Assessing Relativeness in the Provision of Urban Ecosystem Services: Better Comparison Methods for Improved Well-Being

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dc.contributor.authorKrsnik, Goran
dc.contributor.authorReyes-Paecke, Sonia
dc.contributor.authorReynolds, Keith M.
dc.contributor.authorGarcia-Gonzalo, Jordi
dc.contributor.authorOlabarria, Jose Ramon Gonzalez
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T20:11:15Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T20:11:15Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractIn this study, we evaluated alternative methods for comparing the provision of ecosystem services among urban areas, stressing how the choice of comparison method affects the ability to compare the ecosystem service outcomes, in order to improve the management actions in urban green areas, reduce environmental inequality, and ensure satisfactory levels of human well-being. For the analysis, ten spatial indicators were quantified to assess the provision of urban ecosystem services in Barcelona, Spain, and Santiago, Chile. Two comparison methods were applied in both cities to evaluate the differences in their provision scores. The analysis was performed using the Ecosystem Management Decision Support (EMDS) system, a spatially enabled decision support framework for environmental management. The results depicted changes in the values of the provision of ecosystem services depending on the methodological approach applied. When the data were analysed separately for each city, both cities registered a wide range of provision values across the city districts, varying from very low to very high values. However, when the analysis was based on the data for both cities, the provision scores in Santiago decreased, while they increased in Barcelona, showing relativeness and a discrepancy in their provisions, hindering an appropriate planning definition. Our results emphasise the importance of the choice of comparison approach in the analyses of urban ecosystem services and the need for further studies on these comparison methods.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/land12051088
dc.identifier.eissn2073-445X
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/land12051088
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/92132
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000997263600001
dc.issue.numero5
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaLand
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjecturban ecosystem services
dc.subjectspatial modelling
dc.subjecturban green infrastructure
dc.subjecthuman well-being
dc.subjecturban planning
dc.subject.ods15 Life on Land
dc.subject.ods02 Zero Hunger
dc.subject.ods14 Life Below Water
dc.subject.ods06 Clean Water and Sanitation
dc.subject.ods13 Climate Action
dc.subject.ods11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.subject.odspa15 Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
dc.subject.odspa02 Hambre cero
dc.subject.odspa14 Vida submarina
dc.subject.odspa06 Agua limpia y saneamiento
dc.subject.odspa13 Acción por el clima
dc.subject.odspa11 Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
dc.titleAssessing Relativeness in the Provision of Urban Ecosystem Services: Better Comparison Methods for Improved Well-Being
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen12
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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