RT Journal Article
T1 Knowledge needs for the operationalisation of the concept of ecosystem services
A1 Carmen, Esther
A1 Watt, Allan
A1 Carvalho, Laurence
A1 Dick, Jan
A1 Fazey, Ioan
A1 Garcia-Blanco, Gemma
A1 Grizzetti, Bruna
A1 Hauck, Jennifer
A1 Izakovicova, Zita
A1 Kopperoinen, Leena
A1 Liquete, Camino
A1 Odee, David
A1 Steingröver, Eveliene
A1 Young, Juliette
AB As environmental challenges and their management are increasingly recognised as complex and uncertain, the concept of ecosystem services has emerged from within scientific communities and is gaining influence within policy communities. To better understand how this concept can be turned into practice we examine knowledge needs from the perspective of the different stakeholders directly engaged with the operationalisation of ecosystem systems concept within ten socio-ecologically different case studies from different countries, levels of governance and ecosystems. We identify four different but interrelated areas of knowledge needs, namely; (i) needs related to develop a common understanding, (ii) needs related to the role of formal and informal institutions in shaping action on the ground, (iii) needs related to linking knowledge and action, and (iv) and needs related to accessible and easy to use methods and tools. These findings highlight the need to view knowledge as a process which is orientated towards action. We discuss the potential to develop transdisciplinary research approaches and the development of tools and methods explicitly as boundary objects in the ecosystem service science community to develop more collaborative practices with other stakeholders and facilitate the operationalisation of the concept of ecosystem services across contexts.
SN 2212-0416
YR 2018
FD 2018-02
LK https://hdl.handle.net/11556/4430
UL https://hdl.handle.net/11556/4430
LA eng
NO Carmen , E , Watt , A , Carvalho , L , Dick , J , Fazey , I , Garcia-Blanco , G , Grizzetti , B , Hauck , J , Izakovicova , Z , Kopperoinen , L , Liquete , C , Odee , D , Steingröver , E & Young , J 2018 , ' Knowledge needs for the operationalisation of the concept of ecosystem services ' , Ecosystem Services , vol. 29 , pp. 441-451 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.10.012
NO Publisher Copyright: © 2017 Elsevier B.V.
NO This work was carried out as part of the OpenNESS project funded by European Union’s Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 308428. We thank the participants from the OpenNESS project for their willingness to share information and views on knowledge needs for the operationalisation of the concept of ecosystem services. More information on this project can be found at http://www.openness-project.eu/about .
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