Mapping potential surpluses, deficits, and mismatches of ecosystem services supply and demand for urban areas

Abstract Land-use decision making in densely populated cities is challenged to cover the urban demand for water and food while maintaining integrity of ecosystems that regulate supply these ecosystem services, beyond limits. can be informed using spatial analysis services demand, shedding light on potential mismatches, surpluses, deficits, unsustainable uses ecosystems. The integration such land-use making, however, by complexity hierarchical inflexible planning models used various countries. We explored how deficits fertile soil spatially assessed areas, information inform making. official data geoprocessing methods map -supply, risk scarcity- , –supply, insecurity- Bogota Villavicencio. showed a high scarcity Bogota, an increasing competition between urbanization agriculture. recommended cooperative management strategy considering both shared river basins natural reserves, addition their strike differences population size. Inter-jurisdictional inter-municipal cooperation, strong governance, are necessary handle mismatches solution solve conflicts related access, availability, jurisdiction areas. .