Study on the implementation of the ResCulES method (assessment of cultural ecosystem services of restored streams) in a QGIS application.
Abstract
Stream restoration contributes significantly to the improvement of biological and physico-chemical parameters. However, river restoration is also associated with increased socio-cultural value. This is because intact and near-natural riverine landscapes offer a wide variety of functions and services to a diversity of users and to society, such as recreational opportunities, the experience of nature and spirituality. Until recently, however, there was no standardized approach in Austria to assess the potential of these cultural ecosystem services (CESS) at watercourses. The study commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (BML) to develop methods for evaluating cultural ecosystem services of renaturation measures on watercourses (ResCulES I) was completed in May 2021. Based on this, the developed evaluation method was applied to four pilot waters of the EU-funded project "Integrated River Solutions Austria - LIFE IP IRIS Austria" and further tested (ResCulES II). The present project aims at developing the individual methodological steps with regard to a standardized procedure in a user-friendly QGIS application. The QGIS tool should enable a simple practical application of the survey and evaluation steps as well as the presentation of the results and thus support experts in planning and administration in the application of the ResCulES assessment method.
keywords Cultural Ecosystem Services Ecosystem Service River restoration
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Project staff
Daniel S. Hayes
Dr. Daniel S. Hayes
daniel.hayes@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-81223
Project Leader
15.03.2023 - 22.09.2023
Stephanie Popp
Stephanie Popp MSc.
stephanie.popp@boku.ac.at
Sub Projectleader
15.03.2023 - 22.09.2023