EnhancES − An open source GIS-based toolbox for assessing, mapping and enhancing ecosystem services

IF 6.1 2区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ECOLOGY

Ecosystem Services Pub Date : 2025-06-20 DOI:10.1016/j.ecoser.2025.101744

Harald Zepp , Luis Inostroza , Malte Bührs , Lars Gruenhagen , Christin Busch , Nannan Dong

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Abstract

The transfer of ecosystem service assessments to real-world decision-making in the public and private spheres is lagging. We introduce EnhancES, a toolbox for mapping and assessing ecosystem services developed with the open-source software QGIS. The toolbox can currently assess twelve ecosystem services (ES). We demonstrate how biophysical ES modelling can be integrated into a multistep spatial planning/design process via EnhancES. We used real information from the planning process of a residential area in Bochum, Germany. We compared the expected changes in six ES that emerged from three different urban planning designs submitted as part of an official urban planning competition, plus a revised plan. The gains and losses in standardized ES performance convey a clear message: an overall gain of ES is only possible with the revised plan. Acknowledging ES as a fundamental basis for human well-being should put them at the centre of decision-making, because marginal valuation over different development alternatives is the way forward.

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-基于gis的开源工具箱，用于评估、绘制和增强生态系统服务

将生态系统服务评估转移到公共和私人领域的实际决策方面是滞后的。我们介绍了enhance，这是一个用开源软件QGIS开发的用于绘制和评估生态系统服务的工具箱。该工具箱目前可以评估12种生态系统服务功能。我们演示了如何通过增强将生物物理ES建模集成到多步骤空间规划/设计过程中。我们使用了德国波鸿一个住宅区规划过程中的真实信息。我们比较了作为官方城市规划竞赛的一部分提交的三种不同城市规划设计中出现的六个ES的预期变化，以及修订后的计划。标准化ES性能的收益和损失传达了一个明确的信息：ES的总体收益只有通过修订计划才有可能实现。承认生态环境是人类福祉的基本基础，应该使它们成为决策的中心，因为对不同发展选择的边际估值是前进的方向。

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Ecosystem Services ECOLOGYENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES&-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

CiteScore

14.90

自引率

7.90%

发文量

109

期刊介绍： Ecosystem Services is an international, interdisciplinary journal that is associated with the Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP). The journal is dedicated to exploring the science, policy, and practice related to ecosystem services, which are the various ways in which ecosystems contribute to human well-being, both directly and indirectly. Ecosystem Services contributes to the broader goal of ensuring that the benefits of ecosystems are recognized, valued, and sustainably managed for the well-being of current and future generations. The journal serves as a platform for scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and other stakeholders to share their findings and insights, fostering collaboration and innovation in the field of ecosystem services.