Assessing Cultural Ecosystem Services using GIS-Based Landscape Values Mapping. Case Study: Olympic Peninsula Human Ecology Mapping Project

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1 Portland State University PDXScholar Institute for Sustainable Solutions Publications and Presentations Institute for Sustainable Solutions Assessing Cultural Ecosystem Services using GIS-Based Landscape Values Mapping. Case Study: Olympic Peninsula Human Ecology Mapping Project Diane Besser Portland State University Rebecca J. McLain Portland State University, Lee Cerveny US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station David Banis Portland State University, Let us know how access to this document benefits you. Follow this and additional works at: Part of the Environmental Studies Commons, and the Geographic Information Sciences Commons Recommended Citation Besser, Diane; McLain, Rebecca J.; Cerveny, Lee; and Banis, David, "Assessing Cultural Ecosystem Services using GIS-Based Landscape Values Mapping. Case Study: Olympic Peninsula Human Ecology Mapping Project" (2013). Institute for Sustainable Solutions Publications and Presentations This Presentation is brought to you for free and open access. It has been accepted for inclusion in Institute for Sustainable Solutions Publications and Presentations by an authorized administrator of PDXScholar. For more information, please contact

2 Assessing Cultural Ecosystem Services using GIS- Based Landscape Values Mapping Case Study: Olympic Peninsula Human Ecology Mapping Project Diane Besser 1, Rebecca McLain 1, Lee Cerveny 2, David Banis 3 1 PSU, InsFtute for Sustainable SoluFons 2 PNW Research StaFon, USDA- Forest Service 3 PSU, Geography Department ISS Research to AcFon Symposium, Portland, OR October 25, 2013 Project funded through USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Sta=on, Sea>le, WA

3 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Framework Suppor=ng Nutrient cycling Soil forma=on Primary produc=on Etc. Provisioning Food Fresh water Wood and fiber Fuel Etc. Regula=ng Climate Flood Disease Etc. Cultural Aesthe=c Spiritual Educa=onal Recrea=onal Etc.

4 USFS Forest Planning Rule (Assess needs, develop plan components with scien=fic and public input, submit for comment and approval)

5 Olympic Peninsula Mapping Project Objec=ves Develop and test a method for mapping sociocultural values at a bioregional scale. Test techniques for analyzing spa=alized sociocultural values data. Explore ways to integrate spafalized sociocultural values into forest management planning.

6 Landscape Values Mapping Approach Landscape Values Aesthe=c Economic Environ. Quality Future Health Heritage Home Intrinsic Learning Recrea=on Social Spiritual Subsistence Wilderness 8 Community Workshops ( ) 2 Mapping Ac=vi=es (Values & Uses) Points, Lines or Polygons

7 Ac=vi=es Density Data Analysis: Uses vs. Values Values Density

8 Data Analysis: SpaFal PaWerns of Different Values Economic Home Recrea=on Aesthe=c

9 Forks North Central Quinault Grays Harbor North Hood Canal South Hood Canal Data Analysis: Community- Specific Landscape Values

10 Next Steps: Challenges and Opportuni=es Challenge: What are the obstacles to integra=ng cultural services data into land management plans? Qualita=ve vs. quan=ta=ve data. Poli=cal nature of cultural services it s about values. Lack of exper=se and agency capacity. Opportunity: This is really about star=ng a conversa=on about what people value on the landscape to make more informed decisions. Integrate data collec=on into a public engagement process. Enhance public understanding of cultural ecosystem services.

11 Download the Olympic Peninsula HEM Atlas: hwp:// ecology- mapping PSU Social Sustainability Colloquium Friday Nov. 8 th 2-4pm, Rec Center Bldg., Rm. 660 The polifcs of cultural values mapping: Struggles over natural resources on the Olympic Peninsula Photo by R. McLain