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Dr William R Sheate

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Centre for Environmental Policy

Emeritus Reader in Environmental Assessment
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 9299w.sheate

 
 
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Location

 

110AWeeks BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Sheate:2012:10.1142/S1464333212500019,
author = {Sheate, WR and Eales, RP and Daly, E and Baker, J and Murdoch, A and Hill, C and Ojike, U and Karpouzoglou, T},
doi = {10.1142/S1464333212500019},
journal = {Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management},
title = {Spatial representation and specification of ecosystem services: A methodology using land use/land cover data and stakeholder engagement},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S1464333212500019},
volume = {14},
year = {2012}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - The challenge for implementing an ecosystems approach to environmental decision-making processes, such as spatial planning, is to understand the range, nature and amount of ecosystem services currently provided and the potential for such service provision in the future. The ability to spatially represent ecosystems services is a critical element of the evidence base on which to make decisions about how physical space is used most effectively and sustainably, and the way people and activities are distributed at different spatial scales. This paper reports on the outcomes of a research project originally undertaken for the UK Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which developed a methodology for mapping ecosystem services using GIS and readily available, existing land use/land cover datasets. Critical components of the methodology, in order to determine which datasets are appropriate for which services, are network analysis and stakeholder engagement techniques, to define the relevant typology of ecosystem services and their relationship to land use/land cover types. The methodology was developed and tested successfully in the context of green grid (green infrastructure) networks in a major UK regeneration area, the Thames Gateway, to the east of London, and its potential use in impact assessment further explored through a number of case studies. © 2012 Imperial College Press.
AU  - Sheate,WR
AU  - Eales,RP
AU  - Daly,E
AU  - Baker,J
AU  - Murdoch,A
AU  - Hill,C
AU  - Ojike,U
AU  - Karpouzoglou,T
DO  - 10.1142/S1464333212500019
PY  - 2012///
SN  - 1464-3332
TI  - Spatial representation and specification of ecosystem services: A methodology using land use/land cover data and stakeholder engagement
T2  - Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S1464333212500019
VL  - 14
ER  -
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