Cultural ecosystem services: a literature review and prospects for future research

AI Milcu, J Hanspach, D Abson, J Fischer - Ecology and society, 2013 - JSTOR
Cultural ecosystem services constitute a growing field of research that is characterized by an
increasing number of publications from various academic disciplines. We conducted a …

An empirical review of cultural ecosystem service indicators

M Hernández-Morcillo, T Plieninger, C Bieling - Ecological indicators, 2013 - Elsevier
Over millennia human well-being has benefited from ecosystems, not only through tangible
goods, but also through intangible assets known as cultural ecosystem services. Despite …

Capacity, pressure, demand, and flow: A conceptual framework for analyzing ecosystem service provision and delivery

AM Villamagna, PL Angermeier, EM Bennett - Ecological complexity, 2013 - Elsevier
Ecosystem services provide an instinctive way to understand the trade-offs associated with
natural resource management. However, despite their apparent usefulness, several hurdles …

Getting the measure of ecosystem services: a social–ecological approach

B Reyers, R Biggs, GS Cumming… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Despite growing interest and investment in ecosystem services across global science and
policy arenas, it remains unclear how ecosystem services–and particularly changes in those …

Spatial interactions among ecosystem services in an urbanizing agricultural watershed

J Qiu, MG Turner - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Understanding spatial distributions, synergies, and tradeoffs of multiple ecosystem services
(benefits people derive from ecosystems) remains challenging. We analyzed the supply of …

Interactions of ecosystem properties, ecosystem integrity and ecosystem service indicators—A theoretical matrix exercise

M Kandziora, B Burkhard, F Müller - Ecological indicators, 2013 - Elsevier
The ecosystem service concept is becoming more and more acknowledged in science and
decision-making, resulting in several applications in different case studies and in …

UNEP-SETAC guideline on global land use impact assessment on biodiversity and ecosystem services in LCA

T Koellner, L De Baan, T Beck, M Brandão… - … International Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose As a consequence of the multi-functionality of land, the impact assessment of land
use in Life Cycle Impact Assessment requires the modelling of several impact pathways …

Ecosystem services: origins, contributions, pitfalls, and alternatives

S Lele, O Springate-Baginski, R Lakerveld… - Conservation and …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
The concept of ecosystem services (ES) has taken the environmental science and policy
literature by storm, and has become almost the approach to thinking about and assessing …

Constructing sustainability science: emerging perspectives and research trajectories

TR Miller - Sustainability science, 2013 - Springer
Over the last decade, sustainability science has emerged as an interdisciplinary and
innovative field attempting to conduct problem-driven research that links knowledge to …

Geodiversity and the ecosystem approach: the contribution of geoscience in delivering integrated environmental management

M Gray, JE Gordon, EJ Brown - Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 2013 - Elsevier
As reflected in the ecosystem approach, conservation strategies for the natural environment
are responding to society's needs and the changing climate. Ecosystem assessments …