Principles for urban nature-based solutions

AMBIO, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 51(6), С. 1388 - 1401

Опубликована: Янв. 17, 2022

Nature-based solutions (NBS) were introduced as integrated, multifunctional and multi-beneficial to a wide array of socio-ecological challenges. Although principles for common understanding implementation NBS already developed on landscape scale, specific are needed with regard an application in urban areas. Urban areas come particular challenges including (i) spatial conflicts system nestedness, (ii) biodiversity, fragmentation altered environments, (iii) value plurality, multi-actor interdependencies environmental injustices, (iv) path-dependencies cultural planning legacies (v) potential misconception cities being artificial landscapes disconnected from nature. Given these challenges, this perspective paper, we build upon integrate knowledge the most recent academic work introduce five distinct, integrated design, implementation. Our should help transcend governance gaps advance scientific discourse towards more effective sustainable development. To contribute resilient futures, planning, policy (1) consider need systemic understanding, (2) benefiting people (3) inclusive long-term, (4) context conditions (5) foster communication learning.

Язык: Английский

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The European Union roadmap for implementing nature-based solutions: A review

Environmental Science & Policy, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 121, С. 49 - 67

Опубликована: Апрель 14, 2021

Язык: Английский

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Competing narratives of nature-based solutions: Leveraging the power of nature or dangerous distraction?

Environmental Science & Policy, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 132, С. 273 - 281

Опубликована: Март 12, 2022

Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are increasingly proposed in international environmental governance settings to address the interlinked crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and growing inequality. Thus far, scholarly research on NbS has been largely conceptual, empirical from social sciences is widely absent, as insights into narratives that surround them. Using 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit Change Conference (COP 25) a case study, we set out analyze range associated with proposals for (and against) NbS. We used discourse coalition approach, drawing data systematic document analysis public-facing texts actors, expert interviews. Results reveal two central opposing narratives: 1) Leveraging power nature—NbS multifunctional, powerful, must play critical role addressing global challenges, especially change (held by proponents): 2) Dangerous distraction—NbS being co-opted continue what seen unsustainable, unjust, status-quo critics). Both make use ambiguity NbS, though contrasting ways, their respective coalitions reflect reproduce existing fault-lines governance. Our findings indicate that, despite its promise, 'NbS' currently unable foster inclusive participation support transformative change.

Язык: Английский

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Assessing deeper levels of participation in nature-based solutions in urban landscapes – A literature review of real-world cases

Landscape and Urban Planning, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 210, С. 104065 - 104065

Опубликована: Фев. 24, 2021

Язык: Английский

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Compound flood effects, challenges and solutions: Lessons toward climate-resilient Chinese coastal cities

Ocean & Coastal Management, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 249, С. 107015 - 107015

Опубликована: Янв. 5, 2024

Compound flood events by storm-enhanced intensive rainfall and surges on coastal inland surface water flooding are increasingly exacerbated, causing significant impacts in cities. In light of climate change the rapid urbanisation process, future risks consequences compound floods growing. Among global cities, Chinese cities face substantial challenges reflected recent damages. Here we investigate previous sources, impacts, consequences, challenges, more importantly response measures from case integrating media sources governmental literature analyses. We have found that, during last decade (the 2010s–2020s), Central Government (CCG) Municipality authorities co-produced good practices to reduce accordingly via efficient emergency responses, technological services (e.g., mobile phones apps), improvement blue-green (i.e., "Sponge City Program") adopted with engineering standard urban environment. For advancement next 10 years beyond, encourage governments transform further implementing "Sponge", Nature-Based Solutions mixed communication technologies, meteorological perspectives. These keys improving resilience terms reducing risk generated sea-level rise, storm rainstorms under uncertainties.

Язык: Английский

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Advancing environmental justice in cities through the Mosaic Governance of nature-based solutions

Cities, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 147, С. 104799 - 104799

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2024

Nature-based solutions (NBS) are championed for providing co-benefits to cities and residents, yet their environmental justice impacts increasingly debated. In this paper, we explore whether how hybrid governance approaches, such as Mosaic Governance, may contribute just transformations sustainable through fostering long-term collaborations between local governments, communities, grassroots initiatives. Based on case studies in three major European cities, propose then exemplify six possible pathways increase justice: greening the neighborhood, diversifying values practices, empowering people, bridging across linking institutions, scaling of inclusive discourses practices. Despite diversity outcomes cases, our results consistently show that Governance particularly contributes recognition NBS practices alignment with community aspirations. The demonstrate importance a wider framing development NBS, sensitive social, cultural, economic political inequities well understanding potential enhance not only justice, but also social at large. Especially marginalised holds much advance by enabling empowering, bridging, diverse communities

Язык: Английский

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Perceptions of nature-based solutions for Urban Water challenges: Insights from Australian researchers and practitioners

Urban forestry & urban greening, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 57, С. 126937 - 126937

Опубликована: Дек. 30, 2020

Язык: Английский

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Mapping the Research Landscape of Nature-Based Solutions in Urbanism

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 13(7), С. 3876 - 3876

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2021

Nature-based solutions (NBS) are an innovative concept that mimics the processes of natural ecosystems, popularized principally in European Union. With a substantial body literature amassed since term’s inception 2015, there is need to systematically review existing identify overarching gaps and trends, according disciplinary focus, geographic scope, key themes, direct future research inquiry policy recommendations. This consists bibliometric analysis thematic for NBS studies urbanism. were found relate strongly with other concepts ‘Ecosystem Services’, ‘Green Infrastructure’, ‘Climate Change’, ‘Risk management Resilience’, which align four major goals set by Commission. Within scholarship, various sub-themes have emerged, namely, ‘Greening’, ‘Urban Development’, ‘Water’, ‘Wellbeing’, ‘Governance’. Furthermore, we illustrate amount focus been unevenly distributed worldwide. Analysis emerging trends shows recent increase topics, such as adaptive governance NBS, incorporation social justice sustainability transitions. Based on assessment extant literature, offer some recommendations direction fields.

Язык: Английский

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An action framework for the participatory assessment of nature-based solutions in cities

AMBIO, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 52(1), С. 54 - 67

Опубликована: Авг. 6, 2022

Impact assessment is a key step in mainstreaming urban nature-based solutions (NBS). Yet, it remains unclear if and how frameworks influence planning, design management. We contend that the potential of current NBS not fully exploited due to: (1) limited contextualisation monitoring to place-specific contexts (2) depoliticisation co-production. To address this, we present practical five-step action framework guide inclusive participation across different stages NBS, including indicator selection. Unlike previous approaches, applying selection criteria at level individual indicators, also use aggregate set. conclude participatory contributes for sustainable just cities, provided data contextualised local decision-making process designed amplify marginalised voices.

Язык: Английский

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Supporting Nature-Based Solutions via Nature-Based Thinking across European and Latin American cities

AMBIO, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 53(1), С. 79 - 94

Опубликована: Сен. 26, 2023

Abstract Nature-Based Solutions concepts and practices are being used worldwide as part of attempts to address societal challenges but have also been criticised for not dealing with deeper transformations needed face urgent issues including biodiversity loss, climate change inclusion. In this paper, we explore how an inclusive, integrated long-sighted approach, emphasising a more radical integration nature within cities, might support the endure major contemporary challenges. Addressing important emerging critiques Solutions, consider potential incisive form Thinking (NBT) in based on holistic perspectives. The paper draws reflective iterative research process that engaged both practice communities through symposium series futures workshops together explored NBT develop future nature-cities relations Europe Latin America. results suggest notions people —not people— new organisational structures, intention capacity apply long-term perspectives, when planning NBS interventions aimed at sustainable urban development. This includes developing cultural-structural inclusive understandings human–nature relations, novel governance paradigms allow cross-sectoral coordination engagement local stakeholders beyond formal structures.

Язык: Английский

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