Overview
- Includes fully integrated modelling cases of ecosystem services at multiple spatiotemporal scales
- Offers in-depth simulation methods for the complex relationships between land-use change and ecosystem services
- Explains how to integrate the scenario-based management into the integrated modelling framework in various cases
Part of the book series: Springer Geography (SPRINGERGEOGR)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Integrated Modelling of Land-Use and Cover Change
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Integrated Modelling of Ecosystem Services
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Integrated Modelling of Ecosystem Services and Land-Use Change
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About this book
This book presents essential case studies on the integrated modelling of ecosystem services and land-use change in the field of landscape ecology. The case studies were mainly conducted in the Zhangye oasis of the Hexi corridor and the upper reaches of the Heihe river basin, including Loess plateau (for wind power) and the inland waterways of the Yangtze River (for the regulation of extreme events).
The book puts forward an integrated modelling method, including human activities, natural processes, land-use change, and ecosystem management, and explores multiple scenarios based on the interests of local managers and their implications for ecosystem services. As the book demonstrates, the integrated modelling method for ecosystem services and land-use change can serve as a valuable tool for gauging the impact of various development scenarios in this study area, and in other regions with similar characteristics. In addition, numerous charts and diagrams are included in each chapter, facilitating the simulation and assessment of specific land-use change impacts on ecosystem services in various study areas.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Prof. Youjia Liang currently works at the Wuhan University of Technology. His research interests include exploring the linkages in the complex human-nature relationship, scenario-based mapping, and the integrated modeling of LUCC and ecosystem processes to optimize ecosystem services and related spatial polices.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Integrated Modelling of Ecosystem Services and Land-Use Change
Book Subtitle: Case Studies of Northwestern Region of China
Authors: Youjia Liang, Lijun Liu, Jiejun Huang
Series Title: Springer Geography
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9125-5
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-9124-8Published: 30 October 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-9127-9Published: 30 October 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-9125-5Published: 17 October 2019
Series ISSN: 2194-315X
Series E-ISSN: 2194-3168
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 182
Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations, 51 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Geography, Landscape Ecology