@article{KoenigUthesSchuleretal.2013,
  author    = {K{\"o}nig, Hannes Jochen and Uthes, Sandra and Schuler, Johannes and Zhen, Lin and Purushothaman, Seema and Suarma, Utia and Sghaier, Mongi and Makokha, Stella and Helming, Katharina and Sieber, Stefan and Chen, Le and Brouwer, Floor and Morris, Jake and Wiggering, Hubert},
  title     = {Regional impact assessment of land use scenarios in developing countries using the FoPIA approach - findings from five case studies},
  series = {Journal of environmental management},
  volume    = {127},
  journal   = {Journal of environmental management},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {London},
  issn      = {0301-4797},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.10.021},
  pages     = {S56 -- S64},
  year      = {2013},
  abstract  = {The impact of land use changes on sustainable development is of increasing interest in many regions of the world. This study aimed to test the transferability of the Framework for Participatory Impact Assessment (FoPIA), which was originally developed in the European context, to developing countries, in which lack of data often prevents the use of data-driven impact assessment methods. The core aspect of FoPIA is the stakeholder-based assessment of alternative land use scenarios. Scenario impacts on regional sustainability are assessed by using a set of nine regional land use functions (LUFs), which equally cover the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainability. The cases analysed in this study include (1) the alternative spatial planning policies around the Merapi volcano and surrounding areas of Yogyakarta City, Indonesia; (2) the large-scale afforestation of agricultural areas to reduce soil erosion in Guyuan, China; (3) the expansion of soil and water conservation measures in the Oum Zessar watershed, Tunisia; (4) the agricultural intensification and the potential for organic agriculture in Bijapur, India; and (5) the land degradation and land conflicts resulting from land division and privatisation in Narok, Kenya. All five regions are characterised by population growth, partially combined with considerable economic development, environmental degradation problems and social conflicts. Implications of the regional scenario impacts as well as methodological aspects are discussed. Overall, FoPIA proved to be a useful tool for diagnosing regional human-environment interactions and for supporting the communication and social learning process among different stakeholder groups.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SchroeterStumpfLoosetal.2017,
  author    = {Schroeter, Matthias and Stumpf, Klara H. and Loos, Jacqueline and van Oudenhoven, Alexander P. E. and Boehnke-Henrichs, Anne and Abson, David J.},
  title     = {Refocusing ecosystem services towards sustainability},
  series = {Ecosystem Services : Science, Policy and Practice},
  volume    = {25},
  journal   = {Ecosystem Services : Science, Policy and Practice},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {2212-0416},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.03.019},
  pages     = {35 -- 43},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {Ecosystem services and sustainability have become prominent concepts in international policy and research agendas. However, a common conceptual ground between these concepts is currently underdeveloped. In particular, a vision is missing on how to align ecosystem services with overarching sustainability goals. Originally, the ecosystem service concept focused on sustaining human well-being through biodiversity conservation. Nevertheless, studies within the field also consider appropriation beyond carrying capacities, and natural resource management that involves environmentally damaging inputs as ecosystem service provision. This brings the ecosystem service concept into conflict with the core goal of sustainability, i.e. achieving justice within ecological limits over the long term. Here, we link the ecosystem service concept to sustainability outcomes operationalized in terms of justice. Our framing positions sustainability as an overarching goal which can be achieved through seven key strategies: equitable (1) intergenerational and (2) intragenerational distribution, (3) interspecies distribution, (4) fair procedures, recognition and participation, (5) sufficiency, (6) efficiency, and (7) persistence. Applying these strategies has the potential to re-focus the ecosystem service concept towards the normative goal of sustainability. We identify research needs for each strategy and further discuss questions regarding operationalization of the strategies. (C) 2017 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.},
  language  = {en}
}