Agroforestry integration and multifunctional landscape planning for enhanced ecosystem services from treed habitats

Abstract

This chapter offers a new perspective on the targeted placement of agroforestry practices, based on a review of relevant literature. The background section provides the historical context for agroforestry placement in the landscape, considering contributions from landscape ecology, land suitability analysis, and landscape multifunctionality. The main portion of the chapter summarizes the previous work on the planning and placement of each of the five agroforestry practices, considering scales from the landscape to the whole farm. For each practice, novel solutions are explored based on the optimization for suitability and the public good while also matching the needs and preferences of the landowner. The final section of the chapter projects a path forward in which a more integrated approach reaches beyond the categorization of agroforestry into separate practices, using advanced technologies in landscape modeling and visualization to support new solutions.