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1. Thresholds, tipping points and limits

   ... are defined here as “a point at which an (ecological) system experiences a qualitative change, mostly in an abrupt and ... to points in some variable or state up to which a risk of system change is permitted or accepted (like in regulations of nitrate or ...

   Wijnja - 12/05/2017 - 16:41

2. Classification of Ecosystem Services

   ... landscapes). The design of any classification system is technically challenging because (apart from the lack of common ... artificial or semi-natural systems. In the revision of the System of Environmental and Economic Accounts (SEEA, 2012), cultivated crops in ...

   Wijnja - 16/09/2016 - 15:25

3. Resilience

   ... resilience describes the capacity of a social-ecological system to cope with assorted forms of variability: including abrupt changes ... the value of native seed stocks in maintaining food system resilience and in supporting recovery efforts. The resilience of seed ...

   Wijnja - 12/05/2017 - 14:47

4. Case 04 - Integration of a Green Infrastructure Strategy into Urban Planning: The revision of the city's Master Plan, a case-study of Vitoria-Gasteiz Spain

   ... areas (actual surface area: 645 ha) now comprise a system of urban green spaces: five parks and a further two are planned. ... their natural state. Moreover, work is still underway on the system that will link these green spaces by means of a number of ecological ...

   Wijnja - 07/10/2016 - 16:13

5. Sustainable Ecosystem Management

   ... was introduced in 1935, to describe the entire system of living organisms and interacting abiotic factors such as air, ... steps in setting up a sustainable ecosystem management system are listed below (partly derived from Brussard et al., 1998; Slocombe, ...

   Wijnja - 12/05/2017 - 16:47

6. Institutional Analysis

   ...    Institutions and the multi-level governance system of the EU Ecosystem service provision and use are governed by a ...

   Wijnja - 15/05/2017 - 13:50

7. Indicators

   ... is a quantitative measure which represents a complex system or phenomenon (the indicandum, i.e. the subject to be indicated). ... dimensions other than monetary wealth. Applying a consistent system of indicators helps to develop a detailed and quantita-tive insight into ...

   Wijnja - 12/05/2017 - 15:16

8. Case 10 - Ecosystem Services in Multifunctional Mediterranean Landscapes: Sierra Nevada protected area case, southeast Spain

   ... situated at the south-east of Spain. The social-ecological system of Sierra Nevada has an extension of 3655 km 2 , and an altitude ...

   Wijnja - 07/10/2016 - 16:18

9. Case 17 - Adaptive management plan for Lower Danube River, Romania

   ... The area is a regional complex system which includes the Danube River stretch, floodplains, the coastal and ...

   Wijnja - 07/10/2016 - 16:21

10. Case 19 - Ecosystem Services in land sparing planning: Case of Doñana in South Western Spain

    ... The Doñana socio-ecological system (DSES) is a paradigmatic example of land sparing, where protected ...

    Wijnja - 07/10/2016 - 16:21

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