Ecosystem Services for Scenic Quality Landscape Management: A Review

Since the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Project proposed the valuation of ecosystem services—defined as regulatory, provisional, ecosystem and cultural—the question arises as to the utility of such assessments for scenic landscape management. This author as well as others has looked at the issue o...

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Main Author: Richard Smardon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Land
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/11/1123
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description Since the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Project proposed the valuation of ecosystem services—defined as regulatory, provisional, ecosystem and cultural—the question arises as to the utility of such assessments for scenic landscape management. This author as well as others has looked at the issue of integrating ecological concerns with landscape planning. This article will be a comprehensive literature review and analysis of issues involved with utilizing ecosystem services of assessment of scenic/visual landscape quality as well as management implications. Special emphasis will be placed on the role of cultural ecosystem services.
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spelling doaj.art-c1450cb9c7144afdad5f9db595b94dd92023-11-23T00:00:22ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2021-10-011011112310.3390/land10111123Ecosystem Services for Scenic Quality Landscape Management: A ReviewRichard Smardon0Department of Environmental Studies, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, New York, NY 13210, USASince the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Project proposed the valuation of ecosystem services—defined as regulatory, provisional, ecosystem and cultural—the question arises as to the utility of such assessments for scenic landscape management. This author as well as others has looked at the issue of integrating ecological concerns with landscape planning. This article will be a comprehensive literature review and analysis of issues involved with utilizing ecosystem services of assessment of scenic/visual landscape quality as well as management implications. Special emphasis will be placed on the role of cultural ecosystem services.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/11/1123cultural ecosystem servicesscenic qualityaestheticslandscape management
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Ecosystem Services for Scenic Quality Landscape Management: A Review
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cultural ecosystem services
scenic quality
aesthetics
landscape management
title Ecosystem Services for Scenic Quality Landscape Management: A Review
title_full Ecosystem Services for Scenic Quality Landscape Management: A Review
title_fullStr Ecosystem Services for Scenic Quality Landscape Management: A Review
title_full_unstemmed Ecosystem Services for Scenic Quality Landscape Management: A Review
title_short Ecosystem Services for Scenic Quality Landscape Management: A Review
title_sort ecosystem services for scenic quality landscape management a review
topic cultural ecosystem services
scenic quality
aesthetics
landscape management
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/11/1123
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