• Governance of ecosystem services: A framework for empirical analysis 

      Primmer, Eeva; Jokinen, Pekka; Blicharska, Malgorzata; Barton, David Nicholas; Bugter, Rob; Potschin, Marion (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Biodiversity conservation policies justified with science and intrinsic value arguments have produced disappointing outcomes, and the need for conservation is now being additionally justified with the concept of ecosystem ...
    • Greenery in urban morphology: a comparative analysis of differences in urban green space accessibility for various urban structures across European cities 

      Łaszkiewicz, Edyta; Wolff, Manuel; Andersson, Erik; Kronenberg, Jakub; Barton, David Nicholas; Haase, Dagmar; Langemeyer, Johannes; Baró, Francesc; McPhearson, Timon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The understanding of urban social-ecological systems requires integrated and interdisciplinary methods. This paper explores differences in the accessibility of urban green spaces (UGS) based on urban morphology. In contrast ...
    • Interactive spatial planning of urban green infrastructure – Retrofitting green roofs where ecosystem services are most needed in Oslo 

      Venter, Zander; Barton, David Nicholas; Martinez-Izquierdo, Laura; Langemeyer, Johannes; Baró, Francesc; McPhearson, Timon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Spatial multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) is increasingly being used to inform urban green infrastructure planning. We explore the use of modern cloud computing technologies (Google Earth Engine) to facilitate public ...
    • Linking green infrastructure to urban heat and human health risk mitigation in Oslo, Norway 

      Venter, Alexander Samuel; Krog, Norun Hjertager; Barton, David Nicholas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      The predicted extreme temperatures of globalwarming aremagnified in cities due to the urban heat island effect. Even if the target for average temperature increase in the Paris Climate Agreement is met, temperatures during ...
    • Modeling reverse auction-based subsidies and stormwater fee policies for Low Impact Development (LID) adoption: a system dynamics analysis 

      Wilkerson, Brooke E; Romanenko, Eduard; Barton, David Nicholas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Many urban areas around the world are facing increasing pressure on stormwater management systems due to urbanization and extreme weather events caused by climate change. Low impact development (LID), including blue-green ...
    • Modelo experto participativo para la selección de árboles multifuncionales en potreros por medio de redes bayesianas 

      Salazar, Álvaro; Barton, David Nicholas; Villanueva, Cristóbal; Cerdán, Carlos R.; Benjamin, Tamara (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Se desarrolló un ‘modelo experto’ para el diseño de potreros ideales mediante combinaciones de árboles en cercas vivas y árboles dispersos en potrero. La herramienta utiliza información sobre los tipos de productores y sus ...
    • Multi-criteria decision analysis and cost-benefit analysis: comparing alternative frameworks for integrated valuation of ecosystem services 

      Gomez-Baggethun, Erik; Antunes, Paula; Keune, Hans; Geneletti, Davide; Barton, David Nicholas; Mustajoki, Jyri; Saarikoski, Heli; Marttunen, Mika; Santos, Rui; Langemeyer, Johannes (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) methods has been promoted as an alternative approach to monetary economic valuation of ecosystem services in Cost-Benefit Analysis framework (CBA). We discuss the potential of MCDA ...
    • Operationalising ecosystem service assessment in Bayesian Belief Networks: experiences within the OpenNESS project 

      Smith, Ron I.; Barton, David Nicholas; Dick, Jan; Haines-Young, Roy; Madsen, Anders L.; Rusch, Graciela; Termansen, Mette; Woods, Helen; Carvalho, Laurence; Giucă, Relu Constantin; Luque, Sandra; Odee, David; Rusch, Veronica E.; Saarikoski, Heli; Adamescu, Cristian Mihai; Dunford, Robert; Ochieng, John; Gonzalez-Redino, Julen; Stange, Erik; Vădineanuh, Angheluță; Verweijq, Peter; Vikström, Suvi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Nine Bayesian Belief Networks (BBNs) were developed within the OpenNESS project specifically for modelling ecosystem services for case study applications. The novelty of the method, its ability to explore problems, to ...
    • Payments for Ecosystem Services as a Policy Mix: Demonstrating the institutional analysis and development framework on conservation policy instruments 

      Barton, David Nicholas; Benavides, Karla; Chacón-Cascante, Adriana; Le Coq, Jean-Francois; Quiros, Miriam Miranda; Porras, Ina; Primmer, Eeva; Ring, Irene (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Policy mix analysis has been applied in research on energy, climate, urban and transport policy, and more recently biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services. However, policy mix analysis has thus far been employed ...
    • Policy Mixes: Aligning instruments for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem service provision 

      Barton, David Nicholas; Ring, Irene; Rusch, Graciela (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      “To explain the world of interactions and outcomes occurring at multiple levels, we also have to be willing to deal with complexity instead of rejecting it.” (E. Ostrom 2009 Nobel Prize Lecture) This special issue was ...
    • The potential of geospatial analysis and Bayesian networks to enable i-Tree Eco assessment of existing tree inventories 

      Cimburova, Zofie; Barton, David Nicholas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Valuing the ecosystem services of urban trees is important for gaining public and political support for urban tree conservation and maintenance. The i-Tree Eco software application can be used to estimate regulating ecosystem ...
    • Practical application of spatial ecosystem service models to aid decision support 

      Zulian, Grazia; Stange, Erik; Woods, Helen; Carvalho, Laurence; Dick, Jan; Andrews, Christopher; Baró, Francesc; Vizcaino, Pilar; Barton, David Nicholas; Nowel, Megan; Rusch, Graciela; Autunes, Paula; Fernandes, João; Ferraz, Diogo; dos Santos, Rui Ferreira; Aszalós, Réka; Arany, Ildikó; Czúcz, Bálint; Priess, Joerg A.; Hoyer, Christian; Bürger-Patriciom, Gleiciani; Lapola, David; Mederly, Peter; Halabuk, Andrej; Bezak, Peter; Kopperoinen, Leena; Viinikka, Arto (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Ecosystem service (ES) spatial modelling is a key component of the integrated assessments designed to support policies and management practices aiming at environmental sustainability. ESTIMAP (‘‘Ecosystem Service Mapping ...
    • Recognising institutional context in simulating and generalising exchange values for monetary ecosystem accounts 

      Barton, David Nicholas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The paper argues that monetary valuation of ecosystem services for ecosystem accounting needs to be sensitive to institutional context, when simulating markets to generate exchange values where none was available previously ...
    • Seasonal variation in urban pollen resource use by north temperate European honeybees 

      Davey, Marie Louise; Blaalid, Rakel; Dahle, Sondre; Stange, Erik; Barton, David Nicholas; Rusch, Graciela Monica (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Urban green infrastructure can provide important habitats for pollinators and support urban ecosystem services. Therefore, these areas must be managed to maximize biodiversity and density of pollinating insects. We used ...
    • Selecting methods for ecosystem service assessment: A decision tree approach 

      Harrison, Paula A.; Dunford, Robert; Barton, David Nicholas; Kelemen, Eszter; Martín-López, Berta; Norton, Lisa; Termansen, Mette; Saarikoski, Heli; Hendriks, Kees; Gomez-Baggethun, Erik; Czúcz, Balint; García-Llorente, Marina; Howard, David; Jacobs, Sander; Karlsen, Martin; Kopperoinen, Leena; Madsen, Andes; Rusch, Graciela; van Eupen, Michiel; Verweij, Peter; Smith, Ron; Tuomasjukka, Diana; Zulian, Grazia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      A range of methods are available for assessing ecosystem services. Methods differ in their aims; from mapping and modelling the supply and demand of ecosystem services to appraising their economic and non-economic importance ...
    • Stakeholders’ perspectives on the operationalisation of the ecosystem service concept: results from 27 case studies 

      Dick, Jan; Turkelboom, Francis; Woods, Helen; Iniesta-Arandia, Irene; Primmer, Eeva; Saarela, Sanna-Riikka; Bezak, Peter; Mederly, Peter; Leone, Michael; Verheyden, Wim; Kelemen, Eszter; Hauck, Jennifer; Andrews, Chris; Antunes, Paula; Aszalós, Réka; Baró, Francesc; Barton, David Nicholas; Berry, Pam; Bugter, Rob; Carvalho, Laurence; Czúcz, Balint; Dunford, Rob; Blancos, Gemma Garcia; Geamănăt, Nicoleta; Giucăt, Relu; Grizzetti, Bruna; Izakovičováv, Zita; Kertész, Miklós l; Kopperoinen, Leena; Langemeyer, Johannes; Lapola, David Montenegro; Liquete, Camino; Luque, Sandra; Pastur, Guillermo Martinéz; Martín-López, Berta; Mukhopadhyay, Raktima; Niemela, Jari; Odee, David; Peri, Pablo Luis; Pinho, Patricia; Blumentrath, Stefan; Fongar, Claudia; Gomez-Baggethun, Erik; Gundersen, Vegard; Haavardsholm, Oscar; Köhler, Berit; Lindhjem, Henrik; Nowell, Megan Sara; Often, Anders; Reinvang, Rasmus; Rusch, Graciela; Stange, Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The ecosystem service (ES) concept is becoming mainstream in policy and planning, but operational influence on practice is seldom reported. Here, we report the practitioners’ perspectives on the practical implementation ...
    • The thorny path toward greening: unintended consequences, trade-offs, and constraints in green and blue infrastructure planning, implementation, and management 

      Kronenberg, Jakub; Andersson, Erik; Barton, David Nicholas; Borgström, Sara; Langemeyer, Johannes; Björklund, Tove; Haase, Dagmar; Kennedy, Christopher; Koprowska, Karolina; Łaszkiewicz, Edyta; McPhearson, Timon; Stange, Erik; Wolff, Manuel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      . Urban green and blue space interventions may bring about unintended consequences, involving trade-offs between the different land uses, and indeed, between the needs of different urban inhabitants, land users, and owners. ...
    • Urban green. Integrating ecosystem extent and condition data in urban ecosystem accounts. Examples from the Oslo region 

      Garnåsjordet, Per Arild; Steinnes, Margrete; Cimburova, Zofie; Nowell, Megan Sara; Barton, David Nicholas; Aslaksen, Iulie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The article enhances the knowledge base for the assessment of urban ecosystem services, within the United Nations System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA), recently adopted as an international ...
    • Urban nature in a time of crisis: recreational use of green space increases during the COVID-19 outbreak in Oslo, Norway 

      Venter, Alexander Samuel; Barton, David Nicholas; Gundersen, Vegard; Figari, Helene; Nowell, Megan Sara (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it significant changes to human mobility patterns and working environments. We aimed to explore how social distancing measures affected recreational use of urban ...
    • Utilizing LiDAR data to map tree canopy for urban ecosystem extent and condition accounts in Oslo 

      Hanssen, Frank Ole; Barton, David Nicholas; Venter, Zander; Nowell, Megan Sara; Cimburova, Zofie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      LiDAR-based segmentation of urban tree canopies and their physical properties (canopy height, canopy diameter, 3D surface and volume) is a replicable, complementary and useful information source for urban ecosystem condition ...