GIS-based Valuation of Ecosystem Services in Mountain Regions: A Case Study of the Karlovo Municipality in Bulgaria

Autor: Boian Koulov, Ekaterina Ivanova, Bilyana Borisova, Assen Assenov, Aleksandra Ravnachka
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
Předmět:
Zdroj: One Ecosystem, Vol 2, Iss , Pp 1-26 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2367-8194
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.2.e14062
Popis: This study aims to apply approaches, methods, and indicators from the conceptual framework of ecosystem services valuation to a real world, local level case study. It tests a GIS-based mapping and valuation of ecosystem services model in a typical mountain municipality in Bulgaria. Investigation results address opportunities, challenges and limitations in the practical application of the ecosystem services concept. They include an integrated assessment of the ecosystem services in a specific administrative territorial unit and suggest its Total Economic Value. The introduction of the term “ecosystem services dysergy” should contribute to valuation theory and practice. The study upgrades the currently available knowledge base that supports geospatial planning and sustainable development of the Karlovo Municipality and offers recommendations for improvement of the municipal ecosystem services utilization, which include identification, analysis, and visualization of hotspots and dysergy areas.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals