A5016050844- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Forest Management and Policy
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Risk Perception and Management
- Rural development and sustainability
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Land Rights and Reforms
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Coastal and Marine Management
Leuphana University of Lüneburg
2015-2024
Fife Council
2020
Futures Group (United States)
2014-2019
University of Leeds
2009-2013
Monitoring Land Use Land-use decisions are based largely on agricultural market values. However, such can lead to losses of ecosystem services, as the provision wildlife habitat or recreational space, magnitude which may overwhelm any benefits. In a research project forming part UK National Ecosystem Assessment, Bateman et al. (p. 45 ) estimate value these net losses. Policies that recognize diversity and complexity natural environment target changes different areas so radically improve land...
Abstract To address the challenges of biodiversity conservation and commodity production, a framework has been proposed that distinguishes between integration (“land sharing”) separation sparing”) production. Controversy arisen around this partly because many scholars have focused specifically on food production rather than more encompassing notions such as land scarcity or security. further surrounds practical value partial trade‐off analyses, ways in which should be quantified, series...
Calls for humanity to 'reconnect nature' have grown increasingly louder from both scholars and civil society. Yet, there is relatively little coherence about what reconnecting nature means, why it should happen how can be achieved. We present a conceptual framework organise existing literature direct future research on human-nature connections. Five types of connections are identified: material, experiential, cognitive, emotional, philosophical. These various been presented as causes,...
Formalised knowledge systems, including universities and research institutes, are important for contemporary societies. They are, however, also arguably failing humanity when their impact is measured against the level of progress being made in stimulating societal changes needed to address challenges like climate change. In this we used a novel futures-oriented participatory approach that asked what future envisioned systems might need look how get there. Findings suggest will be much more...
Conventional agriculture is increasingly based on highly specialized, productive farms. It has been suggested that 1) this specialization leads to farms lack resilience changing market and environmental conditions; 2) by decreasing agricultural diversity, the of farming system also decreases. We used gross margin (GM) forecasts from 1966 2010 remote sensing data landscapes in lowland UK, conjunction with modern portfolio theory, test hypothesis land-use diversity results provide higher, but...
Hanspach, J., T. Hartel, A. I. Milcu, F. Mikulcak, Dorresteijn, J. Loos, H. von Wehrden, Kuemmerle, D. Abson, Kovács-Hostyánszki, Báldi, and Fischer. 2014. A holistic approach to studying social-ecological systems its application southern Transylvania. Ecology Society 19(4): 32. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-06915-190432
The climate emergency and crisis of biodiversity loss show that the human–nature relationship is failing. This paper introduces psychological construct nature connectedness as a measurable target for improving relationship, therefore helping tackle warming wildlife. 'pathways to connectedness' (sensory contact, emotion, meaning, beauty compassion) provide an important flexible framework help improve relationship. Research evidence practical examples are given from organisations using...
The major challenges of improving food security and biodiversity conservation are intricately linked. To date, the intersection has been viewed primarily through an agricultural "production lens"-for example, via land sparing/sharing framework, or concept sustainable intensification. However, a productionist perspective criticized for being too narrow, failing to consider other relevant factors, including policy, equity, diversity. We propose approach that conceptualizes rural landscapes as...