Daniel Rozas

University of Bonn | Uni Bonn · Department of Ecology and Natural Resources Management, Center for Development Research

Integrating the ecosystem services (ES) approach into the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) of spatial plans is seen as a suitable option for considering the value of nature in decision making and policy processes. However, there is increasing concern about the institutional context and a lack of a common understanding of SEA and ecosystem s...

Spatial planning is a key policy instrument for decision-making which drives future changes to land systems, and subsequently to the quality, quantity and spatial distribution of ecosystem services (ES). Supply and demand of ES vary from local to regional and global scales affecting a wide range of stakeholders. Therefore, a strategic analysis of t...

Context Several case studies investigated the role of ecosystem services in participatory planning processes. However, no systematic study exists that cuts across a large number of empirical cases to identify the implications of using ecosystem services in participatory planning. Objectives This study explores the potential of the ecosystem servic...

Over the last decade, the ecosystem service (ES) approach has gained increasing attention because it offers important advantages for enhancing decision-making. However, a key and remaining challenge is how to implement this approach in real-world decision problems. This challenge is particularly relevant for governance and policy instruments, such...

The ecosystem services (ES) approach has been introduced in environmental policies and management to serve as a link between nature and society. Communication, education, and participation actions (CEPA) have the potential to facilitate this link. In this research, we evaluated how CEPA have been implemented in biodiversity conservation projects th...

Ecosystem services (ES) have gained significant attention in recent years from the global environmental initiatives that involve science and policy. Multiple scholars have analyzed how ES are integrated with environmental policies, plans, and strategic assessments. However, there is a lack of information on how countries translate these policies, p...

Peri-urban landscapes (PULs) play an important role in the supply of ecosystem services (ES), which support development and well-being in urban and rural areas. Understanding the impacts of policy actions on the supply of ES and how they might contribute to the achievement of a range of sustainable development goals (SDG) is a key challenge, especi...

Environmental management has increasingly focused on promoting social engagement in biodiversity and ecosystem services conservation as a way to foster sustainability. However, a critical challenge that still remains is the adequate implementation of strategies of communication, education, and participation (CEPA) oriented to reconnect the social a...

Chile es uno de los países con mayor nivel de urbanización de América Latina, lo que ha generado una serie de transformaciones territoriales. Estas, sumadas a una alta vulnerabilidad climática, acentúan las desigualdades socioambientales, segregación y diversas formas de exclusión social. En el presente capítulo, se discute cómo los procesos de des...

Gran parte de la población en Chile habita en áreas urbanas. Las concentraciones más altas siguen estando en las áreas metropolitanas de Valparaíso, Santiago y Concepción, las mismas que en el pasado ejercieron un gran atractivo para los migrantes nacionales. Sin embargo, hoy en día las ciudades medias disputan ese sitial que antaño tuvieron otras...

Public urban green spaces provide people with many benefits. Understanding the relationship between public urban green spaces’ characteristics and human well-being components may assist in future planning and design of these spaces. This study performed a systematic bibliographic review to analyse the relationships between green spaces' specific ch...

Indigenous peoples are key actors for environmental management because they hold valuable indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) for the sustainable stewardship of nature. However, the consideration of ILK in environmental management is still limited. We explore how environmental government institutions in Colombia have involved indigenous communitie...

El ordenamiento territorial tiene un rol fundamental en una sociedad que aspira a mejorar su calidad de vida, sobre todo para aquellas que privilegian iniciativas desde los territorios locales. Este capítulo ofrece una síntesis del ordenamiento territorial en Chile, haciendo énfasis en la interacción entre la descentralización del poder central y e...

Actualmente, la humanidad se encuentra en lo que se conoce como «Antropoceno», Era geológica que da cuenta de un periodo del planeta en el cual los humanos han alterado dramáticamente los ecosistemas y, con ello, el equilibrio ecológico global. Por tanto, para avanzar hacia un desarrollo que nos permita mejorar la calidad de vida y la equidad socia...

After almost 20 years of environmental impact assessment (EIA) in Chile, in 2010 the country adopted a more strategic view in order to include sustainability objectives in the development of policies and plans: the strategic environmental assessment (SEA). For supporting this new process, the Ministry of Environment developed a series of guidelines...

The presentation covers issues related to the link between biodiversity and ecosystem services and how this integrated view might improve the tourist offer and local development

En Chile, y en particular en la Araucanía, el aprendizaje de las matemáticas no ha logrado los niveles de desarrollo que se espera en las etapas iniciales de la educación formal si se compara esto con otras áreas como el lenguaje. Aquí se propone la priorización de territorios para la gestión educativa de las matemáticas mediante la evaluación espa...

In order to support Strategic Environmental Assessment of spatial plans, different scenarios were developed for the future configuration of wetlands along the coast of La Araucanía Region for 2020. To assess each scenario, landscape metrics related to landscape dynamics and structure were used. The results indicate that in general terms the wetland...

Coastal zones are very dynamic and fragile environments, constituting a landscape ever more heterogeneous, fragmented and with increasing levels of complexity due to the changing relationship between man and nature. Integrated coastal zone management therefore requires detailed knowledge of the system and its components, based—to a large extent—on...

A study was made of the geographic distribution of swamp forest in the coastal territory of the Araucanía Region, Chile. An analysis of maps, aerial photographs, and satellite images was carried out, together with field work, to determine the location, degree of fragmentation, shape of fragments and habitat use of the forest. The results showed a t...

Se evaluó la dinámica de los campos dunarios del borde costero de La Araucanía entre los años 1994 y 2004, usando para ello la clasificación morfológica y grado de estabilización, evaluado a partir de material cartográfico, fotografías aéreas y reconocimiento en terreno. Se delimitaron 8 campos de dunas distribuidos en una superficie de 4.597 ha, c...

An evaluation was made of the dynamics of the dune systems of the coastal strip of the Araucanía region between 1994 and 2004, based on its morphological classification and degree of stabilization as evaluated from cartographic material, aerial photographs and investigation in the field. Eight fields of dunes were defined with a total surface area...

The aim of the present study was to provide data about the population dynamics and reproductive traits of a Musculium argentinum (d'Orbigny, 1835) population inhabiting a channel next to the city of Lautaro in southern Chile. Results showed that M. argentinum size population structure varied during the study period, with brooding adults present thr...