[ECOLOG-L] Call for papers on Sustainable Payments for Ecosystem Services --2014 AAG

[Li An]

Dear Ecologers,

Please spread the following call to people with interest you know of. 
Thanks.


Call for Papers: AAG Annual Meeting, 21-25 April 2015

*Session Title: *Payments for Ecosystem Services: Paths toward 
Sustainability**


Co-organizers: Li An, Conghe Song, Xiaodong Chen, Stephen Crook

Co-chairs: Li An, Conghe Song, Xiaodong Chen, Richard Bilsborrow

Payments for ecosystem services (PES) are direct incentives paid to 
resource users to take certain actions, or refrain from them, to secure 
ecosystem services, such as clean air, clean water, fertile soil, 
forests, and eco-tourism.Government entities, the private sector, and 
non-governmental organizations worldwide invest billions of dollars each 
year in PES programs. Despite reported successes in restoring and 
conserving ecosystems and their corresponding services, lack of 
sustainability has become a serious concern for many PES programs 
worldwide. An emerging problem is that PES participants may return to 
their previous behavioral patterns when payments end.This session will 
explore possible pathways toward PES sustainability, including 
addressing the complex and sometimes reciprocal relationships between 
PES programs and related socioeconomic, demographic, and environmental 
systems. We particularly encourage research that addresses theoretical, 
methodological, or empirical issues related to (but not limited to) the 
following topics:


1. Potential mechanisms for successful (or unsuccessful) PES programs;

2. Socioeconomic, demographic, and political consequences of PES programs;

3. Methodological issues: collection of qualitative and quantitative 
data related to PES, data analysis and modeling, applications of GIS 
techniques and spatial statistics, integration of multidisciplinary or 
multi-scale data, and addressing complexity in PES related coupled 
natural and human (CNH) systems. Analyses using similar integrated 
frameworks including coupled human and natural systems (CHANS), 
social-ecological systems, or social-environmental systems are also 
welcome.


This session (sessions) is co-sponsored by the AAG Spatial Analysis and 
Modeling group, the Geographical Information Science and Systems group, 
and the Human Dimensions of Global Change group. To be considered for 
the sessions:


1. Please register and submit your abstract online following the AAG 
Guidelines (http://www.aag.org/cs/annualmeeting); and


2. Please send your paper title, PIN, and abstract no later than 
Wednesday, November 20, to:


Dr. Li An (l...@mail.sdsu.edu ) & Stephen Crook 
(scr...@gmail.com )


Department of Geography

San Diego State University

Dr. Conghe Song (cs...@email.unc.edu )

Dr. Xiaodong Chen (che...@email.unc.edu )

Department of Geography

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Thanks,

LI

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Li An (??), PhD
Professor
Department of Geography
San Diego State University
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~lian/  (Personal website)
http://complexity.sdsu.edu/  (Group Website)

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[ECOLOG-L] Call for papers on Sustainable Payments for Ecosystem Services --2014 AAG

[Li An]

Dear Ecologers,

Please spread the following call to people with interest you know of. 
Thanks.


Call for Papers*: AAG Annual Meeting, 8-12 April 2014

*Session Title: *Paths toward Sustainable Payments for Ecosystem Services

Co-organizers: Li An, Stephen Crook

Co-chairs: Li An, Douglas Stow

Payments for ecosystem services (PES) are direct incentives paid to 
resource users to take actions (or to refrain from previous actions) to 
secure ecosystem services such as clean air and water, food, soil 
fertility, forest resources, and eco-tourism.  Governments, the private 
sector, and many non-governmental organizations worldwide invest 
billions of dollars each year in PES programs. Despite reported 
successes in restoring and conserving ecosystems and their corresponding 
services, lack of sustainability has become a serious concern for many 
PES programs worldwide; one of the problems is that PES participants may 
return to their previous behavioral patterns when payments end.


This session will explore possible pathways toward PES sustainability, 
addressing the complex reciprocal relationships between PES programs and 
corresponding socioeconomic, demographic, and environmental systems. We 
particularly encourage review and research articles to address 
theoretical, methodological, and empirical issues related to (but not 
limited to) the following topics:


1. Potential mechanisms for successful (or unsuccessful) PES programs

2. Ecological effects of PES programs (e.g., wildlife habitat or 
behavioral change, biodiversity change)


3. Socioeconomic, demographic, and political consequences of PES programs

4. Methodological issues: collection of qualitative and quantitative 
data related to PES, data analysis and modeling, application of GIS 
techniques and spatial statistics, integration of multidisciplinary and 
multi-scale data, and addressing complexity in PES related coupled 
natural and human systems (CNH). Analyses using similar integrated 
frameworks including coupled human and natural systems (CHANS), 
social-ecological systems, or social-environmental systems are also 
welcome.


This session (sessions) is co-sponsored by both the Spatial Analysis and 
Modeling group and the Human Dimensions of Global Change group. To be 
considered for the sessions:


1. Please register and submit your abstract online following the AAG 
Guidelines (http://www.aag.org/cs/annualmeeting); and


2. Please send your paper title, PIN, and abstract no later than Friday, 
November 29 to Stephen Crook (scr...@gmail.com 
) and cc to Dr. Li An (l...@mail.sdsu.edu 
).


Thanks,

LI

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Li An (??), PhD
Professor
Department of Geography
San Diego State University
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~lian/  (Personal website)
http://complexity.sdsu.edu/  (Group Website)

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[ECOLOG-L] Call for papers on Sustainable Payments for Ecosystem Services --2014 AAG

[Li An]

Dear Ecologers,

Please spread the following call to people with interest you know of. 
Thanks.


Call for Papers*: AAG Annual Meeting, 8-12 April 2014

*Session Title: *Paths toward Sustainable Payments for Ecosystem Services

Co-organizers: Li An, Stephen Crook

Co-chairs: Li An, Douglas Stow

Payments for ecosystem services (PES) are direct incentives paid to 
resource users to take actions (or to refrain from previous actions) to 
secure ecosystem services such as clean air and water, food, soil 
fertility, forest resources, and eco-tourism.  Governments, the private 
sector, and many non-governmental organizations worldwide invest 
billions of dollars each year in PES programs. Despite reported 
successes in restoring and conserving ecosystems and their corresponding 
services, lack of sustainability has become a serious concern for many 
PES programs worldwide; one of the problems is that PES participants may 
return to their previous behavioral patterns when payments end.


This session will explore possible pathways toward PES sustainability, 
addressing the complex reciprocal relationships between PES programs and 
corresponding socioeconomic, demographic, and environmental systems. We 
particularly encourage review and research articles to address 
theoretical, methodological, and empirical issues related to (but not 
limited to) the following topics:


1. Potential mechanisms for successful (or unsuccessful) PES programs

2. Ecological effects of PES programs (e.g., wildlife habitat or 
behavioral change, biodiversity change)


3. Socioeconomic, demographic, and political consequences of PES programs

4. Methodological issues: collection of qualitative and quantitative 
data related to PES, data analysis and modeling, application of GIS 
techniques and spatial statistics, integration of multidisciplinary and 
multi-scale data, and addressing complexity in PES related coupled 
natural and human systems (CNH). Analyses using similar integrated 
frameworks including coupled human and natural systems (CHANS), 
social-ecological systems, or social-environmental systems are also 
welcome.


This session (sessions) is co-sponsored by both the Spatial Analysis and 
Modeling group and the Human Dimensions of Global Change group. To be 
considered for the sessions:


1. Please register and submit your abstract online following the AAG 
Guidelines (http://www.aag.org/cs/annualmeeting); and


2. Please send your paper title, PIN, and abstract no later than Friday, 
November 29 to Stephen Crook (scr...@gmail.com 
) and cc to Dr. Li An (l...@mail.sdsu.edu 
).


Thanks,

LI

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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Li An (??), PhD
Professor
Department of Geography
San Diego State University
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~lian/  (Personal website)
http://complexity.sdsu.edu/  (Group Website)

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