Land,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(9), P. 1531 - 1531
Published: Sept. 21, 2024
Many
cities
are
looking
to
adopt
nature-based
solutions
(NBS)
in
greenspace
manage
urban
flooding
and
provide
diverse
co-benefits.
Yet
little
research
exists
inform
the
planning
design
of
park
NBS.
This
study
investigated
NBS
adoption
58
public
parks
across
major
U.S.
cities,
using
a
2022
survey
by
Trust
for
Public
Lands
other
secondary
datasets.
We
developed
typology
conceptualize
wide
range
into
five
high-level
categories
size/capacity,
location
gray–green
spectrum,
objectives.
then
employed
this
explore
how
park’s
adopted
types
may
relate
its
landscape
sociodemographic
contexts.
found
that
most
used
type
studied
was
ECO
(a
we
defined
as
conserving,
restoring,
or
creating
ecosystems
mitigate
through
ecological
processes
functions),
while
least
ENG
imitating
natural
infiltration
but
having
no
living
elements).
Further,
had
significantly
higher
percentages
surrounding,
well
flood
risks.
also
notable—though
not
statistically
significant—evidence
potential
associations
between
implementation
nearby
neighborhoods’
income
level,
poverty,
population
racial
age
compositions.
Moreover,
our
findings
indicated
visitors
were
more
privileged
compared
residents
near
park.
concluded
contextual
factors
deserve
explicit
consideration
discussed
key
implications
practice
future
around
flooding.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
162, P. 112030 - 112030
Published: April 18, 2024
This
study
presents
a
comprehensive
methodology
for
the
implementation
of
Nature-based
Solutions
(NbS)
in
context
urban
flood
mitigation,
specifically
within
heritage
city
Guangzhou,
China.
The
investigation
delves
into
roles
morphology
and
impermeability
exacerbating
risk
through
enhanced
runoff
accumulation
reduced
infiltration.
A
key
focus
is
spatial
heterogeneity
susceptibility,
influenced
by
disparate
distribution
various
building
types
demographic
segments.
research
integrates
susceptibility
vulnerability
assessments
with
analysis
NbS
multi-criteria
decision-making,
facilitating
identification
pivotal
zones
application.
Findings
underscore
critical
role
design
management
reveal
efficacy
vegetation-based
strategies,
namely
vegetated
swales
bioretention
cells,
which
account
8.41%
7.08%
total
area,
respectively,
curbing
impacts.
Recommendations
innovation
include
prioritization
vegetation-integrated
road
layouts
coupled
gradual
enhancement
grey
infrastructure
historical
areas.
culminates
providing
strategic
insights
policymakers
planners
cities,
underscoring
necessity
balanced
approach
to
technical
feasibility
conservation
imperatives
deployment.
Journal of Environmental Management,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
352, P. 119985 - 119985
Published: Jan. 6, 2024
Flooding
is
expected
to
increase
due
climate
change,
urbanisation,
and
land
use
change.
To
address
this
issue,
Nature-Based
Solutions
(NBSs)
are
often
adopted
as
innovative
sustainable
flood
risk
management
methods.
Besides
the
reduction
benefits,
NBSs
offer
co-benefits
for
environment
society.
However,
these
rarely
considered
in
inherent
complexities
of
incorporating
them
into
economic
assessments.
This
research
addresses
gap
by
developing
a
comprehensive
methodology
that
integrates
monetary
analysis
with
In
doing
so,
it
aspires
provide
more
holistic
view
impact
NBS
management.
The
assessment
employs
framework
based
on
life-cycle
cost-benefit
analysis,
offering
systematic
transparent
both
costs
benefits
over
time
supported
key
indicators
like
net
present
value
benefit
cost
ratio.
has
been
applied
Tamnava
basin
Serbia,
where
significant
flooding
occurred
2014
2020.
offers
valuable
insights
practitioners,
researchers,
planners
seeking
assess
integrate
results
show
when
considering
alone,
all
measures
have
higher
than
derived
from
avoiding
damage.
co-benefits,
several
positive
impact,
including
afforestation/reforestation
retention
ponds
ratios
3.5
5.6
respectively.
suggests
assessments
can
significantly
overall
efficiency
viability
NBS.
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
7
Published: June 14, 2024
As
one
of
the
efforts
to
combat
climate
change
and
biodiversity
crisis,
an
interest
in
nature-based
solutions
(NbS)
has
been
growing.
Although
there
have
diverse
discussions
on
NbS,
it
is
still
insufficient
find
a
quantitative
evaluation
global
research
trends
which
field
what
extent
NbS
studied.
In
this
regard,
study
employed
latent
Dirichlet
allocation
(LDA)
topic
modeling
keyword
analysis
quantitatively
evaluate
NbS.
Among
papers
searched
SCOPUS,
2,625
studies
(2009–2022)
were
analyzed
by
LDA.
result,
NbS-related
articles
classified
into
seven
topics
(i.e.,
Urban
governance,
green
infrastructure,
Wastewater
treatment,
Coastal
protection,
Flood
mitigation,
Carbon
sequestration,
Sustainable
agriculture).
Of
these,
urban
water-related
accounted
for
largest
proportion.
contrast,
carbon
sequestration
sustainable
agriculture
smaller
proportion,
but
proportion
significantly
increased
over
time.
result
analysis,
frequency
water
keywords
remained
high.
was
low
recently
increased.
network,
co-occurrence
connection
initially
Still,
time,
related
similarly
those
water.
The
findings
imply
that
mainly
focused
researches.
carbon-related
researches
may
also
be
actively
handled
relation
near
future.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(10), P. 8141 - 8141
Published: May 17, 2023
Bio-swales
have
gained
significant
attention
as
an
effective
means
of
stormwater
management
in
urban
areas,
reducing
the
burden
on
conventional
rainwater
systems.
Despite
this
increasing
interest,
a
comprehensive
assessment
status
bio-swale
research
is
lacking.
In
response,
article
employs
two
powerful
information-visualizing
software
tools,
“Bibliometrix”
R
package
and
“CiteSpace”,
to
conduct
quantitative
investigation
323
English
language
sources
published
Web
Science
prior
2022.
The
objective
provide
examination
from
multiple
perspectives,
shedding
light
current
advancements
future
trends.
findings
reveal
(1)
persistent
annual
increase
bio-swale-related
publications
(2)
predominant
focus
regulating
services,
such
hydrology,
water
quality,
biodiversity,
with
hot
topics
within
these
including
influencing
factors,
climate,
modeling,
soil
contaminants,
biodiversity
at
both
macro
micro
levels.
Furthermore,
our
study
concludes
that
necessitates
interdisciplinary
interterritorial
collaboration,
broader
encompasses
social,
economic,
ecological,
engineering
aspects
bio-swales,
adoption
diverse
methodologies.
Given
currently
limited
area
holds
potential
become
hotspot.
By
harnessing
insights
study,
researchers
can
gain
more
profound
understanding
state
devise
strategies
further
propel
critical
study.
Abstract
In
the
last
three
decades,
world
has
experienced
a
rapid
emergence
of
megacities.
The
increasing
demographics,
urbanization,
and
water
demand
brought
severe
undesired
effects
on
quantity
quality
their
resources.
A
prime
example
is
Lagos
(Nigeria,
West
Africa),
which
projected
to
become
world's
largest
city
by
2100,
faces
scarcity
challenges
common
other
megacities
developing
countries.
literature
review
reveals
vast
gap
between
regulated
supply,
inadequate
knowledge
information
current
state
(re)sources,
major,
yet
unregulated,
use
groundwater.
It
further
highlights
impacts
uncontrolled
wastewater
discharge
into
surface
waters
aquifers,
role
paved
surfaces
blocked
drainages
flooding,
supply
potable
water,
unsustainable
abstraction
Here,
we
examine
potential
managed
aquifer
recharge
(MAR)
address
these
recurrent
across
megacity.
analysis
opportunities
risks
associated
with
capture
wastewater,
storm
brackish
for
MAR.
These
waters,
after
appropriate
treatment
subsurface
storage
may
bridge
growing
supply–demand
mitigate
groundwater
(over)exploitation,
including
depletion,
saltwater
intrusion
land
subsidence.
Immediate
efforts
should
focus
improving
conceptual
quantitative
Lagos'
hydrogeology
resources
through
comprehensive
spatial–temporal
monitoring
socio‐economic
studies
access
use.
insights
provided
inform
fast‐growing
coastal
in
Africa
wider
world.
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