Stakeholder priorities and navigating barriers in urban river restoration: Comparative insights from Germany and Ghana

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100683 - 100683

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Societal drivers for the integration of hydrogeomorphology and human benefits in river restoration projects

River Research and Applications, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 8, 2024

Abstract Integrating hydrogeomorphological (HGM) principles into the restoration of degraded rivers can achieve sustainable results and provide various human benefits. HGM mainly involve understanding context processes that shape a fluvial system before any intervention, in order to support its dynamism align with potential functioning uses. Despite recent management approaches inspired by principles, most projects carried out Quebec (Canada) are not process‐based target specific one‐dimensional objectives. Although there is an overall lack post‐project monitoring, several appear have failed or had mixed success. This research aims shed light on diversity societal drivers behind river examine how they influence integration Four were characterized through participant observation interviews organizations running them. Representatives two ministries involved also interviewed. The show shaped public acceptance disregarding which lead poorly‐informed action. Project funding stakeholders' expertise challenged project implementation played key role defining their addition these components improve current analytical frameworks for identifying Depending sociocultural, political legislative contexts, programs may either facilitate restrict benefits projects. Recognizing reframes as fundamentally social activity enlightens could impel innovative towards more results.

Language: Английский

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Levers for transformative nature-based adaptation initiatives in the Alps

PLOS Climate, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 2(11), P. e0000193 - e0000193

Published: Nov. 2, 2023

Transformative adaptation is essential to face the unprecedented biodiversity and climate change crises resulting loss in Nature’s Contribution People (NCP). Nature-based Solutions (NbS) can accelerate this transformation of social-ecological systems. Understanding drivers decision-making context that support NbS implementation crucial address potential bottlenecks barriers for such a transformative adaptation. Here, semi-structured interviews were conducted with managers twenty implemented Alps. Their contexts investigated using values - rules knowledge framework their characteristics. A clustering analysis revealed three types characterized by specific groups levers barriers. Firstly, Local are self-sufficient initiatives motivated relational nature. They supported informal governance share experiential adaptive capacity Secondly, Green deal employ gradual practices funding opportunities or regulations experiment new approaches fostering instrumental Thirdly, Multi-scale co-production benefit larger areas communities. social acceptance rest on extensive participatory processes involving local practitioners diverse This last group designed persist even when challenged instability opportunities. These findings suggest order NbS, future policies need to: i) foster communities facing economic constraints implementing NbS-related practices; ii) transdisciplinary programmes create an inclusive network around iii) adapt incentives enable through NbS. macro-regional strategy may have these challenges.

Language: Английский

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Urban development and long-term flood risk and resilience: Experiences over time and across cultures. Cases from Asia, North America, Europe and Australia

Urban Studies, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 15, 2023

Rivers are the lifeblood of many cities, but flood risk is projected to increase due urbanisation and climate change. Better floodplain management in near urban areas required produce New Urban Agenda’s ‘just, safe, healthy, accessible, affordable, resilient sustainable cities’. Many jurisdictions looking move or keep people out human-constructed residential ‘niches’ on hazardous floodplains, this has proved difficult achieve. Our historical case studies colonial societies ancient Rome, as well Yangtze, Mississippi Brisbane rivers, show deep roots contemporary issues, such failures perception related recent settlement, moral hazard spending defence infrastructure, creeping nature encroachment into perceived protection created by structural interventions, need for a central, ‘whole river’ approach, difficulties implementing approach locally. These also suggest solutions, including adoption Indigenous perspectives, benefits incentivise local actors education strategy appetite more mitigation.

Language: Английский

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Transformations of the Beirut River: Between Temporary and Permanent Liminality

Urban Planning, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 9

Published: Oct. 20, 2023

This article presents the case of Beirut River corridor in Lebanon, which defines administrative border between capital Beirut, its eastern and south-eastern suburbs. The has undergone several transformations from being a lotic environment to becoming complex urban infrastructure. is often unnoticeable due scarcity running water walled existence at edge boundaries. separation riverbanks, disconnection fabric, continuous pollution have contributed liminality, simultaneously neither present nor absent. To understand this in-betweenness, river’s spatial, temporal, social liminality are analysed by identifying major events, actors, key planning interventions that impacted river national, city region, local scales. explores development both terms urbanisation population dynamics; distinct positionality different periods corresponded events decisions made; contrasting experiences perceptions across generations, vary reminiscence aversion. By examining various transformative processes, collective practices, perceptions, diverse highlights contextual implications obdurate but also River’s potential alternative future amidst imminent challenges.

Language: Английский

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Effective green cover and equipment–infrastructure attributes of public green spaces in a Mexican metropolitan area

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 6

Published: Dec. 5, 2024

In the face of excessive urban growth, green spaces challenge efficiently providing ecosystem and environmental services benefits. While public (PGS) stand out for their different social benefits, efficiency depends on vegetated cover, which can be evaluated in relation to area, type polygon, degree equipment. this study, effective cover (EGC) assessed from a geographic information system, level equipment–infrastructure were metropolitan area San Luis Potosí, Mexico. The PGS categories included park with hydrological potential, park, linear neighborhood local garden, residual space, sports area. our results, potential indicated 69.5 79.5% EGC, respectively, value 0.3 Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). Specifically, only land surface temperature (LST) decreased increase NDVI. total coverage was 6.7 m 2 EGC 5.8 , is largely due large-sized parks. Furthermore, provision parks insufficient compared other areas national international scales. highest score equipment, outstanding elements furniture, children’s playgrounds, exercise areas, varied according indicating differentiated use. This study suggests that parameter assess proportion cities. Integrating variable planning design enhance areas.

Language: Английский

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Potential approaches to establishing harmonious river‐human relationships

River Research and Applications, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 40(9), P. 1651 - 1658

Published: Dec. 30, 2022

Abstract This paper responds to a call address the development and building of river‐human relationships in twenty‐first century. Many literatures have identified historical instrumental exploitation natural resources underpinning urbanisation economic leading wide‐spread degradation environments including rivers. Clearly such can no longer be considered as appropriate intends present conceptual rethink following question: Are there potential approaches by which humans develop harmonious coexistent with riverine landscapes associated ecosystems? In answering this question, draws on ideas from new materialism thinking. New offers useful guidance understanding human‐river river are not static backgrounds performance social. River systems active participants influencing shaping social performances through multiple diverse interconnected complex human‐nonhuman co‐productive partnerships. It is concluded that materialist perspectives provide important for developing relationships. De‐centring human dominant actor relations acknowledging rivers key actors within may enhance mutually beneficial further Nature Futures Framework (NFF) Human‐River Encounter Sites (HRES) frameworks their capacity accommodate thinking an opportunity exploration examination possibilities

Language: Английский

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Levers for transformative nature-based adaptation initiatives in the Alps

EarthArXiv (California Digital Library), Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 15, 2023

Transformative adaptation is essential to face the unprecedented biodiversity and climate change crises. Nature-based Solutions (NbS) could accelerate transformation of social-ecological systems address Nature’s Contribution People (NCP) loss. However, they are not widely implemented. Understanding drivers decision-making context that support NbS implementation crucial potential bottlenecks barriers. Here, we conducted semi-structured interviews with managers twenty implemented in Alps. We investigated their contexts using values-rules-knowledge framework transformative characteristics. Using a clustering analysis identified three types initiatives sharing similar groups levers barriers: local type self-sufficient motivated by relational values nature, supporting adaptive capacity nature through informal governance experiential knowledge sharing; green deal gradual practices funding opportunities or regulations experiment new approaches fostering instrumental nature;  the multi-scale co-production socially accepted wide participatory process practitioners, inclusion diverse designed be persistent even when challenged instability opportunities. Based on these results recommend related policies should: i) foster communities who faced economic constraints implementing practices; ii) transdisciplinary programmes create an inclusive network around iii) adapt incentives enable NbS. A macro-regional strategy may have challenges.

Language: Английский

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Emphasizing the Main Factors Involved between the Green Zones Created Near the Natural Salted Lakes or Springs and the Treatment of Some Nervous System Disorders

Journal of Neurology Research Review & Reports, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 4

Published: Oct. 31, 2022

In recent years, more and data has become available about the benefits of green in around towns cities. Vegetation helps people to recover faster from illness; this reduces costs healthcare improves patients’ quality life. This aspect introducing vegetation hospitals is increasingly becoming a topic focus connection with concept ‘healthy environment’. Since creation first people’s parks, urban planners have been aware fact that enhances life for townspeople. Green areas are places where can go recreation physical exercise or simply find some peace quiet. their health stress levels average city dweller. A positive correlation exists between amount person’s living environment sense safety. highly urbanized locations, design elements requires special attention. Our paper presents multidisciplinary study located near old salt mines recovery by entering spa leisure circuit. Specific components were monitored, like salted waters lakes and/or springs selection different plant species adapted high salinity soil. According studies conducted Europe, plays crucial role physical, mental social development population. continuous degradation environmental due factors such as air pollution, noise, chemical compounds disappearance natural areas, combination lifestyle changes led emergence growing number diseases forms diabetes, cardiovascular nervous system disorders cancer.

Language: Английский

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