BiodivERsA - (1) soils and sediments, and (2) land- river and sea-scapes (habitat connectivity, green and blue infrastructures, and naturing cities)

Integrative Management of Green Infrastructures Multifunctionality, Ecosystem integrity and Ecosystem Services: From assessment to regulation in socio-ecological systems – IMAGINE

Submission summary

IMAGINE is based on 6 partners from 5 countries eligible to Biodiversa funding
IMAGINE brings together multidisciplinary and complementary expertise (landscape ecology, restoration ecology, sociology, land planning, modelling),
IMAGINE promote a place based approach of Socio-Ecological Systems integrative analysis of GI ecological integrity, ecosystem functions and ecosystem services and disservices,
IMAGINE will test its approach on Case Study Territories with two main gradients: rural-urban gradient within case studies and latitudinal across case studies,
IMAGINE will conduct its transdisciplinary research activities in close contact with stakeholders (land managers, municipalities, nature conservation services, NGOs and users),
IMAGINE will apply the place based approach of socio-ecological systems to CST and integrates from the very beginning relevant stakeholders of the case study areas.
IMAGINE aims to solve problems linked with GI in interaction with regional and local stakeholders and to offer EU Level transferability of knowledge and methods,
IMAGINE propose an integrative territorial analysis of GI multifunctionality and ecosystem services address sustainability and resilience issues.

Project coordination

Philip ROCHE (Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture)

The author of this summary is the project coordinator, who is responsible for the content of this summary. The ANR declines any responsibility as for its contents.

Partner

IRSTEA Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture
Kiel University Kiel University - Institute of Natural Resource Conservation
EV-INBO EV-INBO - Department Management and Sustainable Use - Ecosystem management
ISOE Institute for Social-Ecological Research (ISOE) GmbH
NINA NINA - Terrestrial Department

Help of the ANR 382,983 euros
Beginning and duration of the scientific project: January 2017 - 36 Months

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