A novel telecoupling framework to assess social relations across spatial scales for ecosystem services research

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jul 2019 France, Germany, United Kingdom English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Journal of Environmental Management, volume 241, pages 251-263 (issn: 0301-4797,

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Authors: Berta Martín-López; María R. Felipe-Lucia; Elena M. Bennett; Albert Norström; Garry Peterson; Tobias Plieninger; Christina C. Hicks; +5 Authors

doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.04.029

pmid: 31005726

handle: 10261/197408 , 10568/112195

A novel telecoupling framework to assess social relations across spatial scales for ecosystem services research

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Abstract

Access to ecosystem services and influence on their management are structured by social relations among actors, which often occur across spatial scales. Such cross-scale social relations can be analysed through a telecoupling framework as decisions taken at local scales are often shaped by actors at larger scales. Analyzing these cross-scale relations is critical to create effective and equitable strategies to manage ecosystem services. Here, we develop an analytical framework -i.e. the 'cross-scale influence-dependence framework'- to facilitate the analysis of power asymmetries and the distribution of ecosystem services among the beneficiaries. We illustrate the suitability of this framework through its retrospective application across four case studies, in which we characterize the level of dependence of multiple actors on a particular set of ecosystem services, and their influence on decision-making regarding these services across three spatial scales. The 'cross-scale influence-dependence framework' can improve our understanding of distributional and procedural equity and thus support the development of policies for sustainable management of ecosystem services.

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France, Germany, United Kingdom

Related Organizations

University of Göttingen
Germany
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
France
Stockholm Resilience Centre
Sweden
Lancaster University
United Kingdom
University of Kassel
Germany

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Conservation of Natural Resources, /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2305; name=Environmental Engineering, /dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/nachhaltigkeitswissenschaft; name=Sustainability Science, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_870, Cross-scale analysis, Decision Making, prise de décision, gestion des ressources naturelles, 910, decision making, Inequity, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2570, Stakeholders, E14 - Économie et politique du développement, [SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environment and Society, partie intéressée, Ecosystem, Retrospective Studies, research, Power relations, /dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/biology; name=Ecosystems Research, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1348040570280, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_9001020, 300, Telecoupling, services écosystémiques, source d'énergie, governance, /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2308; name=Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4086, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_9000115, [SDE]Environmental Sciences, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7273, /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2311; name=Waste Management and Disposal, P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2147, ecosystem services, Scale mismatch

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