A methodological framework for mapping and assessment of ecosystem services provided by the natural heritage in Bulgaria

Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society

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Stoyan Nedkov¹  Bilyana Borisova²  Mariyana Nikolova¹  Miglena Zhiyanski³  Stelian Dimitrov⁴  Radenka Mitova⁴  Boian Koulov¹  Desislava Hristova¹  Hristina Prodanova¹  Lidiya Semerdzhieva⁴  Yonko Dodev³  Ivo Ihtimanski¹  Velimira Stoyanova¹  Kliment Naydenov⁴ 

[1] National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences;Sofia University "St.Kliment Ohridski";Forest Research Institute - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences;Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"

关键词: indicators;    natural capital;    recreation;    tiers;    tourism;   

DOI  :  10.3897/jbgs.e78680

来源: Pensoft

【 摘 要 】

Natural heritage (NH) includes natural features that can be described as outstanding universal value at a national level. It refers to the importance of ecosystems, biodiversity, and geodiversity for their existence value, and the ecosystems can be considered as the spatial units for its mapping and assessment. The ecosystem services (ES) concept provides an appropriate basis in the form of assessment and mapping methods that enable linking the state of ecosystems with human well-being. Thus, it can be used as a platform to find solutions to the problems related to the conflicts between conservation and the use of the NH. In this paper, we aim to present the process of developing a methodological framework for mapping and assessment of ecosystem services provided by the natural heritage in Bulgaria for recreation and tourism. The conceptual framework of the ecosystem-based assessment of NH in Bulgaria is based on the assumption that the generation of NH for the needs of tourism can be presented as the linkages between the natural systems and tourism in the form of ES potential, flow, and demand. The results demonstrate that the NH can be presented as a spatial phenomenon conceptualized by the flows of benefits from ecosystems to people which contribute to human well-being. The mapping and assessment procedures are fully developed for application at a national level, while for the regional and local level, few pilot studies mark some basic foundations for further development.

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