Petar Nikolov

Petar Nikolov
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences | BAS · National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography

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The System of Environmental-Economic Accounting – Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA-EA) is a spatially-based, integrated statistical framework for organizing biophysical information about ecosystems, measuring ecosystem services (ES). Water flow regulation ES and biophysical modeling are among the main topics in the individual ES part of the SEEA-EA frame...
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The ecosystem services (ES) are strongly related to the human well-being, and their mapping and assessment is among the main challenges. The regulating ecosystem services are not consumed directly by the society or the beneficiaries, but they offer important benefit. Flood regulation is such type of service which can mitigate or prevent the risk of...
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The mapping of ecosystem services is essential for understanding how ecosystems contribute to human wellbeing. The EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 requires the member states to map and assess the state of ecosystems and their services. Urban landscapes provide various services and their mapping necessitates prioritization, integration of data and...
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Urban ecosystems are the areas where built infrastructure covers a large proportion of the land surface but the main source of ecosystem services provision is the green infrastructure. This provision is very much dependent on the particular combination of green spaces such as parks or vegetation belts and paved areas such as buildings and streets....
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Urban landscapes are the environment where most of the population live and perform their usual everyday activities. The continuous urban sprawl and the increasing demand on resources and energy provoke serious discussion on ensuring better human well-being in the settlements while preventing increasing loss of biodiversity. However, urban landscape...

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