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A research agenda for ecosystem services in American environmental and land use planning

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BenDor, TK; Spurlock, D; Woodruff, SC; Olander, L
Published in: Cities
February 1, 2017

We assess pathways for integrating the ecosystem services concept into American land use and environmental planning. Ecosystem services are the beneficial products that functioning ecosystems provide to human society. Building on Ian McHarg's influential ecological planning work, we argue that ecosystem service-based planning frameworks may improve our understanding of the consequences of planned actions in urban-ecological systems. Using evaluations of four diverse and innovative comprehensive plans, we examine how ecosystem service information can enhance plan specificity, investment strategies, and prioritization for policy implementation. Finally, we present a research agenda for evaluating how the use of ecosystem services in planning could improve assessment and communication of planning tradeoffs and outcomes.

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Cities

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0264-2751

Publication Date

February 1, 2017

Volume

60

Start / End Page

260 / 271

Related Subject Headings

  • Urban & Regional Planning
  • 4407 Policy and administration
  • 4406 Human geography
  • 3304 Urban and regional planning
  • 1604 Human Geography
  • 1205 Urban and Regional Planning
 

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BenDor, T. K., Spurlock, D., Woodruff, S. C., & Olander, L. (2017). A research agenda for ecosystem services in American environmental and land use planning. Cities, 60, 260–271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2016.09.006
BenDor, T. K., D. Spurlock, S. C. Woodruff, and L. Olander. “A research agenda for ecosystem services in American environmental and land use planning.” Cities 60 (February 1, 2017): 260–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2016.09.006.
BenDor TK, Spurlock D, Woodruff SC, Olander L. A research agenda for ecosystem services in American environmental and land use planning. Cities. 2017 Feb 1;60:260–71.
BenDor, T. K., et al. “A research agenda for ecosystem services in American environmental and land use planning.” Cities, vol. 60, Feb. 2017, pp. 260–71. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.cities.2016.09.006.
BenDor TK, Spurlock D, Woodruff SC, Olander L. A research agenda for ecosystem services in American environmental and land use planning. Cities. 2017 Feb 1;60:260–271.
Journal cover image

Published In

Cities

DOI

ISSN

0264-2751

Publication Date

February 1, 2017

Volume

60

Start / End Page

260 / 271

Related Subject Headings

  • Urban & Regional Planning
  • 4407 Policy and administration
  • 4406 Human geography
  • 3304 Urban and regional planning
  • 1604 Human Geography
  • 1205 Urban and Regional Planning