Assessing Urban Ecosystem Services
Ecosystem services highlight the significant impact ecosystems have on human well-being. We want to be able to measure this influence, as well as communicate it. Examples include provisioning services such as food and drinking water, regulation systems such as climate and flood regulation, as well as cultural services like recreation and spending time in nature. We are researching the potential influence this perspective can have on nature, the landscape and the quantification of ecosystems services for spacial planning. This also involves the question of what kind of data would support planning practice.
Completed Research Projects and Studies
The Akademie für Raumentwicklung in der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft's ‘Ökosystemleistungen in der räumlichen Planung’ task force discussed experiences with the concept of ecosystem services in spatial planning in Germany and examined instruments for practical application. Professor Rieke Hansen served as secretary.
The results include the guest editorship of a special edition of the Zeitschrift Raumforschung und Raumordnung (Vol. 80, No. 1, 2022) (in German).
Selected Publications
The article “Transformation der räumlichen Planung durch Ökosystemleistungen?” uses interviews with experts to determine the connections between discourse relating to transformation and applied research on ecosystem services. The extent to which the concept of ecosystem services offers potential for promoting social transformation in the context of spatial planning is also discussed.
- Hansen, R., Dehnhardt, A., & Marzelli, S. (2022). Transformation der räumlichen Planung durch Ökosystemleistungen? Einschätzungen und Erfahrungen zu den Potenzialen aus ausgewählten Forschungsvorhaben. Raumforschung Und Raumordnung | Spatial Research and Planning (80), 112–127. https://doi.org/10.14512/rur.58
The article "The added value of public participation GIS" is a study on the possible application of public participation GIS data for the perception of green spaces by citizens in landscape and open space planning.
- Rall, E., Hansen, R. and Pauleit, S. (2019). The added value of public participation GIS (PPGIS) for urban green infrastructure planning. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening (40), 264–274. doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2018.06.016
