Nature Communications (Aug 2018)

Developing China’s Ecological Redline Policy using ecosystem services assessments for land use planning

  • Yang Bai,
  • Christina P. Wong,
  • Bo Jiang,
  • Alice C. Hughes,
  • Min Wang,
  • Qing Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05306-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Ecosystem services, though a prominent ecological concept, have yet to be considered in major land use policy changes. Here, the authors demonstrate how the Ecological Redline Policy implemented in Shanghai utilized ecosystem services science and stakeholder engagement.