Designing spatiotemporal multifunctional landscapes to support dynamic wildlife conservation. Issue 6 (2nd November 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Killion, Alexander K.; Dixon, Adam; Gilbert, Jessica; Torralba, Mario; Greiner, Patrick T.; Behrer, Arnold P.
• Is Part Of: Journal of land use science. Volume 13:Issue 6(2018)
• Page Start: 615
• Page End: 630
• Publication Date: 2018-11-02
• Subjects: Coexistence -- migratory birds -- landscape ecology -- landscape architecture -- land use -- social-ecological systems; Land use -- Periodicals; 333.7313
• DOI: 10.1080/1747423X.2019.1601780
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1747-423X

Abstract

ABSTRACT: With a growing human population, we are faced with the challenge of managing limited spaces for multiple social and environmental needs. Identifying opportunities to align social and environmental needs is thus a transdisciplinary design challenge. To meet this task, we present the concept of spatiotemporal multifunctionality (i.e. the provisioning of more than one human or environmental function in a given place at different times) and demonstrate how integrating principles of landscape ecology, social-ecological systems, and land system architecture enables a dynamic approach to landscape design and planning. Such an integration is capable of providing conservation tools for diverse social-ecological systems to maximize spatiotemporal multifunctionality. We use migratory birds as a working example to present a dynamic conservation opportunity and related challenges. By adding a temporal component to land-use classification in areas of high human use, we demonstrate the potential to enhance land-system sustainability and promote human-wildlife coexistence in a changing world.