Vol. 75 No. 3 (2020):
Special section

Forests and cultural ecosystem services (CES): large-scale mapping using a participatory approach

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  • Carmelina Prete,
  • Mario Cozzi,
  • Mauro Viccaro,
  • Frans Sijtsma,
  • Severino Romano
Carmelina Prete
Scuola di Scienze agrarie, forestali, alimentari e ambientali, Università degli Studi della Basilicata.
Mario Cozzi
Scuola di Scienze agrarie, forestali, alimentari e ambientali, Università degli Studi della Basilicata.
Mauro Viccaro
Scuola di Scienze agrarie, forestali, alimentari e ambientali, Università degli Studi della Basilicata.
Frans Sijtsma
Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, Netherlands.
Severino Romano
Scuola di Scienze agrarie, forestali, alimentari e ambientali, Università degli Studi della Basilicata.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4129/ifm.2020.3.01

Published 2020-07-10

Keywords

  • forest resources,
  • Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES),
  • web-based participatory GIS.

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Abstract

The valorisation of Cultural Ecosystem Services (CESs) of forests is closely linked to the society involvement with regard to the role of recreational, spiritual and symbolic services of forest resources. In this direction, the aim of the study was to increase the knowledge of forest CESs, analysing the people’s preferences on natural areas by a web-based participatory GIS. The analysis shown the possibility to explicit not only the recreational component, but also the other components of CESs. Therefore, the mapping of CES on a large scale could be used for planning and management activities with an increase in awareness of local communities with respect to the natural resources present in the territory.

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