Areti Kontogianni

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an SPU-ESP continuum that offers a coherent conceptual approach for synthesizing the latest developments in ecosystem service research, and can direct future studies at all levels of organization.

TL;DR: The RUBICODE project as discussed by the authors draws on expertise from a range of disciplines to develop and integrate frameworks for assessing the impacts of environmental change on ecosystem service provision, and for rationalising biodiversity conservation in that light.

TL;DR: In this paper, Kontogianni et al. argue that current environmental management strategies need to navigate through an apparent tension: On the one hand they must meet the demand for scientific knowledge-based policy, expressed under the motto "science speaks to policy". On the other hand, the very same strategies urge for stakeholder involvement and sponsor initiatives to elicit lay-people attitudes, beliefs and visions for the future.

TL;DR: The CLIMSAVE platform as mentioned in this paper is a participatory integrated assessment (IA) tool that combines knowledge from diverse scientific disciplines, take account of the value and importance of stakeholder 'lay insight' and facilitate a two-way iterative process of exploration of 'what if's' to enable decision-makers to test ideas and improve their understanding of the complex issues surrounding adaptation to climate change.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine whether information from valuation studies can help the design of policies adequate to reverse and halt the generally poor state of marine and coastal ecosystems of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.