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Multicriteria spatial analysis applied to identifying ecosystem services in mixed-use river catchment areas in south central Chile
(2019)
The flow of goods and services occurring in catchment areas allows the production of a series of ecosystem services. These have a direct impact on the inhabitants of the territory, who in turn recognise and value ecosystems ...
Ecosystem services research in Latin America: The state of the art
(2012-12)
Ecosystem services science has developed at a fast rate in Latin America, a region characterized by a
high biological and cultural diversity, strong emphasis in foreign investment, and high socioeconomic
inequities. Here ...
Focusing conservation efforts on ecosystem service supply may increase vulnerability of socio-ecological systems
(Public Library of Science, 2016-05)
Growing concern about the loss of ecosystem services (ES) promotes their spatial representation as a key tool for the internalization of the ES framework into land use policies. Paradoxically, mapping approaches meant to ...
The social value of biodiversity and ecosystem services from the perspectives of different social actors
(Resilience Alliance, 2015-06)
A vast literature is now available on ecosystem services (ES), their potential as a tool for analyzing intertwined processes of ecological and social change, and their monetary valuation. Much less is known about the social ...
Concepts and methods for landscape multifunctionality and a unifying framework based on ecosystem services
(Springer, 2013-04)
The potential of landscapes to supply multiple benefits to society beyond commodities production has received increasing research and policy attention. Linking the concept of multifunctionality with the ecosystem services ...
Spatial patterns of cultural ecosystem services provision in Southern Patagonia
(Springer, 2016-02)
CONTEXT: Although there is a need to develop a spatially explicit methodological approach that addresses the social importance of cultural ecosystem services for regional planning, few studies have analysed the spatial ...
A mapping approach to assess intangible cultural ecosystem services: The case of agriculture heritage in Southern Chile
(Elsevier Science, 2014-01)
Modeling and mapping of cultural ecosystem services (CES) represents a significant gap in ecosystem service research. A GIS-based methodological framework was developed and applied to map agricultural heritage (AH), ...
Ecosystem services in urban ecological infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean: how do they contribute to urban planning?
(Elsevier, 2020-06)
We developed a conceptual framework that describes the key role of ecosystem services in urban ecological infrastructure. From this framework we analyze how research on ecosystem services has been addressed in cities of ...