Community Governance Performance of Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable Urban Stormwater Management in Sub-Saharan Africa DOI Open Access

Simon Peter Muwafu,

Louis Celliers, Jürgen Scheffran

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(19), P. 8328 - 8328

Published: Sept. 25, 2024

The expansion of cities in Sub-Saharan Africa has led to an increase impervious surfaces, intensifying stormwater management challenges, especially informal settlements situated ecologically sensitive areas like wetlands. This urban growth heightened flood risks and negatively impacted biodiversity, water quality, socio-economic conditions, particularly during extreme weather events intensified by climate change. Nature-Based Solutions (NbSs), including Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDSs), offer sustainable strategies for managing mitigating these adverse effects. However, the success such solutions relies not only on their technical implementation but also social institutional contexts within communities. Community-level governance is crucial integrating NbSs into frameworks. research evaluates how community NbSs, specifically SUDSs, can enhance resilience Kampala, Uganda. Using assessment framework grounded Policy Arrangement Approach (PAA)—which considers discourses, actors, resources, rules engagement—this study incorporates structural, social, political factors that influence SUDS performance. Concentrating Sembule zones Nalukolongo catchment area, this investigates impact dynamics implementation. examines key aspects as engagement, resource management, regulatory frameworks assess effectiveness initiatives, providing valuable insights advancing nature-based management.

Language: Английский

Achieving multifunctionality in green infrastructure projects: a fuzzy evaluation and Gini index of Key drivers in developing countries DOI Creative Commons
Sakibu Seidu, Daniel Edwards, De‐Graft Owusu‐Manu

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Environment Development and Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 19, 2025

Language: Английский

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Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Green Infrastructure: A Systematic Review of Success Factors and Implementation Challenges DOI Creative Commons
Melika Zarei, Sina Shahab

Land, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(4), P. 818 - 818

Published: April 9, 2025

Nature-Based Solutions (NBSs) have gained prominence in urban planning as integrative strategies that utilize natural processes to address complex environmental and societal challenges while advancing green infrastructure development. Despite growing academic interest, the practical integration of NBSs into remains hindered by fragmented methodologies limited understanding context-specific implementation dynamics. This study contributes addressing these gaps through a systematic review bibliometric analysis 90 peer-reviewed articles published between 2014 2024. It examines range employed infrastructure, factors shaping their successful implementation, barriers, financial, technical, social, political, constrain adoption. The also explores roles key stakeholders, including local governments, private actors, communities, planning, execution, maintenance NBS projects. findings reveal both conceptual convergence contextual variation how are deployed evaluated, highlighting critical enablers, such spatial justice, governance integration, financial viability, technical capacity. By clarifying conditions under which function effectively, this offers insights for researchers policymakers seeking embed approaches within sustainable development frameworks.

Language: Английский

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The why, how, and what of indicator-based monitoring of nature-based solutions: Perspectives from EU and LAC city practitioners DOI Creative Commons
Martina van Lierop, Cynnamon Dobbs, Alexander van der Jagt

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AMBIO, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 22, 2025

Language: Английский

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Indicadores de fragilidade de sistemas de drenagem urbana como suporte à avaliação do desempenho: uma revisão sistemática da literatura DOI Creative Commons

John Witysel Santos Rodrigues,

Marcos Antonio Barbosa da Silva,

Maria Cristina Alves de Lima

et al.

Contribuciones a las Ciencias Sociales, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(8), P. e9133 - e9133

Published: Aug. 6, 2024

Considerando que um Sistema de Drenagem Urbana (SDU) é projetado para determinado regime chuva e os eventos extremos precipitação se mostram cada vez mais intensos frequentes, vê-se a necessidade avaliar o desempenho desses sistemas, identificar as suas fragilidades propor soluções cabíveis. Nesse sentindo, objetivo dessa pesquisa caracterizar aplicação Indicadores Fragilidade Sistemas (IFS) na avaliação da infraestrutura drenagem urbana, destacando sua funcionalidade técnicas ótimas aplicação. Para tanto, presente fundamentou-se em uma Revisão Sistemática Literatura (RSL), suportada pelo software StArt, considerando como base dados Scopus Web of Science. Como resultados, foram encontrados total 627 artigos relacionados à temática pesquisa, porém, após etapas identificação, triagem inclusão, considerou-se 10 aderentes proposta pesquisa. De maneira geral, foi possível observar indicadores são, usualmente, classificados e/ou categorizados nas naturezas ambiental, técnica, econômica, institucional social; adota-se média cinco por classe/categoria. Além disso, uso dos é, geralmente, apoiado modelos computacionais, ferramentas métodos multicritérios ou tomada decisões; conta com opinião especialistas área, principalmente atribuição pesos. Desse modo, concluiu-se utilização sistemas urbana funcional, dando ênfase praticidade, eficiência versatilidade.

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Community Governance Performance of Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable Urban Stormwater Management in Sub-Saharan Africa DOI Open Access

Simon Peter Muwafu,

Louis Celliers, Jürgen Scheffran

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(19), P. 8328 - 8328

Published: Sept. 25, 2024

The expansion of cities in Sub-Saharan Africa has led to an increase impervious surfaces, intensifying stormwater management challenges, especially informal settlements situated ecologically sensitive areas like wetlands. This urban growth heightened flood risks and negatively impacted biodiversity, water quality, socio-economic conditions, particularly during extreme weather events intensified by climate change. Nature-Based Solutions (NbSs), including Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDSs), offer sustainable strategies for managing mitigating these adverse effects. However, the success such solutions relies not only on their technical implementation but also social institutional contexts within communities. Community-level governance is crucial integrating NbSs into frameworks. research evaluates how community NbSs, specifically SUDSs, can enhance resilience Kampala, Uganda. Using assessment framework grounded Policy Arrangement Approach (PAA)—which considers discourses, actors, resources, rules engagement—this study incorporates structural, social, political factors that influence SUDS performance. Concentrating Sembule zones Nalukolongo catchment area, this investigates impact dynamics implementation. examines key aspects as engagement, resource management, regulatory frameworks assess effectiveness initiatives, providing valuable insights advancing nature-based management.

Language: Английский

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