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This paper describes a collaborative process engaging key stakeholders to co-create a shared vision for 2035 and a roadmap for action to support a circular economy transition in the packaging of the food and beverages sector in Portugal. Although the need to engage stakeholders is widely acknowledged, few collaborative initiatives can be found in the literature for scoping and visioning of circular economy strategies. Three main stages are broadly proposed to conduct a participatory scoping and visioning process, including the conduction of exploratory interviews and a collaborative visioning workshop supported by desk-based research. Engaging agents from across the value chain and from critical knowledge fields allowed to create a common understanding of major challenges, opportunities, and key circular strategies to implement towards a desired vision of the future. Five main areas of action were identified: innovation and research, new business models; eco-design; marketing and communication; and regulation and incentives. This work allowed to draw useful lessons for the sector: (i) there is a great potential of circularity in the food and beverages packaging sector; (ii) the engaged stakeholders have the will to continue collaborating. Regarding the proposed process: (i) a process of this nature allows the co-creation of a shared vision and the definition of a roadmap to achieve it and (ii) engaging stakeholders from all the value chain in structured discussions and collaborative exercises may contribute to promote social learning and knowledge co-creation. Some limitations can be pointed out; an important one is the dependency on stakeholders’ engagement, which could bring additional challenges when implementing a process of this nature. Although the process can be applied in different contexts and sectors, the obtained results are specific for this sector in the Portuguese context.
Rita Lopes; Rui Santos; Nuno Videira; Paula Antunes. Co-creating a Vision and Roadmap for Circular Economy in the Food and Beverages Packaging Sector. Circular Economy and Sustainability 2021, 1 -21.
AMA StyleRita Lopes, Rui Santos, Nuno Videira, Paula Antunes. Co-creating a Vision and Roadmap for Circular Economy in the Food and Beverages Packaging Sector. Circular Economy and Sustainability. 2021; ():1-21.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRita Lopes; Rui Santos; Nuno Videira; Paula Antunes. 2021. "Co-creating a Vision and Roadmap for Circular Economy in the Food and Beverages Packaging Sector." Circular Economy and Sustainability , no. : 1-21.
The majority of Europeans live in cities, where parks as components of Urban Green Spaces (UGSs) play an important role in well-being and the provision of ecosystem services (ES). UGSs are especially relevant for the implementation of the United Nations (UN) Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals “Good health and wellbeing” (Goal 3) and “Sustainable cities and communities” (Goal 11). This study focused on ES use and users’ motives, which were surveyed during visits at central parks in the cities Leipzig, Coimbra and Vilnius. Park visitors used 17 different ES, dominated by physical interactions such as walking or biking, followed by experiential and aesthetical ES and ES linked to social relations. Age of visitors, cultural setting and distance to homes influenced ES use in the parks differently in each city, limiting the transferability of park–user behaviour or motivations across different spatial and cultural contexts. Results also indicate that aligning sustainability objectives and usability, good accessibility of urban parks plays a central role and encourages the use of non-motorized or public transport for park visits. Concrete information about UGS user motivation and behaviour generated in this and similar studies contributes to convert the UN Agenda 2030 strategies at the municipal level into sustainability and user-oriented design and management of UGS.
Jörg Priess; Luis Pinto; Ieva Misiune; Julia Palliwoda. Ecosystem Service Use and the Motivations for Use in Central Parks in Three European Cities. Land 2021, 10, 154 .
AMA StyleJörg Priess, Luis Pinto, Ieva Misiune, Julia Palliwoda. Ecosystem Service Use and the Motivations for Use in Central Parks in Three European Cities. Land. 2021; 10 (2):154.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJörg Priess; Luis Pinto; Ieva Misiune; Julia Palliwoda. 2021. "Ecosystem Service Use and the Motivations for Use in Central Parks in Three European Cities." Land 10, no. 2: 154.
Cattle grazing and fire are common types of management on natural ecosystems, generating several threats to the conservation of native vegetation (e.g., changes in species richness, cover, and abundance, mainly of bovine-palatable species). In this work, we analysed the response of the structure and composition of vegetation managed with different cattle stocking rates and fire in the savanna ecosystems of Colombia. The study was located in the eastern area of the Llanos region, where savannas were subjected to grazing and burning. Regarding grazing, we classified the area according to the cattle stocking rate (Bos indicus ~300 kg): NG = non-grazed, LS = low stocking rate (0.5 ind ha−1 yr−1), and HS = high stocking rate (1.0 ind ha−1 yr−1). Controlled artificial burning was applied in all the area at the beginning of the study, and surveys were conducted in the same plots at pre-burn (t0) and four post-burn times (t1, t2, t3, t4), at 15, 45, 75 and 105 days after burning. Vegetation composition (species list, life-form, palatability) and structure (bare soil and vascular plant ground covers, species height and richness) were recorded at each sampling. Data were compared through ANOVAs and multivariate analyses. We found 53 species in total: 26 in the pre-burn treatment and 44 in the post-burn treatments, detecting an increase of 18 species considering all treatments. Seven natives and two exotic species represented the dominant cover (>50%). LS and HS had the highest number of palatable species in t0 (seven species) compared with NG (two species), but this became similar after burning (14 species in NG, 12 in LS, and 11 in HS). ANOVAs and multivariate analyses showed that plant assemblages were significantly different according to the grazing treatment, and more homogeneous in pre-burn than in post-burn periods. Cattle grazing favored higher covers of dominant palatable species (e.g., Axonopus purpusii) compared with NG, but many native species with high palatability only recovered within the system after burning. In the context of the current management proposals, the search for new alternatives other than intensive cattle grazing and burning is needed to reconcile human production activities, international commitments against climate change and biodiversity conservation in the savanna landscapes.
Alejandro Huertas Herrera; Brigitte L. G. Baptiste Ballera; Mónica D. R. Toro-Manríquez; María V. Lencinas; Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur; Hugoberto Huertas Ramírez. Changes in Vegetation of Flooded Savannas Subject to Cattle Grazing and Fire in Plains of Colombia. Land 2021, 10, 108 .
AMA StyleAlejandro Huertas Herrera, Brigitte L. G. Baptiste Ballera, Mónica D. R. Toro-Manríquez, María V. Lencinas, Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur, Hugoberto Huertas Ramírez. Changes in Vegetation of Flooded Savannas Subject to Cattle Grazing and Fire in Plains of Colombia. Land. 2021; 10 (2):108.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlejandro Huertas Herrera; Brigitte L. G. Baptiste Ballera; Mónica D. R. Toro-Manríquez; María V. Lencinas; Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur; Hugoberto Huertas Ramírez. 2021. "Changes in Vegetation of Flooded Savannas Subject to Cattle Grazing and Fire in Plains of Colombia." Land 10, no. 2: 108.
Julia Palliwoda; Joerg A. Priess. What do people value in urban green? Linking characteristics of urban green spaces to users’ perceptions of nature benefits, disturbances, and disservices. Ecology and Society 2021, 26, 1 .
AMA StyleJulia Palliwoda, Joerg A. Priess. What do people value in urban green? Linking characteristics of urban green spaces to users’ perceptions of nature benefits, disturbances, and disservices. Ecology and Society. 2021; 26 (1):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJulia Palliwoda; Joerg A. Priess. 2021. "What do people value in urban green? Linking characteristics of urban green spaces to users’ perceptions of nature benefits, disturbances, and disservices." Ecology and Society 26, no. 1: 1.
Floris Vanderhaeghe; Aaike De Wever; Lien Reyserhove; Peter Desmet; Thierry Onkelinx; Bart Goossens; Saskia Wanner; Gerrit Genouw; Lymke Janssens; Francis Turkelboom; Toon Van Daele. Open Science bij het INBO. Open Science bij het INBO 2021, 1 .
AMA StyleFloris Vanderhaeghe, Aaike De Wever, Lien Reyserhove, Peter Desmet, Thierry Onkelinx, Bart Goossens, Saskia Wanner, Gerrit Genouw, Lymke Janssens, Francis Turkelboom, Toon Van Daele. Open Science bij het INBO. Open Science bij het INBO. 2021; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFloris Vanderhaeghe; Aaike De Wever; Lien Reyserhove; Peter Desmet; Thierry Onkelinx; Bart Goossens; Saskia Wanner; Gerrit Genouw; Lymke Janssens; Francis Turkelboom; Toon Van Daele. 2021. "Open Science bij het INBO." Open Science bij het INBO , no. : 1.
Green infrastructure is a strategically planned network of natural and semi-natural areas, including green and blue spaces and other ecosystems, designed and managed to deliver a wide range of ecosystem services at various scales. Apart from the ecological functions, green infrastructure, as a planning tool, contributes to social and economic benefits, leading to the achievement of sustainable, resilient, inclusive and competitive urban areas. Despite recent developments, there is still no consensus among researchers and practitioners regarding the concept of green infrastructure as well as its implementation approaches, which makes it often difficult for urban planners and other professionals in the field to develop a robust green infrastructure in some parts of the world. To address this issue, an integrative literature review was conducted to identify which green infrastructure planning principles should be acknowledged in spatial planning practices to promote sustainability and resilience. As a result of this literature review, the most common eight green infrastructure planning principles were selected—connectivity, multifunctionality, applicability, integration, diversity, multiscale, governance, and continuity. These principles intend to promote and simplify the development and use of green infrastructure by different academic and implementation organizations and provide a more defined model for sustainable landscape management in order to help practitioners and decision makers during the conceptualization and planning of green infrastructure.
Renato Monteiro; José C. Ferreira; Paula Antunes. Green Infrastructure Planning Principles: An Integrated Literature Review. Land 2020, 9, 525 .
AMA StyleRenato Monteiro, José C. Ferreira, Paula Antunes. Green Infrastructure Planning Principles: An Integrated Literature Review. Land. 2020; 9 (12):525.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRenato Monteiro; José C. Ferreira; Paula Antunes. 2020. "Green Infrastructure Planning Principles: An Integrated Literature Review." Land 9, no. 12: 525.
Flanders (Belgium) is one of the most densely populated regions in Europe. Intensive land use, widespread suburbanization, inadequate environmental qualities, and fragmentation everywhere deteriorate living conditions and put pressure on species and natural habitats. In the past, several governmental initiatives were launched to establish a coherent ecological network to improve the situation. Despite the set objectives, only a little progress was made. Therefore, to establish green infrastructure, a new approach that moves away from previous top-down and one-sided strategies is developed. Making use of Green Infrastructure as a boundary concept, interpretation was given through an open and participatory process. The core is the identification of common objectives (ecosystem services or other objectives/services), the selection of appropriate green infrastructure elements to support the services, and the co-design of a network taking the local socio-ecological realm into account. By applying the methodology in concrete urban and rural projects, we learned that establishing strong coalitions of stakeholders, obtaining and sharing reliable knowledge of the systems are key to an effective realization of green infrastructure.
Jasmien Smets; Geert De Blust; Wim Verheyden; Saskia Wanner; Maarten Van Acker; Francis Turkelboom. Starting a Participative Approach to Develop Local Green Infrastructure; from Boundary Concept to Collective Action. Sustainability 2020, 12, 10107 .
AMA StyleJasmien Smets, Geert De Blust, Wim Verheyden, Saskia Wanner, Maarten Van Acker, Francis Turkelboom. Starting a Participative Approach to Develop Local Green Infrastructure; from Boundary Concept to Collective Action. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (23):10107.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJasmien Smets; Geert De Blust; Wim Verheyden; Saskia Wanner; Maarten Van Acker; Francis Turkelboom. 2020. "Starting a Participative Approach to Develop Local Green Infrastructure; from Boundary Concept to Collective Action." Sustainability 12, no. 23: 10107.
Giulia Iannuzzi; João Mourato; Rui Santos. Towards a multidimensional framework to assess the social and ecological fit of institutional arrangements for private protected areas. Parks 2020, 7 -22.
AMA StyleGiulia Iannuzzi, João Mourato, Rui Santos. Towards a multidimensional framework to assess the social and ecological fit of institutional arrangements for private protected areas. Parks. 2020; (26.2):7-22.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiulia Iannuzzi; João Mourato; Rui Santos. 2020. "Towards a multidimensional framework to assess the social and ecological fit of institutional arrangements for private protected areas." Parks , no. 26.2: 7-22.
The role of biodiversity in natural forests is critical as a regulator of ecosystem function, productivity, and provision of ecosystem services. The objective was to analyse the conservation value of Nothofagus forests in Southern Patagonia (Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego provinces), Argentina, through integration of maps of potential biodiversity (MPB) and human footprint (HFM), which can help to improve the natural reserve designs through the spatial prioritization of their conservation values. To achieve the, first we determine that the different forest types presented different species assemblage with specific ecological niche requirements which justify differential conservation or management strategies. We used understory plants as proxy, and we selected indicator species of the understory plants for the following analyses. With these species we produce the MPB, and we found that the occurrence of MPB differ from the pattern of HFM according to the different forest types. After that, we identify woodland patches with special values of MPB and low HFM according to the different forest types, and analyzed if the distribution of MPB of the different forest types changed across the current natural protected reserve network, private and public lands. Finally, with these outputs, we propose new methodologies to enhance the current natural reserve network effectiveness. These outputs can be used as a tool to determine new strategies for management and conservation at landscape level in Southern Patagonia.
Yamina Micaela Rosas; Pablo L. Peri; Josela Carrasco; María Lencinas; Anna M. Pidgeon; Natalia Politi; Sebastián Martinuzzi; Guillermo Martínez Pastur. Improving Potential Biodiversity and Human Footprint in Nothofagus Forests of Southern Patagonia through the Spatial Prioritization of their Conservation Values. Soil and Recycling Management in the Anthropocene Era 2020, 441 -471.
AMA StyleYamina Micaela Rosas, Pablo L. Peri, Josela Carrasco, María Lencinas, Anna M. Pidgeon, Natalia Politi, Sebastián Martinuzzi, Guillermo Martínez Pastur. Improving Potential Biodiversity and Human Footprint in Nothofagus Forests of Southern Patagonia through the Spatial Prioritization of their Conservation Values. Soil and Recycling Management in the Anthropocene Era. 2020; ():441-471.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYamina Micaela Rosas; Pablo L. Peri; Josela Carrasco; María Lencinas; Anna M. Pidgeon; Natalia Politi; Sebastián Martinuzzi; Guillermo Martínez Pastur. 2020. "Improving Potential Biodiversity and Human Footprint in Nothofagus Forests of Southern Patagonia through the Spatial Prioritization of their Conservation Values." Soil and Recycling Management in the Anthropocene Era , no. : 441-471.
Usually, stands with aging trees are considered forests with higher conservation values, regardless their structural diversity and other functional attributes. Natural stands present a wide range of age structures, from even-aged stands growing at different development growth phases (e.g. CO = stands at initial or final optimum development growth phase, MD = stands at mature or decaying development growth phases) to uneven-aged stands with mixed development growth phases (e.g. UOG = stands combining mature or decaying development growth phases with initial or final optimum development growth phases, UMD = stands combining only mature and decaying development growth phases). The aim of this work was to compare richness and cover of understory vascular plants of even- and uneven-aged stands of Nothofagus antarctica (ñire) forests in Tierra del Fuego (Argentina), and relate these characteristics with abiotic, soil and forest structure variables. A total of 75 stands were sampled across the natural range distribution of the forests, where understory (point intercept method), forest structure (angle count sampling and eye-fish photos) and environmental (soil) variables were measured. 17 one-way ANOVAs were conducted using Tukey test at p < 0.05 to compare the means. Among forest structure and environmental variables, cover (F = 4.3, p = 0.007), radiation (F = 4.4, p = 0.006), phosphorous (F = 3.9, p = 0.012), tree density (F = 10.3, p < 0.001), tree diameter (F = 10.3, p < 0.001) and stand growth (F = 4.9, p = 0.004) showed significant differences, and in general with a positive or negative trend across the MD—UMD—UOG—CO gradient. Total (F = 6.5, p < 0.001) and native species richness of the understory (F = 7.2, p < 0.001) were significantly different among forest types, where UMD > UOG > MD > CO (17–28 total, and 13–24 native species, respectively). Neither exotic species richness (4–5 species) nor understory cover significantly changed among treatments (total, dicots, ferns and bryophytes). However, monocots cover significantly differed among treatments (F = 3.9, p = 0.012), where UMD > MD > UOG > CO. Finally, indicator species cover for environmental degradation did not present significant differences (F = 2.1, p = 0.106), but they were positive related to forests growing in mature stages. We concluded that uneven-aged stands presented significantly higher conservation values compared to even-aged stands, where mature/decay stands have better conservation values than optimum growth development phases. These findings can be used for better silviculture practices that combine silvopastoral use and conservation strategies.
Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur; Yamina M. Rosas; Juan M. Cellini; Marcelo D. Barrera; Mónica Toro Manríquez; Alejandro Huertas Herrera; Santiago Favoretti Bondar; María V. Lencinas; Pablo L. Peri. Conservation values of understory vascular plants in even- and uneven-aged Nothofagus antarctica forests. Biodiversity and Conservation 2020, 1 -23.
AMA StyleGuillermo J. Martínez Pastur, Yamina M. Rosas, Juan M. Cellini, Marcelo D. Barrera, Mónica Toro Manríquez, Alejandro Huertas Herrera, Santiago Favoretti Bondar, María V. Lencinas, Pablo L. Peri. Conservation values of understory vascular plants in even- and uneven-aged Nothofagus antarctica forests. Biodiversity and Conservation. 2020; ():1-23.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuillermo J. Martínez Pastur; Yamina M. Rosas; Juan M. Cellini; Marcelo D. Barrera; Mónica Toro Manríquez; Alejandro Huertas Herrera; Santiago Favoretti Bondar; María V. Lencinas; Pablo L. Peri. 2020. "Conservation values of understory vascular plants in even- and uneven-aged Nothofagus antarctica forests." Biodiversity and Conservation , no. : 1-23.
Conservation efforts are increasingly supported by ecosystem service assessments. These assessments depend on complex multi-disciplinary methods, and rely on a number of assumptions which reduce complexity. If assumptions are ambiguous or inadequate, misconceptions and misinterpretations may arise when interpreting results of assessments. An interdisciplinary understanding of assumptions in ecosystem service science is needed to provide consistent conservation recommendations. Here, we synthesise and elaborate on 12 prevalent types of assumptions in ecosystem service assessments. These comprise conceptual and ethical foundations of the ecosystem service concept, assumptions on data collection, indication, mapping, and modelling, on socio-economic valuation and value aggregation, as well as about using assessment results for decision-making. We recommend future assessments to increase transparency about assumptions, and to test and validate them and their potential consequences on assessment reliability. This will support the taking up of assessment results in conservation science, policy and practice.
Matthias Schröter; Emilie Crouzat; Lisanne Hölting; Julian Massenberg; Julian Rode; Mario Hanisch; Nadja Kabisch; Julia Palliwoda; Jörg A. Priess; Ralf Seppelt; Michael Beckmann. Assumptions in ecosystem service assessments: Increasing transparency for conservation. Ambio 2020, 50, 289 -300.
AMA StyleMatthias Schröter, Emilie Crouzat, Lisanne Hölting, Julian Massenberg, Julian Rode, Mario Hanisch, Nadja Kabisch, Julia Palliwoda, Jörg A. Priess, Ralf Seppelt, Michael Beckmann. Assumptions in ecosystem service assessments: Increasing transparency for conservation. Ambio. 2020; 50 (2):289-300.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatthias Schröter; Emilie Crouzat; Lisanne Hölting; Julian Massenberg; Julian Rode; Mario Hanisch; Nadja Kabisch; Julia Palliwoda; Jörg A. Priess; Ralf Seppelt; Michael Beckmann. 2020. "Assumptions in ecosystem service assessments: Increasing transparency for conservation." Ambio 50, no. 2: 289-300.
Understanding the influence environmental drivers on understory vegetation is important for conservation efforts under climate change. Bryophytes are one of the most diverse groups in temperate forests but also the least known. In addition, the environmental drivers (e.g., forest structure, microclimate, soil conditions or substrate) influencing over bryophyte community among Nothofagus forest types are poorly known. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of forest canopy-layer composition on the structure (cover) and the composition (richness and diversity) of bryophyte communities (mosses and liverworts) in two contrast landscape types (coast and mountain) in southern Patagonia. Three natural Nothofagus forest types (pure deciduous, pure evergreen, and mixed deciduous-evergreen) in two landscapes (coast < 100 m.a.s.l.; mountain > 400 m.a.s.l.) were selected (N = 60 plots). In each forest plot, we established one linear transect (10 m length) to measure bryophyte cover (point-intercept method). The data were evaluated using ANOVAs, Chi-square test and multivariate analyses. The mosses were mostly austral-antarctic origin, and the liverworts were all endemics. The principal substrates for the bryophytes development in the forest floor were litter and decaying woods. Moreover, many bryophytes species act as a substrate for natural tree regeneration. The forest structure was the main driver of bryophytes community in the coast landscape, while the slope was the principal driver of bryophytes in the mountain landscape. These differences were mainly explained for the microclimate into the forests (e.g., soil moisture and air temperature), and for the regional climate in the landscapes (e.g., air temperature and soil conditions). Notably, the mixed forest, mainly in the coast, presented exclusive species that were not present in the deciduous and evergreen pure forests. The conservation efforts should include management considerations both the stand and landscape levels based on the potential climate-change impact over bryophyte communities.
Mónica Dr. Toro Manríquez; Víctor Ardiles; Álvaro Promis; Alejandro Huertas Herrera; Rosina Soler; María Vanessa Lencinas; Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur. Forest canopy cover composition and landscape influence over bryophytes communities in Nothofagus forests of southern Patagonia. 2020, 1 .
AMA StyleMónica Dr. Toro Manríquez, Víctor Ardiles, Álvaro Promis, Alejandro Huertas Herrera, Rosina Soler, María Vanessa Lencinas, Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur. Forest canopy cover composition and landscape influence over bryophytes communities in Nothofagus forests of southern Patagonia. . 2020; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMónica Dr. Toro Manríquez; Víctor Ardiles; Álvaro Promis; Alejandro Huertas Herrera; Rosina Soler; María Vanessa Lencinas; Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur. 2020. "Forest canopy cover composition and landscape influence over bryophytes communities in Nothofagus forests of southern Patagonia." , no. : 1.
Mapping of ecosystem services (ES) is a powerful tool for communication and knowledge sharing about the implications of ecosystem management practices for human wellbeing. This research aimed to show the usefulness of ES mapping for decision-making by combining modelling of ES supply with ES demand mapping in a participatory process with the engagement of relevant stakeholders. We used the ESTIMAP-pollination model to map wild bee abundance and pollination supply in the Sudoeste Alentejano and Costa Vicentina Natural Park (PNSACV) in Portugal. The model was modified by adding a behavioural component that distributes pollinator visits according to floral availability. Balancing pollination supply with crop dependency levels allowed visualising potential areas of satisfied and unsatisfied demand and testing the effectiveness of ecosystem management interventions. The discussion of these results in two participatory workshops triggered the first collective debate about pollination in the PNSACV. This engagement enabled the development of a shared understanding about this ES and highlighted the role of ES maps as tools to support collaborative natural resources management.
João Fernandes; Paula Antunes; Rui Santos; Grazia Zulian; Pedro Clemente; Diogo Ferraz. Coupling spatial pollination supply models with local demand mapping to support collaborative management of ecosystem services. Ecosystems and People 2020, 16, 212 -229.
AMA StyleJoão Fernandes, Paula Antunes, Rui Santos, Grazia Zulian, Pedro Clemente, Diogo Ferraz. Coupling spatial pollination supply models with local demand mapping to support collaborative management of ecosystem services. Ecosystems and People. 2020; 16 (1):212-229.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJoão Fernandes; Paula Antunes; Rui Santos; Grazia Zulian; Pedro Clemente; Diogo Ferraz. 2020. "Coupling spatial pollination supply models with local demand mapping to support collaborative management of ecosystem services." Ecosystems and People 16, no. 1: 212-229.
SummarySpatial models are increasingly being used to target the most suitable areas for biodiversity conservation. This study investigates how the spatial tool Marxan with Zones (MARZONE) can be used to support the design of cost-effective biodiversity conservation policy. New in this study is the spatial analysis of the costs and effectiveness of different agro-environmental measures (AEMs) for habitat and biodiversity conservation in the Montado ecosystem in Portugal. A distinction is made between the financial costs paid to participating landowners and farmers for adopting AEMs and the broader economic opportunity costs of the corresponding land-use changes. Habitat and species conservation targets are furthermore defined interactively with the local government agency responsible for the management of protected areas, while the costs of agro-forestry activities and alternative land uses are estimated in direct consultation with local landowners. MARZONE identifies the spatial distribution of priority areas for conservation and the associated costs, some of which overlap with existing protected areas. These results provide useful insights into the trade-offs between nature conservation and the opportunity costs of protecting ecologically vulnerable areas, helping to improve current and future conservation policy design.
Rute Pinto; Paula Antunes; Stefan Blumentrath; Roy Brouwer; Pedro Clemente; Rui Santos. Spatial modelling of biodiversity conservation priorities in Portugal’s Montado ecosystem using Marxan with Zones. Environmental Conservation 2019, 46, 251 -260.
AMA StyleRute Pinto, Paula Antunes, Stefan Blumentrath, Roy Brouwer, Pedro Clemente, Rui Santos. Spatial modelling of biodiversity conservation priorities in Portugal’s Montado ecosystem using Marxan with Zones. Environmental Conservation. 2019; 46 (4):251-260.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRute Pinto; Paula Antunes; Stefan Blumentrath; Roy Brouwer; Pedro Clemente; Rui Santos. 2019. "Spatial modelling of biodiversity conservation priorities in Portugal’s Montado ecosystem using Marxan with Zones." Environmental Conservation 46, no. 4: 251-260.
Several authors have identified limitations in the uptake of design for sustainability (DfS) in companies and value chains. In spite of the extensive literature on the subject, researchers and practitioners still do not share a common overview on the subject, which hinders operationalization efforts. This paper proposes that DfS adoption is more likely to be successful if informed by corporate sustainability management and design management theories. Therefore, an analytical framework has been developed and applied to systematically analyse ten published design for sustainability models, which were identified through an extensive literature review. The analytical framework is composed of nine building blocks, or elements, organized in three levels: strategic, tactical and operational. To facilitate a more detailed and objective analysis of the selected models against each element, 22 questions have been established. The findings show that while some authors have focused on abstract models that support companies in establishing a vision and concepts for (more) sustainable products and services, others offer more instrumental approaches to guide the different phases of design. On the level of the building blocks, there is a considerable alignment of the models with the analytical framework; the detailed mechanisms and processes for implementation, however, vary a lot. Overall, difficulties related to developing a sustainability vision that guides the design for sustainability process, co-creating with stakeholders and harmonizing environmental, social and economic criteria were identified. The social dimension of design for sustainability is still poorly established and tackled in a multi-level, non-systemized way. The paper concludes with promising research directions focusing on design for sustainability.
Cristina Sousa Rocha; Paula Antunes; Paulo Partidário. Design for sustainability models: A multiperspective review. Journal of Cleaner Production 2019, 234, 1428 -1445.
AMA StyleCristina Sousa Rocha, Paula Antunes, Paulo Partidário. Design for sustainability models: A multiperspective review. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2019; 234 ():1428-1445.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCristina Sousa Rocha; Paula Antunes; Paulo Partidário. 2019. "Design for sustainability models: A multiperspective review." Journal of Cleaner Production 234, no. : 1428-1445.
The present research seeks insights on potential “transformative” eco-innovation pathways towards a “Circular Economy”. By taking a neo-Schumpeterian perspective on sustainability transition and adopting a bottom-up foresight methodology, namely a (3-stage) policy-learning Delphi approach drawing on a (29-strong) panel of experts belonging to a variety of institutional sectors (public, business, academic actors, as well as NGOs) from diverse geographical backgrounds (11 countries across 3 continents), the study explores Circular Economy's key characteristics and appraises the fundamental strategies and trade-offs that must be understood and managed for transition. The evidence gathered through the participatory exercise, contrasted with prior knowledge from systematic literature reviews, suggests that Circular Economy is both a holistic concept and an operational tool. Results strongly suggest systemic eco-innovation, powered by multidimensional policies, as the key to unlock deep transition. In particular, over the next 20 years Circular Economy development is more than technological and economic puzzle-solving; it will be contingent on the ability to creatively overcome real political trade-offs and broader societal challenges needing to include in their action more social and behavioural considerations.
Ana de Jesus; Paula Antunes; Rui Santos; Sandro Mendonça. Eco-innovation pathways to a circular economy: Envisioning priorities through a Delphi approach. Journal of Cleaner Production 2019, 228, 1494 -1513.
AMA StyleAna de Jesus, Paula Antunes, Rui Santos, Sandro Mendonça. Eco-innovation pathways to a circular economy: Envisioning priorities through a Delphi approach. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2019; 228 ():1494-1513.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAna de Jesus; Paula Antunes; Rui Santos; Sandro Mendonça. 2019. "Eco-innovation pathways to a circular economy: Envisioning priorities through a Delphi approach." Journal of Cleaner Production 228, no. : 1494-1513.
Water resources planning is currently designed to meet emerging challenges and encompassing a more comprehensive and integrated water management. The main focus of current water resources planning is to promote good water resource conditions through the implementation of innovative water policies. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to characterize and assess the status of water resources, monitor the implementation of planned actions, disseminate information and support the decision-making process. Indicators are often regarded as appropriate tools for supporting these tasks, although their use in this context is not imperative. The present study intends to explore the stakeholder perspective on the role of indicators in the water resources planning and management processes and their strategic environmental assessment process using a Portuguese case study. To achieve this objective, semi-structured interviews with the various stakeholder groups involved were conducted. The treatment of the obtained data using content analysis shows that the interviewees consider indicators to be an essential tool for supporting water resources planning. Some participants express concerns and suggest changes to the selection models and to the communication and decision-support capacity of the sets of indicators used. All stakeholders in the process consider that improvements to the indicators to be used in future processes are possible. In light of the results, it can be concluded that there is a long way to go for indicators to be used to promote better communication with stakeholders and to support decision-making processes; simultaneously, they can form the basis for the review and development of the subsequent cycle of the planning process.
Rosa Santos Coelho; Pedro Santos Coelho; Paula Antunes; Tomás Ramos. Stakeholders Perspectives on the Use of Indicators in Water Resources Planning and Related Strategic Environmental Assessment. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management 2019, 21, 1 .
AMA StyleRosa Santos Coelho, Pedro Santos Coelho, Paula Antunes, Tomás Ramos. Stakeholders Perspectives on the Use of Indicators in Water Resources Planning and Related Strategic Environmental Assessment. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management. 2019; 21 (1):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRosa Santos Coelho; Pedro Santos Coelho; Paula Antunes; Tomás Ramos. 2019. "Stakeholders Perspectives on the Use of Indicators in Water Resources Planning and Related Strategic Environmental Assessment." Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management 21, no. 1: 1.
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) initiated in 2001 aims to assess the impacts of human pressure on ecosystem services (ES) and human well-being. Since then, the ES have been a worldwide concern, namely regarding to biodiversity loss and land use management (MA, 2005). The EU 2010 Biodiversity Baseline Report stated that 65% of habitats of EU importance were in an unfavorable conservation status, mainly due to anthropic activities over time (EEA, 2010). As a consequence, in 2011, the EU adopted the Biodiversity Strategy to 2020, requiring all Member States to actively work towards stopping the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services by 2020, and to restore ecosystems. ES are particularly relevant in urban areas, where most population is concentrated and expected to reach almost 70% of the total population by 2050 (UN-DESA, 2018). Strategically planned urban Green and Blue Infrastructures (GBI) can be designed and implemented in cities to effectively provide a wide range of ES, relevant to address urban sustainability and resilience to climate change, and thus effectively contribute to stop and revert ES deterioration and loss. However, the integration of ES and GBI concepts into national, regional and local policies and plans, and their effectiveness to implement the EU Biodiversity Strategy, is still a major challenge. This paper aims to analyze the horizontal and vertical integration of the ES and GBI concepts in the Portuguese policies and land use planning, at national, regional and local levels, focusing on the municipality of Coimbra. Among the 19 documents analyzed, most of them are defined at national level (12) and 6 of them are defined at local level. At the regional level, only one single plan is available, although it is still not officially approved and published, despite started being prepared in 1991. This regional situation mirrors the current status of the Portuguese administrative levels, which was triggered by the negative result of the 1998 referendum on the regionalization process. This referendum prevented necessary changes in the administrative divisions, so that current regional divisions do not reflect the economic, demographic and cultural realities of the country, having been emptied of administrative powers. The analysis shows a strong integration of the ES and GBI concepts at the national level, but the vertical coordination shows that plenty of work needs to be done to fully embrace the ES and GBI concepts. This research was performed in the UrbanGaia project, funded through the ERA-net BiodivERsA 3 2015 call under grants BRAIN-be BR/175/A1/URBANGAIA-BE (Belgium); 01LC1616A (Germany); S-BIODIVERSA-17-17-1 (Lithuania), and BIODIVERSA/0008/2015 (Portugal).
Luís Valença Pinto; Carla Ferreira; Paulo Pereira; Sander Jacobs; Ieva Misiune; Michael Leone; Julia Palliwoda; Joerg Priess; António Dinis Ferreira. Integration of Ecosystem Services and Green and Blue Infrastructures Concepts in the Land Use Planning Process: The Coimbra Case Study. Proceedings 2019, 30, 90 .
AMA StyleLuís Valença Pinto, Carla Ferreira, Paulo Pereira, Sander Jacobs, Ieva Misiune, Michael Leone, Julia Palliwoda, Joerg Priess, António Dinis Ferreira. Integration of Ecosystem Services and Green and Blue Infrastructures Concepts in the Land Use Planning Process: The Coimbra Case Study. Proceedings. 2019; 30 (1):90.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuís Valença Pinto; Carla Ferreira; Paulo Pereira; Sander Jacobs; Ieva Misiune; Michael Leone; Julia Palliwoda; Joerg Priess; António Dinis Ferreira. 2019. "Integration of Ecosystem Services and Green and Blue Infrastructures Concepts in the Land Use Planning Process: The Coimbra Case Study." Proceedings 30, no. 1: 90.
Developing spatially explicit models of Ecosystem Services (ES) distribution and diversity across the territory has been increasingly attracting the interest of researchers and policy-makers due to its potential to operacionalize and mainstream the ES concept into existing planning and policy tools. In this paper we explore the use of social media photographs to model the spatial distribution of people preferences for cultural ecosystem services (CES), map their hotspots, identify the determinant variables as well as the spatial correlation between CES. This research was applied in the Sudoeste Alentejano and Costa Vicentina Natural Park (PNSACV) located in Southwestern Alentejo, Portugal. A collection of 1378 geo-tagged digital images taken inside the Park and posted in the Flickr web platform between 2004 and 2015 were analyzed and classified according to a tailored list of CES. To model CES spatial distribution it was used a species distribution model – Maxent – adapted to combine the observation of CES occurrence with biophysical and infrastructural variables. This method allowed us to identify and map the social preferences for CES in this area. The distance to the ocean and distance to touristic and cultural infrastructure were the most determinant variables to explain CES distribution in PNSACV. Another relevant result of this study was the identification of pairs of CES (such as Recreation & Aesthetics services) with a significant spatial overlap. Using social media data can be an expedite and cost-effective way to identify and map CES, although this approach embodies some challenges and biases that need to be considered. The use of species distribution models, such as Maxent, can be particularly valuable to support the design of future scenarios and assist decision-making on land use planning.
Pedro Clemente; Marta Calvache; Paula Antunes; Rui Santos; Jorge Orestes Cerdeira; Maria Joao Martins. Combining social media photographs and species distribution models to map cultural ecosystem services: The case of a Natural Park in Portugal. Ecological Indicators 2018, 96, 59 -68.
AMA StylePedro Clemente, Marta Calvache, Paula Antunes, Rui Santos, Jorge Orestes Cerdeira, Maria Joao Martins. Combining social media photographs and species distribution models to map cultural ecosystem services: The case of a Natural Park in Portugal. Ecological Indicators. 2018; 96 ():59-68.
Chicago/Turabian StylePedro Clemente; Marta Calvache; Paula Antunes; Rui Santos; Jorge Orestes Cerdeira; Maria Joao Martins. 2018. "Combining social media photographs and species distribution models to map cultural ecosystem services: The case of a Natural Park in Portugal." Ecological Indicators 96, no. : 59-68.
The adoption of sustainability policies and practices in organisations is a rising trend, in particular in companies. Public sector organisations are also following this occurrence but with slower signs. Despite a relevant amount of research work on sustainability practices implemented by private organisations and by some public agencies, central public sectors have been left out of the scope of these studies. The main goal of this research is to identify the sustainability profile (including adopted policies and practices) of the public organisations, using the Portuguese Central Public Administration as a case study. A questionnaire survey was developed and submitted to Portuguese public sector organisations that fulfilled the following criteria: (i) to belong to the Portuguese Central Public Administration and (ii) to have the major area of activity at the national level. The statistical population was also defined on the basis of these criteria. Descriptive statistics and frequency analysis were used to explore the results in the organisations surveyed. The overall results demonstrate a low adoption level of integrated sustainability policies and practices, despite the expected positive trends related with the mandatory social and economic practices. This research contributes to new knowledge by characterising the sustainability profile of the Portuguese central public sector and where actions are needed, leading to a better transition to sustainable societies. The developed questionnaire can be used in other geographical, institutional and cultural contexts to define sustainability profile of worldwide public organisations, working also as a benchmarking tool.
Inês Figueira; Ana Rita Domingues; Sandra Caeiro; Marco Painho; Paula Antunes; Rui Santos; Nuno Videira; Richard M. Walker; Donald Huisingh; Tomás B. Ramos. Sustainability policies and practices in public sector organisations: The case of the Portuguese Central Public Administration. Journal of Cleaner Production 2018, 202, 616 -630.
AMA StyleInês Figueira, Ana Rita Domingues, Sandra Caeiro, Marco Painho, Paula Antunes, Rui Santos, Nuno Videira, Richard M. Walker, Donald Huisingh, Tomás B. Ramos. Sustainability policies and practices in public sector organisations: The case of the Portuguese Central Public Administration. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018; 202 ():616-630.
Chicago/Turabian StyleInês Figueira; Ana Rita Domingues; Sandra Caeiro; Marco Painho; Paula Antunes; Rui Santos; Nuno Videira; Richard M. Walker; Donald Huisingh; Tomás B. Ramos. 2018. "Sustainability policies and practices in public sector organisations: The case of the Portuguese Central Public Administration." Journal of Cleaner Production 202, no. : 616-630.