TY - JOUR
T1 - Integrating Ecosystem Services values for sustainability?
T2 - Evidence from the Belgium Ecosystem Services community of practice
AU - Dendoncker, Nicolas
AU - Turkelboom, Francis
AU - Boeraeve, Fanny
AU - Boerema, Annelies
AU - Broekx, Steven
AU - Fontaine, Corentin
AU - Demeyer, Rolinde
AU - De Vreese, Rik
AU - Devillet, Guénaël
AU - Keune, Hans
AU - Janssens, Lieve
AU - Liekens, Inge
AU - Lord-Tarte, Evelyne
AU - Popa, Florin
AU - Simoens, Ilse
AU - Smeets, Nele
AU - Ulenaers, Paula
AU - Van Herzele, Ann
AU - Van Tichelen, Katia
AU - Jacobs, Sander
PY - 2018/6/1
Y1 - 2018/6/1
N2 - Through a reflexive study, we performed a reality check of how Ecosystem Services valuation is performed compared to what could be referred to as a “theoretical ideal” of the BElgium Ecosystem Services (BEES) community of practice, reflecting the salient recent international literature on integrated valuation. By surveying the most recent case studies doing valuation, our results highlight that stakeholders are always included, a variety of values are generally accounted for using a diversity of methods, and increasingly transdisciplinary approaches. However, the main findings that (1) impacts on decision-making remain unclear, (2) real transdisciplinary studies, co-constructed by scientists and stakeholders are yet to be undertaken, and (3) sustainability issues (thresholds & fairness) are largely ignored, call for further research on how to conduct integrated and inclusive ES valuations. We argue that communities of practice such as BEES are appropriate arenas to foster such transdisciplinary studies, by facilitating the inclusion of a broad range of values and actors. We call for a broader review of best practices for ES integrated valuation, to identify factors of success, and guide further scientific research that aims at improving ES practice for decision-making.
AB - Through a reflexive study, we performed a reality check of how Ecosystem Services valuation is performed compared to what could be referred to as a “theoretical ideal” of the BElgium Ecosystem Services (BEES) community of practice, reflecting the salient recent international literature on integrated valuation. By surveying the most recent case studies doing valuation, our results highlight that stakeholders are always included, a variety of values are generally accounted for using a diversity of methods, and increasingly transdisciplinary approaches. However, the main findings that (1) impacts on decision-making remain unclear, (2) real transdisciplinary studies, co-constructed by scientists and stakeholders are yet to be undertaken, and (3) sustainability issues (thresholds & fairness) are largely ignored, call for further research on how to conduct integrated and inclusive ES valuations. We argue that communities of practice such as BEES are appropriate arenas to foster such transdisciplinary studies, by facilitating the inclusion of a broad range of values and actors. We call for a broader review of best practices for ES integrated valuation, to identify factors of success, and guide further scientific research that aims at improving ES practice for decision-making.
KW - best practices
KW - community of practice
KW - decision-making
KW - integrated valuation
KW - stakeholders
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85044579655&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ecoser.2018.03.006
DO - 10.1016/j.ecoser.2018.03.006
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85044579655
VL - 31
SP - 68
EP - 76
JO - Ecosystem Services
JF - Ecosystem Services
SN - 2212-0416
ER -