - Alpine landscapes
KW - Viewshed model
KW - Aesthetic values
KW - Ecosystem service budgeting
KW - Protected areas
U2 - 10.1016/jscitotenv.2016.08.209
DO - 10.1016/jscitotenv.2016.08.209
M3 - Article
VL - 574
SP - 422
EP - 436
JO - Science of the Total Environment
JF - Science of the Total Environment
SN - 0048-9697
ER -