We review public participation GIS (PPGIS) and participatory GIS (PGIS) approaches for
ecosystem services to identify current and best practice. PPGIS/PGIS are spatially explicit …

Background Research on ecosystem services has grown exponentially during the last
decade. Most of the studies have focused on assessing and map** terrestrial ecosystem …

Monetary values and biophysical features tend to dominate spatial planning data, yet
intangible cultural values have a large role to play in decision-making. If left implicit, such …

There is currently, widespread interest in the assessment of ecosystem services, and the
new insights that the concept provides in understanding the ecology of landscapes and the …

Much ecosystem service (ES) research is structured around four often implicit assumptions
about ES, benefits, and stakeholders' conceptions of these: 1) ES assessors can identify and …

During the last decade, we have witnessed an increased interest in Ecosystem Services
(ES), including the so-called 'cultural ecosystem services' and its subcategory of 'cultural …

Planning for coastal and marine environments is often characterized by conflict over current
and proposed uses. Marine spatial planning has been proposed as a way forward, however …

Context Human–nature interactions are reflected in the values people assign to landscapes.
These values shape our understanding and actions as landscape co-creators, and need to …

Through extensive research, ecosystem services have been mapped using both survey-
based and biophysical approaches, but comparative map** of public values and those …

The establishment of protected areas is one of the main strategies for preserving biodiversity
from land use transformation. However, a great number of protected areas are becoming …