The impacts of land-use and land-cover change on wetland ecosystem service values in peri-urban and urban area of Bahir Dar City, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Northwestern Ethiopia

• Published in: Ecological processes Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 39
• Main Authors: Assefa, Workiyie Worie, Eneyew, Belachew Getnet, Wondie, Ayalew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 08.06.2021; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: agricultural land; Aquatic ecosystems; basins; Biodiversity; climate; Coefficients; Cultivated lands; Decision analysis; Decision making; Earth and Environmental Science; Economic valuation; Economics; Ecosystem service; Ecosystem services; Ecosystems; Environment; Environmental changes; Environmental regulations; Ethiopia; Land cover; Land use; land use and land cover maps; Land use/land cover; Landscape change; landscapes; Livelihoods; recreation; Restoration; Sensitivity analysis; Sustainability management; Urban areas; Urban wetland; Waste management; Waste treatment; Water quality; Wetland management; Wetlands; Ethiopia; Landscape change; Economic valuation; Ecosystem service; Urban wetland; Land use/land cover

Background Even though wetlands are essential in enhancing water quality and providing recreation and entertainment opportunities in urban areas, their values are overlooked by the decision-makers. Underestimation of the economic value of wetland ecosystem services contributes to their continuing de...