Understanding the contribution of ecosystem services to urban metabolism assessments: An integrated framework

The growing evidence-base demonstrating that cities are responsible for accelerated natural-resource erosion and the exacerbated impacts of atmospheric emissions on climate change suggest the need for more systemic resource-use mitigation strategies at the urban scale. Nowadays, ecosystem service an...

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Main Authors: Úrsula Cárdenas-Mamani, Daniela Perrotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:Ecological Indicators
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X22000644
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Daniela Perrotti
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description The growing evidence-base demonstrating that cities are responsible for accelerated natural-resource erosion and the exacerbated impacts of atmospheric emissions on climate change suggest the need for more systemic resource-use mitigation strategies at the urban scale. Nowadays, ecosystem service analysis provides an extensive reservoir of techniques and strategies to optimize the metabolism of cities through enhanced resource cycling and emission abatement. However, this reservoir is largely untapped in urban metabolism research despite substantial progress in ecosystem service knowledge and classification. In response to this knowledge gap, in this article we propose an integrated urban metabolism and ecosystem service framework to extend Economy-Wide Material Flow Analysis (EW-MFA). The framework utilizes “Pressures”, “Drivers” and “State” indicators to describe the relationships between anthropogenic and natural systems. A set of indicators was compiled from previous urban metabolism and ecosystem service studies to provide a shared and adaptable set of assessment categories across the two areas to jointly measure ecosystem services and resource flows. Through the proposed framework, interdependencies and causal relationships between ecosystem service assessment and EW-MFA flow categories can be identified. The focus of the paper is on elaborating the conceptual foundations of the framework and its analytical characteristics.
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spelling doaj.art-62124b142ec04625be20d1f7c21f60542022-12-22T01:40:41ZengElsevierEcological Indicators1470-160X2022-03-01136108593Understanding the contribution of ecosystem services to urban metabolism assessments: An integrated frameworkÚrsula Cárdenas-Mamani0Daniela Perrotti1Corresponding author.; Louvain Research Institute for Landscape, Architecture and Built Environment (LAB), University of Louvain, UCLouvain, BelgiumLouvain Research Institute for Landscape, Architecture and Built Environment (LAB), University of Louvain, UCLouvain, BelgiumThe growing evidence-base demonstrating that cities are responsible for accelerated natural-resource erosion and the exacerbated impacts of atmospheric emissions on climate change suggest the need for more systemic resource-use mitigation strategies at the urban scale. Nowadays, ecosystem service analysis provides an extensive reservoir of techniques and strategies to optimize the metabolism of cities through enhanced resource cycling and emission abatement. However, this reservoir is largely untapped in urban metabolism research despite substantial progress in ecosystem service knowledge and classification. In response to this knowledge gap, in this article we propose an integrated urban metabolism and ecosystem service framework to extend Economy-Wide Material Flow Analysis (EW-MFA). The framework utilizes “Pressures”, “Drivers” and “State” indicators to describe the relationships between anthropogenic and natural systems. A set of indicators was compiled from previous urban metabolism and ecosystem service studies to provide a shared and adaptable set of assessment categories across the two areas to jointly measure ecosystem services and resource flows. Through the proposed framework, interdependencies and causal relationships between ecosystem service assessment and EW-MFA flow categories can be identified. The focus of the paper is on elaborating the conceptual foundations of the framework and its analytical characteristics.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X22000644Material flow analysisSystem dynamicsUrban sustainability
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Understanding the contribution of ecosystem services to urban metabolism assessments: An integrated framework
Ecological Indicators
Material flow analysis
System dynamics
Urban sustainability
title Understanding the contribution of ecosystem services to urban metabolism assessments: An integrated framework
title_full Understanding the contribution of ecosystem services to urban metabolism assessments: An integrated framework
title_fullStr Understanding the contribution of ecosystem services to urban metabolism assessments: An integrated framework
title_full_unstemmed Understanding the contribution of ecosystem services to urban metabolism assessments: An integrated framework
title_short Understanding the contribution of ecosystem services to urban metabolism assessments: An integrated framework
title_sort understanding the contribution of ecosystem services to urban metabolism assessments an integrated framework
topic Material flow analysis
System dynamics
Urban sustainability
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X22000644
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