The study of ecosystem services enables the understanding of the services that ecosystems
provide at the landscape level by explaining the relationship between natural capital …

The concept of ecosystem services is widely used in the scientific literature and increasingly
also in policy and practice. Nevertheless, operationalising the concept, ie putting it into …

A range of methods are available for assessing ecosystem services. Methods differ in their
aims; from map** and modelling the supply and demand of ecosystem services to …

Natural capital accounting aims to measure changes in the stock of natural assets (ie, soil,
air, water and all living things) and to integrate the value of ecosystem services into …

Traditional land-use planning models have been unable to completely address
environmental protection concerns without taking into account the suitability of the land to …

Understanding the relationships among ecosystem services (ESs) and their interactions with
influencing factors is essential for spatially targeted ecosystem governance. However …

The promise that ecosystem service assessments will contribute to better decision-making is
not yet proven. We analyse how knowledge on ecosystem services is actually used to inform …

Scientists, stakeholders and decision makers face trade-offs between adopting simple or
complex approaches when modeling ecosystem services (ES). Complex approaches may …

The production of ecosystem services (ES) is highly dependent on the current state of spatial
distribution, pattern of occurrence, and interaction among them, which is barely studied in …

Abstract The Food-Energy-Water-Waste Nexus (FEWWN) represents the interconnections
between food, energy, water, and waste production systems, and it has become a key …