Data from: A place-based participatory mapping approach for assessing cultural ecosystem services in urban green space

1. Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES) encompass a range of social, cultural and health benefits to local communities, for example recreation, spirituality, a sense of place and local identity. However, these complex and place-specific CES are often overlooked in rapid land management decisions and assessed using broad, top–down approaches. 2. We use the Toolkit for Ecosystem Service Site-based Assessment (TESSA) to examine a novel approach to rapid assessment of local CES provision using inductive, participatory methods. We combined free-listing and participatory geographic information systems (GIS) techniques to quantify and map perceptions of current CES provision of an urban green space. The results were then statistically compared with those of a proposed alternative scenario with the aim to inform future decision-making. 3. By identifying changes in the spatial hotspots of CES in our study area, we revealed a spatially-specific shift toward positive sentiment regarding several CES under the alternative state with variance across demographic and stakeholder groups. Response aggregations in areas of proposed development reveal previously unknown stakeholder preferences to local decision-makers and highlight potential trade-offs for conservation management. Free-listed responses revealed deeper insight into personal opinion and context. 4. This work serves as a useful case study on how the perceptions and opinions of local people regarding local CES could be accounted for in the future planning of an urban greenspace and how thorough analysis of CES provision is important to fully-inform local-scale conservation and planning for the mutual benefit of local communities and nature.

1. 文化生态系统服务（Cultural Ecosystem Services, CES）涵盖了为当地社区带来的各类社会、文化与健康福祉，例如休闲游憩、精神寄托、场所归属感与地方身份认同。然而这类复杂且具有场所特异性的文化生态系统服务，在快速推进的土地管理决策中常被忽视，且往往被采用宽泛的自上而下式方法进行评估。
2. 本研究依托生态服务场地评估工具包（Toolkit for Ecosystem Service Site-based Assessment, TESSA），探索了一种采用归纳式、参与式方法快速评估当地文化生态系统服务供给的创新路径。我们结合自由列举法与参与式地理信息系统（GIS）技术，对某城市绿地当前文化生态系统服务供给的公众感知进行量化与制图。随后将研究结果与预设的替代方案场景进行统计学对比，旨在为未来的决策制定提供参考依据。
3. 通过识别研究区域内文化生态系统服务空间热点的变化，我们揭示了在替代场景下，当地社区对多项文化生态系统服务的正向感知呈现出空间特异性的转变，且这种转变在不同人口统计特征与利益相关者群体间存在差异。对规划开发区域的反馈汇总后，向当地决策者展现了此前未被知晓的利益相关者偏好，同时也凸显了保护管理中潜在的权衡取舍问题。自由列举法所获取的反馈，还为深入了解公众的个人观点与具体背景提供了更丰富的视角。
4. 本研究可为未来城市绿地规划中如何纳入当地民众对文化生态系统服务的感知与意见，以及为何全面分析文化生态系统服务供给对充分指导地方尺度的保护与规划工作、实现当地社区与自然的互利共赢具有重要意义，提供了极具参考价值的案例研究。