Social-Ecological Connectivity to Understand Ecosystem Service Provision across Networks in Urban Landscapes
Landscape connectivity is a critical component of dynamic processes that link the structure and function of networks at the landscape scale. In the Anthropocene, connectivity across a landscape-scale network is influenced not only by biophysical land use features, but also by characteristics and pat...
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| description | Landscape connectivity is a critical component of dynamic processes that link the structure and function of networks at the landscape scale. In the Anthropocene, connectivity across a landscape-scale network is influenced not only by biophysical land use features, but also by characteristics and patterns of the social landscape. This is particularly apparent in urban landscapes, which are highly dynamic in land use and often in social composition. Thus, landscape connectivity, especially in cities, must be thought of in a social-ecological framework. This is relevant when considering ecosystem services—the benefits that people derive from ecological processes and properties. As relevant actors move through a connected landscape-scale network, particular services may “flow” better across space and time. For this special issue on dynamic landscape connectivity, we discuss the concept of social-ecological networks using urban landscapes as a focal system to highlight the importance of social-ecological connectivity to understand dynamic urban landscapes, particularly in regards to the provision of urban ecosystem services. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ef42a618a618426896af80e5074203012023-11-21T01:29:21ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2020-12-0191253010.3390/land9120530Social-Ecological Connectivity to Understand Ecosystem Service Provision across Networks in Urban LandscapesMonika Egerer0Elsa Anderson1TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Hans Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, 85354 Freising, GermanyCary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY 12545, USALandscape connectivity is a critical component of dynamic processes that link the structure and function of networks at the landscape scale. In the Anthropocene, connectivity across a landscape-scale network is influenced not only by biophysical land use features, but also by characteristics and patterns of the social landscape. This is particularly apparent in urban landscapes, which are highly dynamic in land use and often in social composition. Thus, landscape connectivity, especially in cities, must be thought of in a social-ecological framework. This is relevant when considering ecosystem services—the benefits that people derive from ecological processes and properties. As relevant actors move through a connected landscape-scale network, particular services may “flow” better across space and time. For this special issue on dynamic landscape connectivity, we discuss the concept of social-ecological networks using urban landscapes as a focal system to highlight the importance of social-ecological connectivity to understand dynamic urban landscapes, particularly in regards to the provision of urban ecosystem services.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/9/12/530social-ecological systemslandscape connectivitysocial-ecological networksurbancoupled human-natural systems |
| spellingShingle | Monika Egerer Elsa Anderson Social-Ecological Connectivity to Understand Ecosystem Service Provision across Networks in Urban Landscapes Land social-ecological systems landscape connectivity social-ecological networks urban coupled human-natural systems |
| title | Social-Ecological Connectivity to Understand Ecosystem Service Provision across Networks in Urban Landscapes |
| title_full | Social-Ecological Connectivity to Understand Ecosystem Service Provision across Networks in Urban Landscapes |
| title_fullStr | Social-Ecological Connectivity to Understand Ecosystem Service Provision across Networks in Urban Landscapes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social-Ecological Connectivity to Understand Ecosystem Service Provision across Networks in Urban Landscapes |
| title_short | Social-Ecological Connectivity to Understand Ecosystem Service Provision across Networks in Urban Landscapes |
| title_sort | social ecological connectivity to understand ecosystem service provision across networks in urban landscapes |
| topic | social-ecological systems landscape connectivity social-ecological networks urban coupled human-natural systems |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/9/12/530 |
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