To enter widespread use, ecosystem service assessments need to be quantifiable,
replicable, credible, flexible, and affordable. With recent growth in the field of ecosystem …

This review assesses existing data, models, and other knowledge-based methods for
valuing the effects of sustainable land management including the cost of land degradation …

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 …

A wide variety of tools aim to support decision making by modelling, map** and
quantifying ecosystem services. If decisions are to be properly informed, the accuracy and …

Abstract Virtual Geographic Environments (VGEs) are proposed as a new generation of
geographic analysis tool to contribute to human understanding of the geographic world and …

The quantification and integration of ecosystem services (ES) into urban planning decisions
is becoming increasingly important. However, studies that quantify and analyze the impacts …

Discovering and accessing hydrologic and climate data for use in research or water
management can be a difficult task that consumes valuable time and personnel resources …

A virtual geographic environment (VGE) is a type of workspace for computer-aided
geographic experiments (CAGEs) and geographic analyses. By supporting geo …

Water resources web applications or “web apps” are growing in popularity as a means to
overcome many of the challenges associated with hydrologic simulations in decision …

The interactive nature of web applications or “web apps” makes them a well-suited medium
for conveying complex scientific concepts to lay audiences and creating decision support …