Environmental Impact Assessment, ecosystems services and the case of energy crops in England
Environmental Impact Assessment, ecosystems services and the case of energy crops in England
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DOI：
10.1080/09640568.2011.603958
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发表时间：
2012-03
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
A. Coleby;D. van der Horst;K. Hubacek;C. Goodier;P. Burgess;A. Graves;R. Lord;D. Howard
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作者：
A. Coleby;D. van der Horst;K. Hubacek;C. Goodier;P. Burgess;A. Graves;R. Lord;D. Howard
对可再生能源需求增加的一个后果可能是分配更多的土地用于生物能源作物生产。最近在英格兰的监管变化，在英国的其他地区，意味着土地使用的变化越来越多地受到环境影响评估（EIA）的筛选。本文回顾了这些法规的变化，并探讨了在环境影响评估程序中纳入更全面的生态系统服务审查的潜在好处。作者认为，这种方法可以通过确定一个领域内的最佳选择，而不是集中在选定的拟议项目的负面影响上，从而有助于实现可持续性。它还有助于突出现有和拟议的农业、林业、城郊和城市系统所提供的惠益。然而，要成功实施生态系统服务方法，还需要更好地了解社会对景观尺度上各种生态系统服务的偏好，以及在使用特定服务之间的权衡和协同增效。
A consequence of the increased requirements for renewable energy is likely to be allocation of more land to bio-energy crop production. Recent regulatory changes in England, as in other parts of the UK, mean that changes in land-use are increasingly subject to screening through Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). This paper reviews these regulatory changes and explores the potential benefits of incorporating a fuller examination of ecosystem services within EIA procedures. The authors argue that such an approach could help achieve sustainability by identifying the best options within an area, rather than concentrating on the negative effects of selected proposed projects. It could also help highlight the benefits provided by existing and proposed agricultural, forestry, peri-urban and urban systems. However, successful implementation of an ecosystem services approach would also require a greater understanding of the societal preferences for the full range of ecosystem services at a landscape scale, aswell as the trade-offs and synergies between uses of specific services.