The use of ecosystem services concepts in Canadian municipal plans

Kate Thompson; Kate Sherren; Peter N. Duinker

doi:10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100950

The use of ecosystem services concepts in Canadian municipal plans

Kate Thompson, Kate Sherren, Peter N. Duinker

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The potential of land-use planning to implement ecosystem services (ES) knowledge is mostly unfulfilled. Examining how ES concepts are currently applied can provide practical and theoretical insights for supporting their further integration. The purpose of our research was to establish the use of ES concepts in Canadian municipal planning policy. We conducted a content analysis of extant Canadian municipal plans to understand the language used to express ES concepts, which ES are addressed, and to what extent ES concepts are included in planning policies. We found that ES concepts are used to support and justify conventional planning approaches, introduced to deal with emerging challenges, and invoked to support urban place-making. We propose a framework for ES in plans anchored by three imperatives for planning: protect ES supply, mimic and rebuild ES, and capitalize on ES. Approaches for implementing ES in planning must incorporate understanding of the interacting, multiple contexts influencing the design and implementation of planning policies.

Original language	English
Article number	100950
Journal	Ecosystem Services
Volume	38
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100950
Publication status	Published - Aug 2019

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Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada via Doctoral Fellowship Award No. 752-2017-1833 held by Kate Thompson, and by the Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Trust (Nova Scotia, Canada) via a Graduate Scholarship held by Kate Thompson. The authors would like to thank the anonymous reviewers who provided insightful feedback and helpful suggestions to improve the article.

Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada via Doctoral Fellowship Award No. 752-2017-1833 held by Kate Thompson , and by the Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Trust (Nova Scotia, Canada) via a Graduate Scholarship held by Kate Thompson. The authors would like to thank the anonymous reviewers who provided insightful feedback and helpful suggestions to improve the article.

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© 2019 Elsevier B.V.

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Global and Planetary Change
Geography, Planning and Development
Ecology
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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