Empirical PPGIS/PGIS mapping of ecosystem services: A review and evaluation
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Empirical PPGIS/PGIS mapping of ecosystem services : A review and evaluation. / Brown, Gregory G; Fagerholm, Nora.
In: Ecosystem Services, Vol. 13, 2015, p. 119-133.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Empirical PPGIS/PGIS mapping of ecosystem services
T2 - A review and evaluation
AU - Brown, Gregory G
AU - Fagerholm, Nora
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - We review public participation GIS (PPGIS) and participatory GIS (PGIS) approaches for ecosystem services to identify current and best practice. PPGIS/PGIS are spatially explicit methods that have evolved over the past decade to identify a range of ecosystem services. Although PPGIS/PGIS methods demonstrate high potential for the identification of ecosystem services, especially cultural services, there has been no review to evaluate the methods to identify best practice. Through examination of peer-reviewed, empirical PPGIS/PGIS studies, we describe the types of ecosystem services mapped, the spatial mapping methods, the sampling approaches and range of participants, the types of spatial analyses performed, and the methodological trade-offs associated with each PPGIS/PGIS mapping approach. We found that multiple methods were implemented in nearly 30 case studies worldwide with the mapping of cultural and provisioning services being most common. There was little evidence that mapped ecosystem data was used for actual decision support in land use planning. Best practice has yet to coalesce in this field that has been dominated by methodological pluralism and case study research. We suggest greater use of experimental design and long-term case studies where the influence of mapped ecosystem services on land use decisions can be assessed.
AB - We review public participation GIS (PPGIS) and participatory GIS (PGIS) approaches for ecosystem services to identify current and best practice. PPGIS/PGIS are spatially explicit methods that have evolved over the past decade to identify a range of ecosystem services. Although PPGIS/PGIS methods demonstrate high potential for the identification of ecosystem services, especially cultural services, there has been no review to evaluate the methods to identify best practice. Through examination of peer-reviewed, empirical PPGIS/PGIS studies, we describe the types of ecosystem services mapped, the spatial mapping methods, the sampling approaches and range of participants, the types of spatial analyses performed, and the methodological trade-offs associated with each PPGIS/PGIS mapping approach. We found that multiple methods were implemented in nearly 30 case studies worldwide with the mapping of cultural and provisioning services being most common. There was little evidence that mapped ecosystem data was used for actual decision support in land use planning. Best practice has yet to coalesce in this field that has been dominated by methodological pluralism and case study research. We suggest greater use of experimental design and long-term case studies where the influence of mapped ecosystem services on land use decisions can be assessed.
KW - Faculty of Science
U2 - 10.1016/j.ecoser.2014.10.007
DO - 10.1016/j.ecoser.2014.10.007
M3 - Journal article
VL - 13
SP - 119
EP - 133
JO - Ecosystem Services
JF - Ecosystem Services
SN - 2212-0416
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ID: 130137822