Nature-based solutions and urban planning in the Global South: Challenge orientations, typologies, and viability for cities

Land Use Policy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 150, P. 107439 - 107439

Published: Jan. 16, 2025

Language: Английский

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Embedding co-production of nature-based solutions in urban governance: Emerging co-production capacities in three European cities

Environmental Science & Policy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 152, P. 103652 - 103652

Published: Dec. 16, 2023

This paper seeks to understand how co-production can become embedded as a collaborative governance practice by which city governments plan, deliver and steward nature-based solutions. To these ends, the analyses policy officers manifest capacities for in three European cities – Genk (Belgium), Glasgow (United Kingdom) Poznań (Poland) while experimenting with develop scale Co-production include conditions activities (1) create space co-production, (2) safeguard inclusive legitimate (3) link processes results contexts. The demonstrate have mobilised created resources, skills, institutional support partnerships implement diverse co-produce While mark starting changes urban governance, engaging embedding causes tensions between dynamic diffuse nature of existing formal settings processes. Lessons strengthening embed solutions planning, delivery stewardship are: tailor-made approach meaningfully engage actors place-based settings, open-ended long-term benefits, new relations roles sustain co-production.

Language: Английский

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Aligning nature-based solutions with ecosystem services in the urban century

Ecosystem Services, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 66, P. 101610 - 101610

Published: March 7, 2024

In an increasingly urbanized world, the concepts of ecosystem services and nature-based solutions can help tackle grand challenges. However, ambiguity in their definitions relationship between two complicates comprehensive research efforts as well effective application policy planning urban systems. This paper presents a framework to clarify explicitly relate concepts, enhancing applicability management Within framework, addressing challenges serves starting point for development implementation solutions. Nature-based alter flows that are produced by altering performance or changing how people engage with ecosystem. results both changes target services, non-targeted leading benefits. Using illustrative case studies, we show be applied expected increase intensity cities across world: stormwater heat stress. Moreover, highlight key topics will benefit from more integrated use services. The helps emphasize co-benefits, used make co-benefits multifunctionality explicit decision-making processes.

Language: Английский

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Just nature-based solutions and the pursuit of climate resilient urban development

Landscape and Urban Planning, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 247, P. 105054 - 105054

Published: March 14, 2024

Language: Английский

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Actors mainstreaming nature-based solutions in cities: A case study of Melbourne’s change agents and pathways for urban sustainability transformations

Environmental Science & Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 155, P. 103723 - 103723

Published: March 16, 2024

Nature-based solutions (NBS) are implemented across multiple cities worldwide and feature as promising in local global agendas. As that can deal with interlinked urban challenges, NBS being taken up by different geographies considered to be mainstreaming. The process, referred mainstreaming, how this achieved needs better understood, which is identified a research gap. In paper, we examine the roles actors undertake contribute mainstreaming of cities. aim understand actors, especially those within governments, assume process mobilise implement novel innovative strategic for This topic explored case study metropolitan Melbourne region Australia, where forest strategies gaining traction governments addressing resilience concerns. We present (re)shaping, building, and/or transformation institutions attain climate ecologically resilient main contribution paper pathways framework illustrates sustainability norms move through facilitated – champion, advocate, realise transformative discourses actions politics practices. Our key findings framed success factors agencies underpinning transformation, are: commitment longevity, capacity, collaborative mindset, on-ground delivery.

Language: Английский

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Microbial response to Nature-Based Solutions in urban soils: A comprehensive analysis using Biolog® EcoPlates™

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 928, P. 172360 - 172360

Published: April 12, 2024

Language: Английский

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Implementing climate change adaptation through mainstreaming at the local level—a comparative case study of two municipalities in the Netherlands

Regional Environmental Change, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(2)

Published: March 19, 2024

Abstract Governments face increasing urgency to adapt climate change. However, there is a persistent gap between needed and implemented adaptation. The implementation of adaptation often takes place at the local level, making municipalities crucial actors, particularly regarding mainstreaming into various sectors. While has potential bring many benefits, it does not necessarily result in Its contribution process over time resulting level remain poorly understood, exacerbating gap. To advance understanding for implementation, we synthesize emerging debates on with literature environmental policy integration offer framework towards nuanced conceptualization mainstreaming. Our results from case study two Dutch show that managerial actions precede acceleration built environment point learning curve. Furthermore, focuses water sector, green infrastructure, little attention paid intersection heat stress drought other sectors, while differences cases hint influence context. We conclude no blueprint implement adaptation, preferences determine sectors where occur, consideration long-term future change lacking both cities’ implementation. allowed identifying pitfalls level.

Language: Английский

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Integrating Nature-Based Solutions for Increased Resilience to Urban Flooding in the Climate Change Context

Hydrology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 12(1), P. 16 - 16

Published: Jan. 15, 2025

As climate change intensifies with more frequent and severe flood events, urban areas face increasing challenges to protect population wellbeing. Amid development challenges, political uncertainty, socioeconomic pressures, finding sustainable solutions enhance resilience has become urgent complex. This article explores the limitations of traditional drainage systems in an zone Bucharest, Romania, integration nature-based for mitigation. We compare existing situation those simulated a scenario before after implementing green solutions. The imperviousness parking lots was set at 60%, that roofs 65%, 85%. A hydraulic model used this purpose. results demonstrate current stormwater struggle meet demands rainfall intensity highlight how strategies can effectively address extreme weather while contributing restoration natural environments within city. In case using ‘gray’ solutions, only 10–20% area affected by floods is reduced. comparison, combination gray infrastructure achieved average reduction peak water levels 0.76 m.

Language: Английский

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Planning for transformative change with nature-based solutions: A geodesign application in Stockholm

Landscape and Urban Planning, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 257, P. 105303 - 105303

Published: Jan. 22, 2025

Language: Английский

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Enabling new informational landscapes for resolving nature-based solutions literacy and planning in Barcelona Metropolitan Area

Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 128719 - 128719

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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