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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 ... While there is little response below a certain threshold value , a small change in the environmental condition will lead to a fast ...

   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 ... common definitions and terminology would be essential if value information is to be transferred effectively between studies. Finally, ...

   Wijnja - 16/09/2016 - 15:25

3. Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis

   ... objectives that stakeholders groups and/or decision-makers value differently. A typical example of a decision-making situation assisted ... cost-benefit analysis , and (iii) as a decision support system that integrates economic and non-economic values (Newton et al., ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 15/05/2017 - 13:42

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. ... of periurban parks of high ecological and landscape value strategically linked by means of eco-recreational corridors. The ...

   Wijnja - 07/10/2016 - 16:13

5. Resilience

   ... resilience describes the capacity of a social-ecological system to cope with assorted forms of variability: including abrupt changes ... by conflict, famine and drought has demonstrated the value of native seed stocks in maintaining food system resilience and in ...

   Wijnja - 12/05/2017 - 14:47

6. Institutional Analysis

   ... services to the benefits that humans experience and the value that humans derive from them, the institutions that become relevant are ...    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. Sustainable Ecosystem Management

   ... was introduced in 1935, to describe the entire system of living organisms and interacting abiotic factors such as air, ... conservationists, who emphasise the intrinsic value of nature, and ‘anthropocentric’ conservationists who argue that ... and multiple-use lands of particularly high conservation value - should be maintained in, or restored to, high-integrity states. ...

   Wijnja - 12/05/2017 - 16:47

8. Human well-being

   ... such as infrastructure, culture, or even the financial system . Further, linking ES to HWB clarifies the dependence of ES on societal ... 2011)? By which means do we also capture the shared value dimensions of HWB and how does it differ in comparison to HWB measures ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 12/05/2017 - 15:07

9. Indicators

   ... is a quantitative measure which represents a complex system or phenomenon (the indicandum, i.e. the subject to be indicated). ... of the original cascade to four, as in this SP the level “value” is considered to be an indicator of “benefits” (changes in human ...

   Wijnja - 12/05/2017 - 15:16

10. Valuation pilot studies

    ... private land was € 3.3-5 billion in total. Time value of recreation was calculated for an approximate 23.4 annual million ... water in Ensjøbyen district were assessed for a surface system using blue-green structures versus a conventional closed drainage ...

    Wijnja - 07/05/2015 - 15:41

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