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Document: ESTIMAP: Ecosystem services mapping at the European scale (Doc-432)
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Authors
| Zulian, G., Parrachini, M.L., Maes, J., |
Year
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2013 |
Title
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ESTIMAP: Ecosystem services mapping at the European scale |
Document Type
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Report |
Report Number
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EUR 26474 EN |
Place Published
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Ispera, Italy |
Publisher
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Joint Research Station of the European Commission |
Abstract
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ESTIMAP, which stands for Ecosystem Service Mapping Tool, is a GIS model based approach to quantify and model ecosystem services. It shows many similarities with the InVEST approach, be it that ESTIMAP is meant to run at continental scale. The main objective of the model is to support EU policies with information on ecosystem services. The mainstreaming of biodiversity and ecosystem services into EU policy and decision making is indeed dependent on the capacity to assess how changes in policy will impact biodiversity and the supply of ecosystem services. Scenario assessments are realized by coupling ESTIMAP to a dynamic land use model (LUMP, Land Use Modeling Platform). ESTIMAP consists of a set of separate components, each of which can be run separately. |
EMs citing this document as a source
| EM-939 |
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