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课程主页: https://www.coursera.org/learn/ecosystem-services
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课程名称：生态系统服务：可持续发展的方法 课程概述： 生态系统服务是一种评估自然所提供的商品和服务的思维方式，这些商品和服务对人类的福祉至关重要。本在线课程将通过理论、案例研究、专家访谈和实境游戏等多种形式，涵盖生态系统服务的科学（技术）、经济和社会政治维度。课程目标是让学员能够： - 定义生态系统服务的概念、原则及其局限性 - 通过阅读和案例研究了解与资源（如淡水）相关的关键服务 - 理解对生态系统服务进行货币化的优势和潜在风险 - 认识到任何方法中所蕴含的社会维度（权力问题、文化偏见） - 将生态系统服务的方法整合进政策和政府标准做法中 - 可选择性地学习如何使用GIS工具绘制生态系统服务地图 该课程将在5月29日至7月10日之间进行，由讲师进行积极监控，学员可以提问。 本课程由日内瓦大学的讲师开发，并得到了众多研究者及日内瓦水中心和自然资本项目的支持。课程由日内瓦大学、瑞士国际发展与合作署的全球水项计划及卢克·霍夫曼研究所资助。 本MOOC支持来自于日内瓦水中心和日内瓦大学，同时与“水资源管理与政策”和“国际水法”两个课程相关联，欢迎您加入学习！ 课程大纲： 1. **生态系统服务前沿** - 通过在线游戏TRADE-OFF，了解课程的主要讲师，发现课程中将讨论的关键问题。 2. **生态系统服务的价值评估** - 学习价值评估的定义、价格与价值的区别以及获取不同生态系统服务的货币估算方法，并了解非英语国家对“自然”和“生物多样性”的不同世界观。 3. **生态系统服务的规范维度理解** - 了解生态系统服务的价值是如何反映当代规范和价值观，及其在社会、文化、政治和经济政策中的意义。 4. **生态系统服务的定量与空间评估** - 探讨如何监测、建模和预测生态系统服务的价值，介绍现有的数据如何用于生态系统服务的评估。 5. **将生态系统服务纳入决策过程** - 学习如何使国际、国家和地方政府采纳生态系统服务的方法，并实施政策建议。 6. **创建您自己的生态系统服务案例（可选）** - 从理论走向实践，评估与水相关的生态系统服务，利用GIS工具进行数据准备和模型运行，探索水资源的未来情景。 准备好加入我们，共同探索生态系统服务的旅程！
Name:Frontiers in Ecosystem Services
Description:Play the TRADE-OFF game (online), meet the primary instructors of this course, and discover the key questions that we will be revisiting throughout this course in this introductory module.
Name:Valuation of Ecosystem Services
Description:Here you learn about what is valuation, the difference between a price and a value, and various ways to derive a monetary estimate for different ecosystem services. You will also learn about world views that differ radically from the anglo-saxon model with respect to concepts such as "nature" and "biodiversity".
Name:Understanding the Normative Dimensions of Ecosystem Services
Description:Valuing ecosystem services is a new way of thinking about nature and the environment. Such a change reflects contemporary norms and values, and speaks to contemporary trends in social, cultural, political and economic policies. In this module, you will learn about how the idea of ecosystem services was born, and get a grasp of the specific historical events, places and people who were behind it. You will also understand why it is useful to understand how this approach fits into global trends such as neoliberalism, learn to evalute how you position yourself within these normative and critical perspectives. You will reflect on whether it matters to think about the big picture, and become away of how such an approach can unexpectedly serve to perpetuate unethical or practices
Name:Quantitative and Spatially-Explicit Assessment of Ecosystem Services
Description:Now that you have learned what are Ecosystem Services, as well as their strengths and limitations to be used in the environment policy arena, you should be curious to know how we can in fact monitor, model and predict their values in space and time. In this module, we will explore how existing data (e.g. elevation, climate, land use, remote sensing) can be used to assess Ecosystem Services through mapping and models. We will then see that once we have a model we can predict the outcomes of different scenarios on the value of Ecosystem Services. Scenarios are themselves particularly useful when interacting with various stakeholders, policy and decision makers. In order to illustrate this process, we present four case studies at various spatial scales: global, European, national and local.
Name:Mainstreaming Ecosystem Services into Decision-Making Process
Description:The ecosystem service approach is based on the premise (and promise?) that more sustainable use of natural ressources can be identified through a scientific and social process (Modules 1-4). But how does one get governments (international, national, local) to adopt such practices and then to implement the policy recommendations? This is the challenge of "mainstreaming" a new idea. In this module, you will learn about the challenges and some tips for mainstreaming ecosystem services.
Name:Create your own Ecosystem Services Case (optional)
Description:With this last optional module, we would like to give you the opportunity to move from theory to practice by encouraging you to assess a water related ecosystem services (water yield). The aim is to help you discover where you can find useful data to assess ES; how you have to prepare this geospatial data in Geographic information System (here QGIS); how you can use this data to run a simple hydrological model to assess water yield with a dedicated tool with the InVEST package; how you can explore plausible futures of this water resource through scenarios; and finally how you can interpret the outputs of your model as maps in QGIS. Data for a case study is provided with the Tana River basin in Kenya, but you are encouraged to reproduce similar results with your own case study from anywhere in the World. If it will be easier to complete this exercise if you already are somewhat familiar with GIS.
Ecosystem services are a way of thinking about – and evaluating – the goods and services provided by nature that contribute to the well-being of humans. This MOOC will cover scientific (technical), economic, and socio-political dimensions of the concept through a mix of theory, case-studies, interviews with specialists and a serious-game. By the end of this course, our aim is to enable you to: • define the concept of ecosystem services, its principles and limitations • understand the key services associated with any ressource (e.g., fresh water) through readings and case-studies • appreciate the advantages and potential risks of monetising ecosystem services • appreciate the social dimensions (power issues, cultural biases) embedded within any method • integrate tactical advice on mainstreaming this approach into policy and standard government practices • Optional: learn how to map ecosystem services with GIS tools The session that runs May 29th- July 10th will be actively monitored by the instructors, and learners will have the opportunity to ask questions. This course was developed by instructors from the University of Geneva with the help of numerous researchers and input from the Geneva Water Hub and the Natural Capital Project. The course was financed by the University of Geneva, the Global Programme Water Initiatives of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), and the Luc Hoffmann Institute. This MOOC is supported by the Geneva Water Hub and the University of Geneva along with the MOOC in « Water Resources Management and Policy » (www.coursera.org/learn/water-management) and the one in « International Water Law » (www.coursera.org/learn/droit-eau). We look forward to you joining us!
