T wenty years ago, David (one of the authors this article) was director a community college library in town with no public library. The college’s teacher education program excuse enough to maintain strong children’s collection, and kids from nearby elementary school would often spend afternoon Two particular stand out: sister brother who were nearly every day. They shy staff, but their enthusia...

Small woods, linear tree formations, or scattered trees in agricultural areas are receiving increasing attention for their multifunctional role, especially if associated to cultural landscapes. Osaki Kodo’s Traditional Water Management System Sustainable Paddy Agriculture represents one of the most important landscapes (satoyama) Japan, also included by FAO GIAHS (Globally Important Agricultura...

According to various sources, Southern Morocco has stood out as an outstanding tourist destination in recent decades, with global appeal. Dakhla City, including Bay, classified by the Convention on Wetlands 2005 a Wetland of International Importance, offers visitors entertainment opportunities at many city sites. Therefore, human activity and social benefits should be considered conjunction nee...

Cultural ecosystem services are understudied relative to other types of services. This is especially true as they relate bivalve shellfish. Approaching cultural through shellfish-based livelihoods, this study utilized ethnographic field methods detail the benefits received and enabled by individuals work with A total 218 shellfish growers, wild harvesters, others working in roles that support s...

Social Values for Ecosystem Services (SolVES) version 4.0 is a fully open-source, GIS-based tool designed to aid in the creation of quantitative, spatially explicit models nonmonetary values attributed cultural ecosystem services, such as aesthetics and recreation, specifically facilitate their incorporation into larger service assessments. Newly redeveloped QGIS, SolVES can be applied wide var...