Abstract
Ecosystem services are the benefits people obtain from ecosystem functions. Ecosystem services can be quantified through an ecosystem assessment. Its goal is to assess the effects of changes in the ecosystem to support human welfare. Ecosystem services assessment approaches support policy, decision-making, and implementation to protect biodiversity and ecosystem at national, regional and global levels. For natural resources management National Ecosystem Assessment (NEA) was recently undertaken in Belgium, Spain, France and the UK, along with other ecosystem assessments at the national level. In South Korea, sustainable use of ecosystem services has attracted the interest of a range of policy makers. Although there is a greater concern for biodiversity and ecosystem services, linking ecosystems with conservation planning in South Korea remains a challenge. There is no implementation, framework or manual for NEA at the national level. Thus, this study proposes integrated assessment approaches that could be applied for decision-making at the national level in South Korea. This study demonstrated conceptual approaches step by step description for supporting natural resources management at national level. The proposed approaches can provide useful information for ecosystem services assessment, habitat conservation, conservation planning, and decision-making at the national level.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-8 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 2017 Jul 21 |
Fingerprint
Keywords
- conservation
- ecosystem service
- national assessment
- national level
- spatial decision support
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Civil and Structural Engineering
Cite this
Integrated approaches for national ecosystem assessment in South Korea. / Choi, Hyun Ah; Song, Cholho; Lee, Woo-Kyun; Jeon, Seong Woo; Gu, Jin Hyuk.
In: KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 21.07.2017, p. 1-8.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Integrated approaches for national ecosystem assessment in South Korea
AU - Choi, Hyun Ah
AU - Song, Cholho
AU - Lee, Woo-Kyun
AU - Jeon, Seong Woo
AU - Gu, Jin Hyuk
PY - 2017/7/21
Y1 - 2017/7/21
N2 - Ecosystem services are the benefits people obtain from ecosystem functions. Ecosystem services can be quantified through an ecosystem assessment. Its goal is to assess the effects of changes in the ecosystem to support human welfare. Ecosystem services assessment approaches support policy, decision-making, and implementation to protect biodiversity and ecosystem at national, regional and global levels. For natural resources management National Ecosystem Assessment (NEA) was recently undertaken in Belgium, Spain, France and the UK, along with other ecosystem assessments at the national level. In South Korea, sustainable use of ecosystem services has attracted the interest of a range of policy makers. Although there is a greater concern for biodiversity and ecosystem services, linking ecosystems with conservation planning in South Korea remains a challenge. There is no implementation, framework or manual for NEA at the national level. Thus, this study proposes integrated assessment approaches that could be applied for decision-making at the national level in South Korea. This study demonstrated conceptual approaches step by step description for supporting natural resources management at national level. The proposed approaches can provide useful information for ecosystem services assessment, habitat conservation, conservation planning, and decision-making at the national level.
AB - Ecosystem services are the benefits people obtain from ecosystem functions. Ecosystem services can be quantified through an ecosystem assessment. Its goal is to assess the effects of changes in the ecosystem to support human welfare. Ecosystem services assessment approaches support policy, decision-making, and implementation to protect biodiversity and ecosystem at national, regional and global levels. For natural resources management National Ecosystem Assessment (NEA) was recently undertaken in Belgium, Spain, France and the UK, along with other ecosystem assessments at the national level. In South Korea, sustainable use of ecosystem services has attracted the interest of a range of policy makers. Although there is a greater concern for biodiversity and ecosystem services, linking ecosystems with conservation planning in South Korea remains a challenge. There is no implementation, framework or manual for NEA at the national level. Thus, this study proposes integrated assessment approaches that could be applied for decision-making at the national level in South Korea. This study demonstrated conceptual approaches step by step description for supporting natural resources management at national level. The proposed approaches can provide useful information for ecosystem services assessment, habitat conservation, conservation planning, and decision-making at the national level.
KW - conservation
KW - ecosystem service
KW - national assessment
KW - national level
KW - spatial decision support
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85023767953&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85023767953&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s12205-017-1664-9
DO - 10.1007/s12205-017-1664-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85023767953
SP - 1
EP - 8
JO - KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering
JF - KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering
SN - 1226-7988
ER -