ECOSYSTEM SERVICES CRITERIA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN URBAN REGIONS

Tarja Söderman (), Leena Kopperoinen, Petri Shemeikka and Vesa Yli-Pelkonen
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Tarja Söderman: Finnish Environment Institute SYKE, P.O. Box 140, FI-00251 Helsinki, Finland
Leena Kopperoinen: Finnish Environment Institute SYKE, P.O. Box 140, FI-00251 Helsinki, Finland
Petri Shemeikka: Finnish Environment Institute SYKE, P.O. Box 140, FI-00251 Helsinki, Finland
Vesa Yli-Pelkonen: Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 65, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), 2012, vol. 14, issue 02, 1-48

Abstract: The ecosystem services criteria for strategic decision-making combine conceptualisation and concretisation of ecologically sustainable development. A concrete basis for the measurement, valuation, and assessment of ecological sustainability was created through the development of two-level criteria for ecosystem services, which were linked to indicators based on spatial and statistical data from the Monitoring System of Spatial Structure (MSSS) and the CORINE Land Cover database. The criteria were designed for middle-sized urban regions because urban areas face the greatest land changes, threats, and management and co-operation needs related to maintenance of ecosystem services. Two urban regions were piloting the criteria in an iterative process between researchers and project groups of urban planners. Data availability and poor capacity to deliver data for the regions affected the choice of final indicators. This highlights the need for development of planning tools for practical planning and impact assessment for ecological sustainability of all urban regions.

Keywords: Ecosystem services; urban region; sustainability criteria; land use planning; sustainable development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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