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Conceptualizing Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Ecosystem Services: A Participatory Systems Mapping Approach

2015; De Gruyter Open; Volume: 16; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1515/rtuect-2015-0011

2255-8837

Rita Lopes, Nuno Videira,

Land Use and Ecosystem Services

Abstract A participatory system dynamics modelling approach is advanced to support conceptualization of feedback processes underlying ecosystem services and to foster a shared understanding of leverage intervention points. The process includes systems mapping workshop and follow-up tasks aiming at the collaborative construction of causal loop diagrams. A case study developed in a natural area in Portugal illustrates how a stakeholder group was actively engaged in the development of a conceptual model depicting policies for sustaining the climate regulation ecosystem service.