Today, various methods are applied to analyze the data collected through participatory
mapping, including public participation GIS (PPGIS), participatory GIS (PGIS), and collecting …

Citizen science approaches provide opportunities to support ecosystem service
assessments. To evaluate the recent trends, challenges and opportunities of utilizing citizen …

Context Most protected areas are managed based on objectives related to scientific
ecological knowledge of species and ecosystems. However, a core principle of sustainability …

One of effective ways to maintain and expand the protected area of wetlands is the
development and construction of wetland parks. As urbanization increases, deep insight on …

Cultural ecosystem services (CES) in urban parks are associated with nature contact
willingness and health outcomes of urban residents. However, practical knowledge on how …

Community-managed forested landscapes are complex social-ecological systems that
supply a variety of ecosystem services (ES) to society. The flow of these services depends …

Literature on urban ecosystem services (UESS) is vast, particularly on cultural ecosystem
services. However, due to a lack of knowledge on individual urban green spaces on the site …

Spatial planning and environmental management are expected to adopt participatory
processes. However, the needed spatial data on social values of ecosystem services are …

Urban green spaces are among the relatively few places to connect with nature in cities and
represent locations where city dwellers can experience a variety of critical ecosystem …

The potential supply of ecosystem services is often assessed using land cover data.
Assessment of actual use of ecosystem services by beneficiaries remains less covered and …