Regulations ‘Under the Weather’: Legal Factors of Stability and Change for the Implementation of Natural Stormwater Management in Finland DOI Creative Commons
Fabio Venuti, Aleksi Heinilä, Peter Davids

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Environmental Policy and Governance, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 29, 2025

ABSTRACT The implementation of natural stormwater management (SWM), namely SWM carried out through nature‐based solutions (NBS), is still problematic despite their benefits in climate change adaptation. Private landownership commonly cited as the factor limiting extensive NBS. However, Finnish model demonstrates that, regardless whether needed land private or public, implementing actors face numerous legal challenges efforts to carry using We study and use planning frameworks uncover barriers drivers NBS well interaction with wider governance setting. By doing so, we highlight need for a regulatory approach that will facilitate uptake. first explore how framework regulates SWM. Secondly, policy arrangement (PAA) on stability flood risk combine results analysis findings from series interviews urban planners several municipalities. This turn enables us visualise law interacts broader system limit shape options main factors (namely, keeping status quo) include lack regulations unclear fragmented responsibilities. encouraging cities' acquisition ownership public land, an integrated SWM, Green Area Factor (GAF), pilot projects working groups.

Language: Английский

Policy mixes for mainstreaming urban nature-based solutions: An analysis of six European countries and the European Union DOI Creative Commons
Alexander van der Jagt, Laura Tozer, Helen Toxopeus

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Environmental Science & Policy, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 139, P. 51 - 61

Published: Oct. 26, 2022

Nature-based solutions (NBS) are multifunctional and cost-effective innovations delivering urban sustainability, but they not yet mainstream in development. This can be explained by persistent structural conditions the infrastructure regime, resulting barriers such as lack of collaborative governance, inadequate knowledge limited funding availability. In this paper we argue that (supra)national governments could play an important role breaking down these employing policy instruments strategically combining into mixes targeting multiple regime structures. By means empirical analysis across six European countries Union (EU), provide overview regulatory, financial soft supporting NBS mainstreaming how combined cases. addition, investigate mix comprehensiveness mapping extent to which target each relevant structures underpinning mainstreaming. We demonstrate that, with exception EU, none studied cases employs a fully comprehensive mix. conclude adopting aim crafting mix, obstacles pathways overcome.

Language: Английский

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Nature-based solutions to enhance urban flood resiliency: case study of a Thailand Smart District DOI Open Access
Kim Irvine, Asan Suwanarit, Fa Likitswat

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Sustainable Water Resources Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 9(1)

Published: Jan. 30, 2023

Language: Английский

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Towards Adaptive Governance of Urban Nature-Based Solutions in Europe and Latin America—A Qualitative Exploratory Study DOI Open Access
Beatriz Kauark-Fontes,

Cesar Enrique Ortiz-Guerrero,

L. Marchetti

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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(5), P. 4479 - 4479

Published: March 2, 2023

The concept and application of nature-based solutions (NBS) have been rapidly progressing in Europe Latin America, reflecting a transition the way that urban governance is perceived. There large call for collaborative, polycentric, interdisciplinary NBS. However, research on options operationalising these processes different contexts still insufficient. This study explores analyses operationalisation NBS adaptive America. Seven cities are part project EU-H2020 CONEXUS selected as case studies: Barcelona, Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Lisbon, Santiago de Chile, São Paulo, Turin. contribution aims to (i) understand how managed; (ii) identify main positive negative factors influence governance; (iii) common relationships can hinder or drive forward investigated contexts. results revealed priorities indicating shared pathway America; however, context-dependent specificities were also observed. These findings be used support both European American developing plans actions more efficient enabling implementation through governance.

Language: Английский

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Nature-based solutions to global environmental challenges DOI
Zahra Kalantari, Carla Ferreira, Haozhi Pan

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The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 880, P. 163227 - 163227

Published: April 1, 2023

Language: Английский

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Barriers to the Adoption of Innovations for Sustainable Development in the Agricultural Sector—Systematic Literature Review (SLR) DOI Open Access
Laura Restrepo Campuzano, Gustavo Adolfo Hincapié Llanos, Jhon Wilder Zartha Sossa

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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(5), P. 4374 - 4374

Published: March 1, 2023

In this article, we focused on studying the current barriers to implementing innovations in order for agricultural sector become more sustainable. Through a systematic literature review (SLR), 73 scientific articles were obtained with search equation SCOPUS. Of these, 48 analyzed because of mention an obstacle preventing from towards sustainability. Information related publication year, abstract, authors, keywords, innovation, innovation type, relationship Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), identified barrier, nature barrier (internal/external), subsector, country, and methodology each article was identified, VantagePoint software, technological surveillance technique applied as quantitative analysis information. The United States is country most publications subject. mentioned keywords “Sustainable Agriculture”, “Agroecology”, “Climate Change”, “Innovation”, “Organic Farming”. Additionally, qualitative showed 43 types innovations, 16 them technology. Agriculture” followed by “Genetic Engineering” “Precision Agriculture”. addition, 51 28 external farmers 23 internal. “Lack policies that promote Innovative Practices” “Epistemic Closure”, “Unfavorable Regulation”, Climate-Smart Agriculture, “Unskilled Labor”. This intended not only show trends prevents achievement sustainability needs, but also serve input development provide solutions these impediments. It shown 17 out are topics could be solved formulating policies, laws, incentives, guidelines, regulations.

Language: Английский

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Simulating dynamical evolution of citizen participation leveraging agent-based modeling: Experiences from nature-based solutions in China DOI
Li Dai, Qi Han, Bauke de Vries

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Cities, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 151, P. 105145 - 105145

Published: May 30, 2024

Language: Английский

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How would nature design and implement nature-based solutions? DOI Creative Commons
Alessandro Bianciardi, Niccolò Becattini, Gaetano Cascini

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Nature-Based Solutions, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 3, P. 100047 - 100047

Published: Dec. 19, 2022

Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are gaining momentum as potential solutions to restore, preserve and enhance ecosystem services for societal challenges, in general. In particular they improve ecological, social economic urban resilience. As nature provides structure carries out functions NbS, from a designer's perspective, it is beneficial explore understand the strategies mechanisms that living systems deploy carry those (ecosystem services) we looking for. To date, exploration of biological ecological domains has mainly been instrumental answering question: how does provide services? This type broad inquiry, however, may not allow identification best practices set up successful NbS projects. What if question was: would design implement NbS? inquiry falls within domain biomimicry. work aims at introducing benefits biomimicry or biologically-inspired (BID) approach could bring address technological barriers knowledge gaps currently hampering diffusion. The starts by clarifying bio-inspiration embedded main definitions (which also lead determining official definition European Commission). Furthermore, initial elements provided apply bio-inspired NbS. demonstrated on three levels: Formulation principles/guidelines (based Life Principles); Generation ideas (for green-grey, blue-green infrastructure) existing which various phases project cycle (through multiple inquiries Asknature.org); Indication on-going biomimetic research development, assist innovating

Language: Английский

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Estimating the social value of nature-based solutions in European cities DOI Creative Commons

Marija Bočkarjova,

W. J. Wouter Botzen, Harriet Bulkeley

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Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: Nov. 18, 2022

Abstract By implementing nature-based solutions (NBS), cities generate value for their residents, such as health and wellbeing. We estimate the aggregate social to urban residents of 85 NBS projects implemented across Europe find that majority yield attractive returns on investment. offer a new metric support investments by public private actors whom creation is core objective.

Language: Английский

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Prioritizing urban nature-based solutions to support scaling-out strategies: A case study in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria DOI Creative Commons

M. Susana Orta‐Ortiz,

Davide Geneletti

Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 102, P. 107158 - 107158

Published: May 31, 2023

Nature-based solutions (NbS) can synergistically improve human well-being and biodiversity in urban areas by enhancing ecosystem functions services. Scaling out NbS, understood as the widespread application of NbS multiple contexts, is an important policy ambition to increase number people regions benefiting from NbS. However, designing scaling-out strategies requires considering critical aspects nexus between services (ES) supply yield large-scale benefits effectively. The aim study twofold: (i) simulate stepwise implementation (ii) quantify their cumulative impacts on ES beneficiaries. was guided a method that prioritizes different types sites, combining spatial information demand land suitability with qualitative description type. were computed using GIS modeling. conducted Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain), focusing five (urban forests, parks, community gardens, infiltration ponds), (runoff mitigation, stormwater treatment, soil erosion control, recreation, food supply). Overall, 179 simulated 130 sites distributed city. findings showed improvement all services, albeit significant increments occurred only for certain We observed non-linear relationship impacts, including constant, positive, negative trends. discussed several factors determinants providing insights how design biophysical perspective. Moreover, we reflected role multifunctionality, social preferences, economic feasibility prioritization criteria Finally, addressed broader perspective, deepening governance, planning challenges, potential actions case study.

Language: Английский

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Integration of nature-based solutions (NBS) in local policy and planning toward transformative change. Evidence from Barcelona, Lisbon, and Turin DOI Creative Commons
Beatriz Kauark-Fontes,

L. Marchetti,

Fabio Salbitano

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Ecology and Society, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 28(2)

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

The attention given to nature-based solutions (NBS) in urban governance is often hindered by the fragmentation of responsibilities technical and administrative services rigid structural conditions within regimes. This drastically harms NBS implementation their co-benefits. There limited information regarding integration across levels scales governance, particular a lack studies that access such policy planning. study aims address this gap exploring planning Barcelona, Lisbon, Turin, three European municipalities participating H2020 project CONEXUS. objectives are: (1) understand state top-down bottom-up cities; (2) barriers might hinder evolution agenda said instruments; (3) identify entry points can catalyze forms cross-sectoral, multi-level, interdisciplinary toward transformative change. methods used include an in-depth analysis official municipal, metropolitan, regional, national documents expert interviews. results show novel all cities but advancing considerably with initial dialogues among public sector, academia, local actors various provenances. Planning silos persists, negatively impacting any possible confluence actions implementation. However, constellation international plans including NBS, combined development cross-cutting policies plans, increasing interest from citizens, reveal enabling environment for policies. Our findings are translated into insights support decision makers operationalize municipal agendas, policies, plans.

Language: Английский

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