نوع مقاله : نسخه کامل
نویسندگان
1 گروه محیطزیست طبیعی، دانشکده منابع طبیعی، دانشکدگان کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی، دانشگاه تهران، کرج، ایران
2 استاد، گروه محیطزیست طبیعی، دانشکده منابع طبیعی، دانشکدگان کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی، دانشگاه تهران، کرج، ایران
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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
Mountain ecosystem services constitute one of the most critical interfaces between biophysical structures and human well-being across local to supra-regional scales. Despite the growing body of literature on this subject, the predominant focus of research has remained on the biophysical capacity for service provision, while the spatial, institutional, and governance dimensions of service utilization have been less frequently analyzed in an integrated manner. This paper adopts an analytical-review approach to re-examine mountain ecosystem services within the structure–process–function cascade framework, linking them to the dynamics of supply and demand. A review of the literature reveals that the spatial disconnect between the locations of service production in highland areas and service utilization in lowland regions creates an institutional and governance gap. This spatial mismatch may lead to imbalances in benefit distribution and increased pressure on the structures that generate these services. Furthermore, drivers such as climate change, land-use change and conversion, and growing demand simultaneously challenge both the biophysical production chain and the supply–demand equilibrium. Accordingly, ensuring the sustainability of mountain ecosystem services requires strengthening multi-scale governance, conserving ecological structures, and integrating spatial analysis of supply and demand into land-use planning.
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