ESTIMAP: A GIS-BASED MODEL TO MAP ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Authors

  • G. Zulian European Commission, Joint Research Centre
  • C. Polce European Commission, Joint Research Centre
  • J. Maes European Commission, Joint Research Centre

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4462/annbotrm-11807

Keywords:

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, MAPPING, EUROPEAN UNION, MODELLING

Abstract

Policies of the European Union which affect the use or protection of natural resources increasingly need spatial data on the supply, the flow and the demand of ecosystem services. The model ESTIMAP was developed to this purpose. ESTIMAP departs from land cover and land use maps to which it adds other spatial information with the objective to map various ecosystem services. This study introduces the ESTIMAP map as tool to support the mapping and modelling of ecosystem services at European scale. Examples are provided for three regulating ecosystem services, air quality regulation, coastal protection, and pollination and one cultural ecosystem services, recreation. 

Author Biographies

G. Zulian, European Commission, Joint Research Centre

Institute for Environment and Sustainability

C. Polce, European Commission, Joint Research Centre

Institute for Environment and Sustainability

J. Maes, European Commission, Joint Research Centre

Institute for Environment and Sustainability

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Published

2014-04-10

How to Cite

Zulian, G., Polce, C., & Maes, J. (2014). ESTIMAP: A GIS-BASED MODEL TO MAP ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION. Annali Di Botanica, 4, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.4462/annbotrm-11807

Issue

Vol. 4 (2014)

Section

Research Articles

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