Barriers to the Adoption of Urban Living Labs for NBS Implementation: A Systemic Perspective

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 13(23), P. 13276 - 13276

Published: Nov. 30, 2021

Urban Living Labs (ULLs) are widely believed to provide a safe environment for experimentation, co-creation and evaluation of innovations in real-life settings. A growing number cities have been adopting ULLs co-create test Nature-Based Solutions (NBS). However, many these facing major barriers trying adopt the ULL approach implementing NBS. In this study, we seek identify systemic understanding. Barriers identified by means workshops interviews. Subsequently, interpretive structural modelling serves interdependencies among barriers, resulting model Our results show that political institutional significantly limiting adoption ULLs. Moreover, knowledge brokers other intermediaries, as well cross-sectoral collaboration, play key role getting adopted. The findings from study can help develop strategies overcome main context nature-based solutions.

Language: Английский

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Integrated Collaborative Governance Approaches towards Urban Transformation: Experiences from the CLEVER Cities Project

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(23), P. 15566 - 15566

Published: Nov. 23, 2022

Within the framework of CLEVER Cities Horizon 2020, London, Milan, and Hamburg are putting in place nine Urban Living Labs order to implement Nature-based Solutions that address urban challenges socially disadvantaged neighborhoods. In this article, means by which co-creation processes pathways may lead innovation governance structures considered. Through a comparative case study analysis, research aims identify integrated, collaborative frameworks complex adaptive, as well reflect actual changes cities. Herein, ULLs intended not just vehicle for place-based regeneration but also starting point governance. it is considered how current local achieve transformational change. This paper analyzes dynamic models at three points time It

Language: Английский

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Overarching barriers to mainstream green stormwater infrastructure in Ghana: Towards good green governance

Environmental Science & Policy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 147, P. 15 - 28

Published: June 1, 2023

Environmental challenges associated with stormwater management, including flooding, droughts and depleting water quality, are exacerbated in urban areas. Despite growing expertise policy advocacy for alternatives to conventional management approaches, Ghanaian cities, like many cities developing countries, have not adopted governance principles mainstream green infrastructure (GSI). There is very limited research which examines the barriers mainstreaming GSI their nuances within context. Based on document analysis interviews, this article explores factors influencing implementation Ghana's most populated catchment. It analyses dimensions comprising actors, rules of game, discourse, resources power that could influence management. The highlights currently framed facilitate implementation. This shortfall reflects 11 specific barriers, poverty, unresponsive culture, lack knowledge, collaboration. transcend multiple components, particularly actors. Yet, several actors existing policies, integrated into despite having strong potential overcome proposes a good framework, accounts holistic nature identified envisages active inclusion collaboration between diverse basin authority as an intermediary, communities, local governments national-level agencies.

Language: Английский

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Planning and managing urban green infrastructure for human health: perspectives on collaboration and implementation from four Nordic cities

Socio-Ecological Practice Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 17, 2025

Abstract While there is substantial research connecting urban green infrastructure (UGI) with human health and well-being (HH&W), less known about how responsible actors address this relationship in practice. Based on interviews four Nordic cities, study examines UGI planning, management, public practitioners’ perceptions of their work, as well perceived barriers support for working the UGI-HH&W nexus. The revealed that HH&W was not addressed in-depth by either planners or managers, but instead seen one many general arguments safeguarding from development. Public strategists conversely had a broader view presented examples strategic approach to cross-sectorial collaboration. Planners managers face similar challenges, more positive among development within organisation. In contrast, are primarily deeply concerned challenges results further present range coordination efforts, including both formal groups experimental approaches. However, policy implementation mismatch development, accompanied lack long-term perspectives. These two can be understood together, where understanding management would provide an opportunity increase sustainability current planning investment practices. A aligned offers path future well-being.

Language: Английский

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Convergence and divergence in science and practice of urban and rural forest restoration

Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 99(1), P. 295 - 312

Published: Oct. 9, 2023

ABSTRACT Forest restoration has never been higher on policymakers' agendas. Complex and multi‐dimensional arrangements across the urban–rural continuum challenge restorationists require integrative approaches to strengthen environmental protection increase outcomes. It remains unclear if urban rural forest are moving towards or away from each other in practice research, whether comparing research outcomes can help stakeholders gain a clearer understanding of interconnectedness between two fields. This study aims identify challenges opportunities for enhancing both systems by reviewing scientific evidence, engaging with key using an framework. Using Society Ecological Restoration's International Principles as discussion topics, we highlight aspects convergence divergence fields broaden our promote management address future conditions. Our findings reveal that have convergent divergent aspects. We emphasise importance tailoring goals objectives specific contexts need design different institutions incentives based social ecological needs regions. Additionally, discuss achieving high levels go beyond traditional ecology plan, implement, monitor, adaptively manage restored forests. suggest rivers watersheds could serve common ground linking landscapes interact measures. note potential expanding creative vision associated increasing tree‐containing environments cities generate more diverse resilient settings. underscores value addressing conditions continuum. framework provides valuable insights policymakers, researchers, decision‐makers advance field The rural–urban interface serves point restoration, benefit other's expertise.

Language: Английский

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The intersection of justice and urban greening: Future directions and opportunities for research and practice

Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 95, P. 128279 - 128279

Published: March 20, 2024

The global uptake of green infrastructure in urban settings holds considerable promise for fostering both social and ecological benefits. Recognizing the imperative to ensure equitable distribution these advantages, this paper draws on rich traditions justice considerations within studies inform research greening. Focusing three key trends - reconceptualizing 'urban' category, acknowledging role historical processes shaping contemporary uneven unjust geographies, considering power dynamics development we propose five tenets advancing justice-focused greening research. These encourage researchers act as knowledge brokers, practice reflexivity, recognise complex dimensions which diversity scale might reveal, embrace uncertainty, cultivate a "modest imaginary" concerning projects.

Language: Английский

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Attitudes of political-administrative decision makers towards the implementation of nature-based solutions in water management – a case study on a hypothetical constructed wetland in the Tárcoles River basin

Ecosystems and People, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 20(1)

Published: May 20, 2024

Nature-based solutions (NBS) are actions that help communities address social-ecological challenges such as flooding and polluted groundwater. Nevertheless, research shows in practice, NBS confront several barriers planning implementation, many of which related to the different attitudes political administrative actors. There is knowledge missing on their viewpoints NBS. We used Q-methodology explore towards implementation a constructed wetland NBS, interviewing decision-makers from Tárcoles River Basin Commission Costa Rica, body charge integrated management river. determined three recognizable viewpoints: 'the nature lover', cost concerned', participation seeker'. Although all members commission shared common vision, it was clear priorities differed. Regarding ways implementing interviewees agreed country urges paradigm shift policy design ecosystem-based approaches emphasized need for more cooperation among bodies administration river basin decision-making. reflect lessons learned improve importance increasing awareness support governance levels well researchers policy-makers, consideration financing by private companies.

Language: Английский

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Assessing nature-based solutions uptake in a Mediterranean climate: insights from the case-study of Malta

Nature-Based Solutions, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 2, P. 100029 - 100029

Published: Aug. 17, 2022

Nature-based solutions are increasingly promoted in regional and national policies because of their potential to contribute toward multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) promote resilient responses climate change.However, several barriers continue limit the effective implementation NbS at local scales hinder uptake by practitioners businesses.This research analyses a database 96 implemented Malta Mediterranean climate, compares with case-studies from similar and, through interviews stakeholders case-study area Malta, identifies strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats (SWOT) current assesses enablers uptake.Most addressed biodiversity loss, action, health wellbeing, sustainable cities communities.NbS were associated arising benefits but social economic benefits, such as green job creation, cohesion ownership communities, less often identified analysed case-studies.Alignment policies, public relations implementation, adoption interdisciplinary approaches involving stakeholders, availability guidelines interviewees key supporting implementation.Multiple institutional, infrastructural perception participation, ownership, integration planning governance, businesses.Based on these observations, we identify need consider means address societal challenges faced communities therefore involvement, that working across disciplines needs be established early co-design processes.We argue experimentation is critical gaps knowledge, develop collaborations permit development context-specific which, addition considering ecological technological conditions decisions relating siting design, also reflect perceptions communities.

Language: Английский

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How Do Different Modes of Governance Support Ecosystem Services/Disservices in Small-Scale Urban Green Infrastructure? A Systematic Review

Land, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 11(8), P. 1247 - 1247

Published: Aug. 5, 2022

As cities are facing environmental and societal challenges, including climate change, rapid urbanization, the COVID-19 pandemic, scholars policymakers have recognized potential of small-scale urban green infrastructures (UGI), such as rain gardens street trees, to support important ecosystem services (ES) during periods crisis change. While there has been considerable research on design, planning, engineering, ecology UGI, governance modes spaces ES manage disservices (EDS) received significantly less attention. In this article, we provide a systematic review evaluate how different in infrastructure. We evaluated six types infrastructure: small parks, community gardens, vacant lands, roofs, trees. Our examines characteristics four new approaches, adaptive, network, mosaic, transformative understand their bottom-up nature applicability governing ES/disservices UGI. Each mode can be effective for managing certain given associations with principles resilience thinking, connectivity, active citizenship. synthesis highlights knowledge gaps at intersection between arrangements conclude call further contextual factors that moderate linkages ES/EDS

Language: Английский

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Realising transformative agendas in cities through mainstreaming urban nature-based solutions

Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 91, P. 128160 - 128160

Published: Nov. 29, 2023

Cities are at the forefront of sustainability agendas, especially as places to implement solutions needed address key challenges. City-level governments have responded in diverse ways these challenges, including adopting and implementing a mix policies improve resilience liveability that issues heat mitigation, water security, climate risks. To support such strategies, we argue mainstreaming, process embedding novel thinking into governance practice, urgently needs be comprehensively understood leveraged. Therefore, drawing on empirical theoretical research focusing mainstreaming nature-based urban planning, examine systematically conceptualise planning process. Drawing recent case study forestry across metropolitan Melbourne, Australia, show how identified drivers mechanisms can successfully applied. The resulting framework emphasises need for dynamic understanding processes what ensures they enabled accelerated cities. Further, this may applied well other innovations.

Language: Английский

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