The journal Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050, IF 2.075) is currently running a Special Issue entitled “Application of the Ecosystem Service Concept in Social–Ecological Systems—from Theory to Practice”. Prof. Dr. Georg Leitinger, Dr. Uta Schirpke and Dr. Johannes Rüdisser (University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria), are serving as Guest Editors for this issue. We sincerely invite you to make an excellent contribution, based on your expertise. [Read more…] about Call for papers: Application of the Ecosystem Service Concept in Social-Ecological Systems – from Theory to Practice
Publications
New publications from BWG 10 – Urban systems
Seven recent publications related to urban systems reasearch from the ESP network. Find the list below:
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New publications from Valuing Nature Programme
Four new reports on Natural Capital have been published to enable governments and businesses to take an evidence-based approach to valuing the UK’s natural assets.
The new reports, published by the Valuing Nature Programme, summarise the science available to inform a Natural Capital approach in four key areas: [Read more…] about New publications from Valuing Nature Programme
How are we assessing the future of Mediterranean forests? New publication by members of the ESP Mediterranean working group
In this new study, Alejandra Morán-Ordóñez, José V. Roces-Díaz, Lluís Brotons (members of the ESP Mediterranean working group) and colleagues, reviewed the available literature on the use of ecological models to predict global change environmental impacts, to answer the following questions: (1) what are the modelling approaches most commonly used to predict the condition and trends of biodiversity and ecosystem services under future scenarios of global change? (2) what are the drivers of change considered in future scenarios and at what scales? (3) what are the biodiversity/nature and ecosystem services indicators most commonly evaluated? [Read more…] about How are we assessing the future of Mediterranean forests? New publication by members of the ESP Mediterranean working group
New publication on personal and collective values in biodiversity conservation
Caught Between Personal and Collective Values: Biodiversity conservation in European decision‐making
Individual decision‐makers at different governance levels operate in social contexts, which means that they sometimes need to compromise their personal values. This dissonance is rarely the direct target of empirical analyses of environmental decision‐making. A recent paper by ESP researchers reports a Q‐analysis of decision‐makers’ personal perspectives and the perspectives they perceive to dominate in their decision‐making contexts. [Read more…] about New publication on personal and collective values in biodiversity conservation