Relationships among LUCC, ecosystem services and human well-being

The coupling and feedback loops among changes in land use/cover (LUCC), ecosystem services, and human well-being must be established to address issues such as global change, population growth, and urbanization．Here we summarize such complex relationships between LUCC and ecosystem services, ecosystem services and human well-being, LUCC-ecosystem services and human well-being．Changes in ecosystem services are found to be mainly due to changes in land use type, pattern and intensity．Relationships among LUCC, ecosystem services and human well-being are usually used to address issues on poverty reduction, ecosystem health, biodiversity, sustainable development and natural capital．Future works need to emphasize multi-scale correlation, driving force analysis, ecosystem service preferences to different group characteristics and land use types, impact of climate change on ecosystem services and human well-being．