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1. Thresholds, tipping points and limits

   ... are defined here as “a point at which an (ecological) system experiences a qualitative change, mostly in an abrupt and ... to points in some variable or state up to which a risk of system change is permitted or accepted (like in regulations of nitrate or ...

   Wijnja - 12/05/2017 - 16:41

2. Classification of Ecosystem Services

   ... landscapes). The design of any classification system is technically challenging because (apart from the lack of common ... artificial or semi-natural systems. In the revision of the System of Environmental and Economic Accounts (SEEA, 2012), cultivated crops in ...

   Wijnja - 16/09/2016 - 15:25

3. Resilience

   ... resilience describes the capacity of a social-ecological system to cope with assorted forms of variability: including abrupt changes ... the value of native seed stocks in maintaining food system resilience and in supporting recovery efforts. The resilience of seed ...

   Wijnja - 12/05/2017 - 14:47

4. Case 04 - Integration of a Green Infrastructure Strategy into Urban Planning: The revision of the city's Master Plan, a case-study of Vitoria-Gasteiz Spain

   ... areas (actual surface area: 645 ha) now comprise a system of urban green spaces: five parks and a further two are planned. ... their natural state. Moreover, work is still underway on the system that will link these green spaces by means of a number of ecological ...

   Wijnja - 07/10/2016 - 16:13

5. Sustainable Ecosystem Management

   ... was introduced in 1935, to describe the entire system of living organisms and interacting abiotic factors such as air, ... steps in setting up a sustainable ecosystem management system are listed below (partly derived from Brussard et al., 1998; Slocombe, ...

   Wijnja - 12/05/2017 - 16:47

6. Institutional Analysis

   ...    Institutions and the multi-level governance system of the EU Ecosystem service provision and use are governed by a ...

   Wijnja - 15/05/2017 - 13:50

7. Indicators

   ... is a quantitative measure which represents a complex system or phenomenon (the indicandum, i.e. the subject to be indicated). ... dimensions other than monetary wealth. Applying a consistent system of indicators helps to develop a detailed and quantita-tive insight into ...

   Wijnja - 12/05/2017 - 15:16

8. Case 17 - Adaptive management plan for Lower Danube River, Romania

   ... The area is a regional complex system which includes the Danube River stretch, floodplains, the coastal and ...

   Wijnja - 07/10/2016 - 16:21

9. Case 19 - Ecosystem Services in land sparing planning: Case of Doñana in South Western Spain

   ... The Doñana socio-ecological system (DSES) is a paradigmatic example of land sparing, where protected ...

   Wijnja - 07/10/2016 - 16:21

10. OpenNESS and OPERAs to liaise with biodiversity information systems

    ... The EEA manages and hosts the Biodiversity Information System for Europe (BISE) on behalf of the European Commission. BISE is ...

    Wijnja - 12/05/2014 - 17:45 - 0 comments

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