Handbook on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Impact Assessment by Davide G

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This Handbook presents state-of-the-art methodological guidance and discussion of international practice related to the integration of biodiversity and ecosystem services in impact assessment, featuring contributions from leading researchers and practitioners the world over.

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This Handbook presents state-of-the-art methodological guidance and discussion of international practice related to the integration of biodiversity and ecosystem services in impact assessment, featuring contributions from leading researchers and practitioners the world over. Its multidisciplinary approach covers contributions across five continents to broaden the scope of the field both thematically and geographically. A multifaceted variety of case studies provide examples of the use of information on biodiversity and ecosystem services in different types of impact assessment to improve decisions at all levels, from strategic choices to individual projects. In addition to its discussion of how biodiversity and ecosystem services can improve the salience and effectiveness of impact assessment, this Handbook presents a range of applications and possible solutions to challenges in key policy and planning sectors, including urban development, land use, energy, marine areas, infrastructure, agriculture, forestry, health and tourism. This Handbook's combination of cutting-edge literature and methodological guidance supports researchers, practitioners and students in developing and implementing biodiversity and ecosystem services-inclusive impact assessment processes, which can contribute to better decisions about the use of our lands and waters. As such it will appeal not only to scholars of impact assessment but of environmental sciences, environmental engineering, natural sciences, planning and economics as well.Contributors include: C. Albert, A. Antón, M. Ashley, J. Azcarate, B. Balfors, S. Brownlie, L. Bulling, C. Cortinovis, R.T.T. Forman, S. Frank, C. Fürst, D. Geneletti, J. Goldstein, T. Hooper, P. Horwitz, M. Hughes, P. Itkonen, M. Jimenez, M. Karlson, L. Karrasch, C.M. Kennedy, J.M. Kiesecker, J. Köppel, L. Kopperoinen, O. Langmead, D. Maia de Souza, L. Mandle, L. Milà i Canals, U. Mörtberg, D. Newsome, S. Odelius Gordon, M.W. Parkes, K. Pietzsch, F. Pietzsch, A. Rajvanshi, D. Roe, D.A. Rozas Vásquez, M. Ruckelshaus, H. Tallis, L. Tardieu, F. Teillard, J. Treweek, J. Wu, L. Zardo

Author Biography

Edited by Davide Geneletti, Associate Professor, University of Trento, Italy

Table of Contents

Contents:Chapter 1. IntroductionDavide GenelettiPART 1 MAINSTREAMING BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN IMPACT ASSESSMENT TYPES2. Spatial Ecosystem Service Analysis for Environmental Impact Assessment of ProjectsLisa Mandle and Heather Tallis3. Ecosystem Services Analysis for Strategic Environmental Assessment: Concepts and ExamplesDavide Geneletti4. Scoping Health Impact Assessment: Ecosystem Services as a Framing DevicePierre Horwitz and Margot W. Parkes5. Matching an Ecosystem Services Approach with Social Impact AssessmentLeena Karrasch6. Economic Evaluation of the Impacts of Transportation Infrastructures on Ecosystem ServicesLéa Tardieu7. Addressing Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Life Cycle AssessmentAssumpció Antón, Danielle Maia de Souza, Félix Teillard and Llorenç Milà i CanalsPART II APPLICATIONS IN DIFFERENT SECTORS8. Impacts of Urban Development on Biodiversity and Ecosystem ServicesBerit Balfors, Juan Azcarate, Ulla Mörtberg, Mårten Karlson and Sara Odelius Gordon9. Impacts of Agricultural and Forest Management on Biodiversity and Ecosystem ServicesChristine Fürst, Susanne Frank, Marcos Jimenez, Daniel Alejandro Rozas Vásquez, Katrin Pietzsch and Frank Pietzsch10. Applications of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Impact Assessment in Spatial PlanningLeena Kopperoinen, Christian Albert and Pekka Itkonen11. Ecosystem Services in Marine Environmental Impact Assessment: Tools to Support Marine Planning at Project and Strategic ScalesTara Hooper, Olivia Langmead and Matthew Ashley12. Understanding the Impacts of Ecotourism on Biodiversity: A Multi-Scale, Cumulative Issue Influenced by Perceptions and PoliticsDavid Newsome and Mike Hughes13. Exploring the Tradeoffs Between Wind Energy and Biodiversity ConservationLea Bulling and Johann Köppel14. Cumulative Effects of Dams on BiodiversityAsha RajvanshiPART III CURRENT ISSUES AND CHALLENGES15 Addressing the Interactions Between Biodiversity Conservation and Poverty Alleviation in Impact AssessmentDilys Roe and Davide Geneletti16. Biodiversity Offsets for 'No Net Loss' Through Impact AssessmentSusie Brownlie and Jo Treweek17. Mitigation for the People: An Ecosystem Services FrameworkHeather Tallis, Christina M. Kennedy, Mary Ruckelshaus, Joshua Goldstein and Joseph M. Kiesecker18. Promoting Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation in Cities Through Impact AssessmentDavide Geneletti, Linda Zardo and Chiara Cortinovis19. Where are the Best Places for the Next Billion People? Think Globally, Plan RegionallyRichard T.T. Forman and Jianguo (Jingle) WuCONCLUSIONS20. Strengthening Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Impact Assessment for Better DecisionsDavide GenelettiIndex

Review

'This volume integrates across disciplinary, sectoral and national perspectives to illuminate the cutting edge of contemporary assessment theory and practice. Particular strengths include its focus on how changes in ecosystem services affect human well-being, its elaboration of methods for spatially explicit assessment, its insights on cumulative effects, its inclusive approach to evaluation metrics, and its insistence on the importance of stakeholder involvement in assessment processes. This wonderfully accessible volume will surely become an indispensable desk reference for all seeking to improve the management of biodiversity, ecosystem services, and sustainable development.' -- William C. Clark, Harvard University

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'This volume integrates across disciplinary, sectoral and national perspectives to illuminate the cutting edge of contemporary assessment theory and practice. Particular strengths include its focus on how changes in ecosystem services affect human well-being, its elaboration of methods for spatially explicit assessment, its insights on cumulative effects, its inclusive approach to evaluation metrics, and its insistence on the importance of stakeholder involvement in assessment processes. This wonderfully accessible volume will surely become an indispensable desk reference for all seeking to improve the management of biodiversity, ecosystem services, and sustainable development.'

Details ISBN1783478985 Author Davide Geneletti Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd ISBN-10 1783478985 ISBN-13 9781783478989 Pages 528 Language English Year 2016 Format Hardcover DEWEY 578.7 Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Cheltenham Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2016-06-24 NZ Release Date 2016-06-24 UK Release Date 2016-06-24 Publication Date 2016-06-24 Series Research Handbooks on Impact Assessment series Edited by Davide Geneletti Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this

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