Social-Ecological Systems, Climate and Global Change Impacts
A special issue of Climate (ISSN 2225-1154).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2019) | Viewed by 105678
Special Issue Editor
Interests: social–ecological system models; ecosystem services; impact assessment; participatory planning processes at urban and landscape scales; climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies; biodiversity trends and governance
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue was inspired by the IUFRO (International Union of Forest Research Organizations) 8.01.02 Landscape Ecology conference "The Green–Blue Nexus". The topic addresses the conflict between provisioning services (biomass, food, fodder, etc. = the "Green") and regulating services (e.g., drinking water provisioning, irrigation water, flood and erosion control = the "Blue") in relation to other impacts on biodiversity and the supporting structures and key ecological processes that enable the supply of these services. Important drivers, such as climate and global change and their impacts on ecosystem functioning, processes, pattern, and services will be discussed and policy implications should be addressed in the papers.
Prof. Dr. Christine Fürst
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ecosystems
- societies
- drivers
- governance
- land management
- land use planning
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