@inbook{17bb5b65d4a0452dacdb1002f9a2af30,
title = "CICES going local: Ecosystem services classification adapted for a highly populated country",
abstract = "Multiple classification systems for ecosystem services (ES) make comparison and integration between studies and assessments very difficult. With the fast-growing number of ecosystem services assessment and valuation studies,there is a need to identify general agreed definitions and to design a {\textquoteleft}common base{\textquoteright} that enables comparisons between ecosystem services assessments at different places. The recently developed {\textquoteleft}Common International Classification for Ecosystem Services{\textquoteright} (CICES) is aiming to fill this gap. One of the advantages of the CICES approach is that it allows adjustment to local conditions. Via an iterative consultation round with Belgian experts - from administrations, policy support units and research centres - CICES has been adapted to the needs of a highly populated country where multi-functional land use is very common. The goal of CICES-Be is to introduce a common reference base for ecosystem services in Belgium, which is locally adapted and compatible with an international standard.",
author = "Francis Turkelboom and Perrine Raquez and Marc Dufrene and Leander Raes and Ilse Simoens and Sander Jacobs and Maarten Stevens and Vreese, {Rik De} and Jeroen Panis and Martin Hermy and Marijke Thoonen and Inge Liekens and Corentin Fontaine and Nicolas Dendoncker and {van der Biest}, Katrien and Jim Casaer and Hilde Heyrman and Linda Meiresonne and Hans Keune",
year = "2013",
language = "English",
editor = "Sander Jacobs and Nicolas Dendoncker and Hans Keune",
booktitle = "Ecosystem Services: Global Issues, Local Practices",
publisher = "Elsevier",
}