Projects of theme 4
Theme coordinators Rob Bugter and Peter van der Meer

Research objective:
To develop methods for landscape planning, design and management of ‘green and blue space’, taking into account the thresholds for resilience and sustainability of landscape functions and services.

Key questions:

How can the concept of E&LS be applied to target setting, design and negotiation in spatial planning processes?

What planning and design guidelines need to be developed for green spaces in new urban residential areas to take the health     benefits provided by E&LS into account?

How can spatial indicators and ecological cartography be used as analytic tools within the spatial planning context?

How can E&LS values be included in stakeholder based analysis and participatory decision making processes?

How can the concept of E&LS be better communicated to the relevant users?

Projects of theme 4   Landscape Services as a concept to connect science and spatial planning to achieve sustainable development of landscapes (PhD-research) Jolande Termorshuizen Ecosystem services of green-blue networks in participative landscape planning Willemien Geertsema PRESENCE - Participatory Restoration of Ecosystem SErvices and Natural Capital (Eastern Cape) Matt Zijlstra Case study Groene Woud Carla Grashof

For more information on the research projects click on the provided links or view the SELS projects. On these pages the project descriptions can be found as well. And or more information on the Themes, please view the presentations held during the parallell sessions at the SELS symposium on 8 November 2007. On the presentations page more presentations and info on the research projects can be found.

The draft reseach outline is available here.