Boxes of rain

A systematic review on the classes and frameworks of ecosystem disservices

verfasst von

Carl Cyrus Anderson, Andreas Metzemacher, Blal Adem Esmail

Abstract

Despite the numerous benefits we derive from ecosystems as ecosystem services (ES), negative impacts on human health and well-being also occur as ecosystem disservices (ED). To study ED, researchers box them into classes and create conceptual frameworks to support their identification, assessment, and communication. It is unclear what classes and frameworks now exist for ED, their relative uptake in the literature, and their potential application across socio-ecological contexts. We conduct a systematic literature review of ED classification systems and frameworks to take stock and synthesize this growing but scattered body of research. We find strong uptake of several influential articles but persisting inconsistency of classifications and oversimplification of ED processes within frameworks. Aggregating existing classifications and frameworks, we draw on lessons learned to propose the Composite Ecosystem Disservices (CED) framework. We call for increased ED research, greater comparability and replicability allowing for transdisciplinarity, and conceptual underpinnings that recognize social-ecological interconnections.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Institut für Umweltplanung

Externe Organisation(en)

Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Eurac Research

Typ

Übersichtsarbeit

Journal

AMBIO

Band

54

Seiten

1431-1449

Anzahl der Seiten

19

ISSN

0044-7447

Publikationsdatum

09.2025

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Geografie, Planung und Entwicklung, Umweltchemie, Ökologie

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 3 – Gute Gesundheit und Wohlergehen

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-025-02157-1 (Zugang: Offen)