标题：Nexus thinking – how ecosystem services can contribute to enhancing the cross-scale and cross-sectoral coherence between land use, spatial planning and policy-making
摘要：The ecosystem service (ES) concept is acknowledged for its potential to support decisionmaking on various scales. Still, it lacks in practical implementation, particularly concerningspatial planning and land management – key aspects that lead to criticism in its applicability.ES in planning and decision-making can contribute to improve the quality of land use andmanagement by integrating synergies, trade-offs and conflicts among economy, environmentand societal goals. This opinion paper suggests a nexus approach that shows how ES cancontribute to characterize the interactions between humans and nature on different temporaland spatial scales while integrating cross-scale effects in trade-off analyses. We discuss howour nexus approach can be implemented and contribute to revealing the interdependenciesbetween policy sectors, spatial and land-use planning. We argue that thinking in terms of anexus adds to an improved coherence across different policy sectors relevant for spatialplanning. We conclude that only a strategic and concise use of ES throughout all decisionlevels will help to create maximum benefits for harmonizing policy, planning and management instruments supported by intervention measures for the sake of sustainabledevelopment.
