Provision of ecosystem services in the lagoon of Venice (Italy): an initial spatial assessment

The lagoon of Venice is a complex human–environmental system where several environmental, economic and social issues call for new integrated management perspectives. The ecosystem services approach can provide a new framework for the management of this area, and one of the first steps towards its ap...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 13 - 25
Main Authors: Rova, Silvia, Pranovi, Fabio, Müller, Felix
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Urban & Partner Sp. z o.o 25.02.2015
Subjects:
aquaculture
Coastal ecosystems
compliance
crops
ecosystem services
Erosion regulation
fish
GIS
Italy
Mapping ecosystem services
recreation
seafoods
socioeconomics
surface water
tourism
Water Framework Directive
Italy, Veneto, Venezia
MED, Italy
MED, Italy, Veneto, Venezia, Veneta Lagoon
Italy
GIS
MAV
Water Framework Directive
ESS
WFD
LV
Mapping ecosystem services
Erosion regulation
Coastal ecosystems
ISSN:1642-3593, 2080-3397
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The lagoon of Venice is a complex human–environmental system where several environmental, economic and social issues call for new integrated management perspectives. The ecosystem services approach can provide a new framework for the management of this area, and one of the first steps towards its application is ecosystem services mapping. In this work, the spatial distribution of ecosystem services in the lagoon of Venice was assessed in a qualitative way. Seven ecosystem services were chosen for the assessment: four provisioning services (aquaculture, fish and seafood, wild food and crops), two cultural services (recreation and tourism and knowledge systems) and one regulating service (erosion regulation). The services were mapped by integrating biophysical and socio-economic information, resulting in an easily understandable representation of the services provided. The ecosystem services maps were used to perform a zonal analysis, referred to the water bodies adopted in compliance with the Water Framework Directive, which allowed to identify the patterns of ecosystem services provision that characterize each water body.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 23
ISSN:1642-3593
2080-3397
DOI:10.1016/j.ecohyd.2014.12.001