Lessons learned from implementing the ecosystem services concept in urban planning

verfasst von

Karsten Grunewald, Olaf Bastian, Jiri Louda, Andrea Arcidiacono, Patrycia Brzoska , Mathilde Bue, Nuket Ipek Cetin, Claudia Dworczyk, Lenka Dubová, Alice Fitch, Laurence Jones, Daniele La Rosa, André Mascarenhas, Silvia Ronchi, Martin Schlaepfer, Daria Sikorska

Abstract

This paper presents a summary of lessons learned from implementing the ecosystem services (ES) approach into urban planning practice in different European urban settings. We summarise a survey co-created with, and presented to, researchers and end-users in city administrations from ten European case study cities. To complement the expert analysis, 14 semi-structured interviews were conducted among stakeholders to assess the use of ES in practice in urban settings. There was strong agreement between scientists and practitioners on both the opportunities and the barriers to uptake the ES concept in urban planning practice. Key agreements were that the ES concept supports decision-making as well as spatial planning, it is most useful as a communication tool, and monetarisation and public pressure can be considered as promoting factors. Barriers are lack of evidence including case studies, standardised methods and criteria to evaluate nature and its benefits, lack of legislations/reform, limited capacity and reluctance to apply ES in planning practice, and limited public involvement. On individual aspects, such as the monetarisation of ES, views differed both among the scientists and the practitioners. Derived from our investigations we summarize in which circumstances the ES concept is most relevant and useful for urban planners and decision-makers.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Institut für Physische Geographie und Landschaftsökologie
Arbeitsgruppe Physische Geographie

Externe Organisation(en)

Leibniz-Institut für ökologische Raumentwicklung (IÖR) e.V.
Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem
Politecnico di Milano
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Gebze Technical University
Technische Universität Istanbul
University of Catania
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Museum für Naturkunde Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Universität Genf

Typ

Artikel

Journal

Ecosystem Services

Band

2021

ISSN

2212-0416

Publikationsdatum

06.2021

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Geografie, Planung und Entwicklung, Natur- und Landschaftsschutz, Agrar- und Biowissenschaften (sonstige), Management, Monitoring, Politik und Recht, Globaler Wandel, Ökologie

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 11 – Nachhaltige Städte und Gemeinschaften

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2021.101273 (Zugang: Geschlossen)