Stakeholders’ perspectives on the operationalisation of the ecosystem service concept: results from 27 case studies

Dick, Jan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4180-9338; Turkelboom, Francis; Woods, Helen; Iniesta-Arandia, Irene; Primmer, Eeva; Saarela, Sanna-Riikka; Bezák, Peter; Mederly, Peter; Leone, Michael; Verheyden, Wim; Kelemen, Eszter; Hauck, Jennifer; Andrews, Chris ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2428-272X; Antunes, Paula; Aszalós, Réka; Baró, Francesc; Barton, David N.; Berry, Pam; Bugter, Rob; Carvalho, Laurence; Czúcz, Bálint; Dunford-Brown, Rob; Garcia Blanco, Gemma; Geamănă, Nicoleta; Giucă, Relu; Grizzetti, Bruna; Izakovičová, Zita; Kertész, Miklós; Kopperoinen, Leena; Langemeyer, Johannes; Montenegro Lapola, David; Liquete, Camino; Luque, Sandra; Martínez Pastur, Guillermo; Martin-Lopez, Berta; Mukhopadhyay, Raktima; Niemela, Jari; Odee, David; Peri, Pablo Luis; Pinho, Patricia; Patrício-Roberto, Gleiciani Bürger; Preda, Elena; Priess, Joerg; Röckmann, Christine; Santos, Rui; Silaghi, Diana; Smith, Rognvald; Vădineanu, Angheluţă; van der Wal, Jan Tjalling; Arany, Ildikó; Badea, Ovidiu; Bela, Györgyi; Boros, Emil; Bucur, Magdalena; Blumentrath, Stefan; Calvache, Marta; Carmen, Esther; Clemente, Pedro; Fernandes, João; Ferraz, Diogo; Fongar, Claudia; García-Llorente, Marina; Gómez-Baggethun, Erik; Gundersen, Vegard; Haavardsholm, Oscar; Kalóczkai, Ágnes; Khalalwe, Thalma; Kiss, Gabriella; Köhler, Berit; Lazányi, Orsolya; Lellei-Kovács, Eszter; Lichungu, Rael; Lindhjem, Henrik; Magare, Charles; Mustajoki, Jyri; Ndege, Charles; Nowell, Megan; Nuss Girona, Sergi; Ochieng, John; Often, Anders; Palomo, Ignacio; Pataki, György; Reinvang, Rasmus; Rusch, Graciela; Saarikoski, Heli; Smith, Alison; Soy Massoni, Emma; Stange, Erik; Vågnes Traaholt, Nora; Vári, Ágnes; Verweij, Peter; Vikström, Suvi; Yli-Pelkonen, Vesa; Zulian, Grazia. 2018 Stakeholders’ perspectives on the operationalisation of the ecosystem service concept: results from 27 case studies [in special issue: SI: Synthesizing OpenNESS] Ecosystem Services, 29 (C). 552-565. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.09.015

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.09.015

Abstract/Summary

The ecosystem service (ES) concept is becoming mainstream in policy and planning, but operational influence on practice is seldom reported. Here, we report the practitioners’ perspectives on the practical implementation of the ES concept in 27 case studies. A standardised anonymous survey (n = 246), was used, focusing on the science-practice interaction process, perceived impact and expected use of the case study assessments. Operationalisation of the concept was shown to achieve a gradual change in practices: 13% of the case studies reported a change in action (e.g. management or policy change), and a further 40% anticipated that a change would result from the work. To a large extent the impact was attributed to a well conducted science-practice interaction process (>70%). The main reported advantages of the concept included: increased concept awareness and communication; enhanced participation and collaboration; production of comprehensive science-based knowledge; and production of spatially referenced knowledge for input to planning (91% indicated they had acquired new knowledge). The limitations were mostly case-specific and centred on methodology, data, and challenges with result implementation. The survey highlighted the crucial role of communication, participation and collaboration across different stakeholders, to implement the ES concept and enhance the democratisation of nature and landscape planning.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.09.015
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Biodiversity (Science Area 2017-) Water Resources (Science Area 2017-) UKCEH Fellows Unaffiliated
ISSN:	2212-0416
Additional Keywords:	stakeholder perceptions, place-based implementation, evaluation, ecosystem services operationalisation, UK-SCAPE
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment
Date made live:	10 Jan 2018 17:28 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518922

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.09.015

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

Biodiversity (Science Area 2017-)
Water Resources (Science Area 2017-)
UKCEH Fellows
Unaffiliated

ISSN:

2212-0416

Additional Keywords:

stakeholder perceptions, place-based implementation, evaluation, ecosystem services operationalisation, UK-SCAPE

NORA Subject Terms:

Ecology and Environment