Re-Thinking People and Nature Interactions in Urban Nature-Based Solutions

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(7), P. 3043 - 3043

Published: March 29, 2025

People-environment interactions within nature-based solutions (NBS) are not always understood. This has implications for communicating the benefits of NBS and how we plan cities. We present a framework that highlights duality in NBS. The as an asset includes both natural capital human-centred capital, including organisational structures. also exist system which people able to interact. Temporal spatial scales moderate provide, turn dependent on scale at social processes operate. Co-production equity central among institutions design, use management NBS, this requires clear communication. Drawing ideas from culture-based development (CBD), suggest approach communicate neutral but effective way. propose guidelines planning allow optimisation locations designs particular outcomes.

Language: Английский

Urban greening for climate resilient and sustainable cities: grand challenges and opportunities

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 7

Published: April 30, 2025

Language: Английский