Inclusion of ecosystem services in the management of municipal natural open space systems

IF 4.2 1区 环境科学与生态学 Q1 BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION People and Nature Pub Date : 2023-12-19 DOI:10.1002/pan3.10572
N. Wessels, N. Sitas, Patrick O'Farrell, K. Esler
{"title":"Inclusion of ecosystem services in the management of municipal natural open space systems","authors":"N. Wessels, N. Sitas, Patrick O'Farrell, K. Esler","doi":"10.1002/pan3.10572","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"\n\n\nUnprecedented urbanisation in the Global South is transforming natural urban landscapes, impacting on the ability of nature to provide essential ecosystem services.\n\nWithin the context of pressures facing many urban natural open spaces, particularly in Africa, we used a local municipality in South Africa as a case study to (i) identify local government priorities for a natural open space system; (ii) develop an understanding of whether, and how, ecosystem services are considered by local government, and the reasons thereof; and (iii) ascertain the extent of proactive planning regarding regulating and other ecosystem services, including the temporal and spatial scales, and implications. In‐depth qualitative interviews (n = 12) were undertaken with senior municipal officials representing departments whose work impacts the environment. Municipal decision‐support documents were also analysed for any direct and/or indirect references to ecosystem services.\n\nPlanning for, and management of, ecosystem services provided by natural open spaces is influenced by interwoven infrastructure, municipal service delivery and equity challenges, complex institutional constraints and poverty, with little focus on the socio‐economic opportunities and other benefits of natural open space systems. Values, perceptions and knowledge also influence the management of ecosystem services.\n\nThe study contributes to understanding the opportunities and challenges for the future governance of natural open space in the Global South, which require explicit consideration in municipal planning, management and budgeting processes.\n\nPolicy and management implications identified include prioritisation of the regulating functions provided by natural open space systems, pivotal to the urban resilience agenda; building on the inherent appreciation of nature features as city assets, while achieving socio‐economic upliftment; improved (on‐site) collaborative management of natural open spaces; and involvement of local government officials in the preparation and updating of environmental policies and decision‐support documents, to ensure skills and knowledge transfer and interest are entrenched in local government departments.\n\nRead the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.","PeriodicalId":52850,"journal":{"name":"People and Nature","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2000,"publicationDate":"2023-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"People and Nature","FirstCategoryId":"93","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10572","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0

Abstract

Unprecedented urbanisation in the Global South is transforming natural urban landscapes, impacting on the ability of nature to provide essential ecosystem services. Within the context of pressures facing many urban natural open spaces, particularly in Africa, we used a local municipality in South Africa as a case study to (i) identify local government priorities for a natural open space system; (ii) develop an understanding of whether, and how, ecosystem services are considered by local government, and the reasons thereof; and (iii) ascertain the extent of proactive planning regarding regulating and other ecosystem services, including the temporal and spatial scales, and implications. In‐depth qualitative interviews (n = 12) were undertaken with senior municipal officials representing departments whose work impacts the environment. Municipal decision‐support documents were also analysed for any direct and/or indirect references to ecosystem services. Planning for, and management of, ecosystem services provided by natural open spaces is influenced by interwoven infrastructure, municipal service delivery and equity challenges, complex institutional constraints and poverty, with little focus on the socio‐economic opportunities and other benefits of natural open space systems. Values, perceptions and knowledge also influence the management of ecosystem services. The study contributes to understanding the opportunities and challenges for the future governance of natural open space in the Global South, which require explicit consideration in municipal planning, management and budgeting processes. Policy and management implications identified include prioritisation of the regulating functions provided by natural open space systems, pivotal to the urban resilience agenda; building on the inherent appreciation of nature features as city assets, while achieving socio‐economic upliftment; improved (on‐site) collaborative management of natural open spaces; and involvement of local government officials in the preparation and updating of environmental policies and decision‐support documents, to ensure skills and knowledge transfer and interest are entrenched in local government departments. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
查看原文
分享 分享
微信好友 朋友圈 QQ好友 复制链接
本刊更多论文
将生态系统服务纳入市政自然开放空间系统的管理中
全球南部前所未有的城市化正在改变城市自然景观,影响自然提供基本生态系统服务的能力。在许多城市自然开放空间(尤其是在非洲)面临压力的背景下,我们将南非的一个地方市政当局作为案例进行研究,旨在:(i) 确定地方政府对自然开放空间系统的优先考虑事项;(ii) 了解地方政府是否及如何考虑生态系统服务及其原因;(iii) 确定有关调节和其他生态系统服务的积极规划程度,包括时间和空间范围及其影响。与代表对环境有影响的部门的高级市政官员进行了深入的定性访谈(n = 12)。自然开放空间所提供的生态系统服务的规划和管理受到相互交织的基础设施、市政服务提供和公平性挑战、复杂的制度限制和贫困的影响,很少关注自然开放空间系统的社会经济机遇和其他益处。本研究有助于了解全球南部自然开放空间未来治理的机遇和挑战,这需要在市政规划、管理和预算编制过程中予以明确考虑。所确定的政策和管理影响包括:优先考虑自然开放空间系统提供的调节功能,这对城市复原力议程至关重要;利用自然特征作为城市资产的固有价值,同时实现社会经济的提升;改善自然开放空间的(现场)合作管理;以及让地方政府官员参与环境政策和决策支持文件的编制和更新,以确保地方政府部门的技能和知识转让及兴趣根深蒂固。
本文章由计算机程序翻译,如有差异,请以英文原文为准。
求助全文
约1分钟内获得全文 去求助
来源期刊
People and Nature
People and Nature Multiple-
CiteScore
10.00
自引率
9.80%
发文量
103
审稿时长
12 weeks
期刊介绍:
期刊最新文献
From cash to conservation: Which wildlife species appear on banknotes? Slugs Count: Assessing citizen scientist engagement and development, and the accuracy of their identifications The frequent five: Insights from interviews with urban wildlife professionals in Germany Gugwilx'ya'ansk and goats: Indigenous perspectives on governance, stewardship and relationality in mountain goat (mati) hunting in Gitga'at territory Using gross ecosystem product to harmonize biodiversity conservation and economic development in Southwestern China
×
引用
GB/T 7714-2015
复制
MLA
复制
APA
复制
导出至
BibTeX EndNote RefMan NoteFirst NoteExpress
×
×
提示
您的信息不完整,为了账户安全,请先补充。
现在去补充
×
提示
您因"违规操作"
具体请查看互助需知
我知道了
×
提示
现在去查看 取消
×
提示
确定
0
微信
客服QQ
Book学术公众号 扫码关注我们
反馈
×
意见反馈
请填写您的意见或建议
请填写您的手机或邮箱
已复制链接
已复制链接
快去分享给好友吧!
我知道了
×
扫码分享
扫码分享
Book学术官方微信
Book学术文献互助
Book学术文献互助群
群 号:481959085
Book学术
文献互助 智能选刊 最新文献 互助须知 联系我们:info@booksci.cn
Book学术提供免费学术资源搜索服务,方便国内外学者检索中英文文献。致力于提供最便捷和优质的服务体验。
Copyright © 2023 Book学术 All rights reserved.
ghs 京公网安备 11010802042870号 京ICP备2023020795号-1