Mainstreaming nature-based solutions in cities: A systematic literature review and a proposal for facilitating urban transitions

Land Use Policy, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 130, С. 106661 - 106661

Опубликована: Апрель 20, 2023

Nature-based solutions are gaining prominence in urban sustainability discourses, especially climate adaptation, efforts to increase resilience, and as a means of promoting range social, environmental, economic benefits. There however barriers inertia that slow the adoption such solutions, term commonly used for overcoming factors is mainstreaming. The mainstreaming relation nature-based ambiguous, it entangled within or conflated with other similar concepts also describe change processes. This lack clarity cause potential misdirection planning towards more resilient cities. Therefore, this article expands deepens understanding cities by proposing (re)conceptualisation Our explores context multi-level governance, unpack where can unfold across levels, focuses on knowledge drivers, how activities shaped. These dimensions important unpacking happen what informs activities, facilitating effective policy-making, wider solutions. We report systematic literature review synthesis 147 articles, which proposes new framework definition identifying five mechanisms four roles explain processes mobilise adds language academic policy debate needed operationalising processes, thereby transform practices.

Язык: Английский

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Promoting urban biodiversity for the benefit of people and nature

Опубликована: Март 25, 2025

In an increasingly urbanized world, urban biodiversity is people's primary contact with nature. However, as cities expand and densify, green blue spaces their are under pressure, risking declines in liveability. This Review discusses the benefits of multiple challenges it faces, identifies opportunities pathways towards developing sustainable, biodiverse for both humans The substantial biological richness that areas can harbour helps to mitigate environmental pressures, address adapt climate change, human health well-being. challenged by competition space, pressures declining engagement residents Understanding underlying mechanisms informs efforts create maintain high-quality blue–green infrastructure. Biodiversity-sensitive socially inclusive governance planning key biodiverse, cities. Urban policies should move cross-sectional approaches coordinate sectors such health, education, design. Developing shared environments nature contributes global conservation offers solutions social faced underpins ecosystem services cities, but faces from activities, nature, inadequate systems. provided biodiversity, its promotion conservation.

Язык: Английский

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Greening plans as (re)presentation of the city: Toward an inclusive and gender-sensitive approach to urban greenspaces

Urban forestry & urban greening, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 86, С. 127984 - 127984

Опубликована: Июнь 2, 2023

Cities around the world are increasingly expanding their sustainability agendas and adopting urban green blue infrastructure planning as a strategy to become more resilient, healthy sustainable. However, development of greening governance often lacks holistic vision that considers social inequities within planning, implementation management spaces. Further, gender have been specific dimension particularly overlooked in despite concerns gaining increasing political relevance recent years. In this research, we assessed extento which equity being considered plans projects at local level. We chose Barcelona (Spain) main case study due its pioneering role implementing crosscutting policies municipal Building on document analysis semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders, examined how justice understood operationalized practice, from design phase maintenance projects. Our findings suggest shift evolved an ornamental multifunctional is recently incorporating inclusivity concerns. identified three action areas inclusive, gender-sensitive practices: first, incorporation care guiding visible values recognize multiple needs city residents; second, for different uses perceptions greenspaces, relation accessibility autonomy; third, awareness expertise staff vis-à-vis consideration participatory approaches. Finally, provide practical examples strategies City each area discuss some challenges limitations, including what identify ad hoc intersectional greening.

Язык: Английский

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Urban greening co-creation: Participatory spatial modelling to bridge data-driven and citizen-centred approaches

Urban forestry & urban greening, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 94, С. 128257 - 128257

Опубликована: Фев. 13, 2024

The unprecedented growth of metropolitan areas creates challenges for maintaining liveable and biodiverse cities. Urban face multiple demands on sparse space whilst various stakeholders similarly aim to promote greening efforts. In this context, authorities need balance policy objectives with from diverse urban stakeholders. Part challenge is the question how generalized data-driven green planning approaches can be connected local, contextualized understandings, practices values related space. paper, we present a participative application GIS that contributes bridging gap between citizen-centred in greening. Through an empirical study Amsterdam, show link local priorities larger-scale frameworks through deliberative co-creation. our case study, researchers jointly identified criteria greening, translated these into indicators eventually potential locations small-scale Site visits by experts helped validate model results translate concrete plans several locations. Our approach promoted dialogue stakeholders, linking spatial data practical experiences aligning programmes. Combining knowledges involved also contributed quality analysis validation modelling results. By increasing transparency inclusiveness planning, it acceptance process outcomes empowering With urgencies environmental measures many cities, emphasize transdisciplinary GIS-approaches navigate different interests integrate types valuable knowledge. We suggest similar may applied other have strong character.

Язык: Английский

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Actors mainstreaming nature-based solutions in cities: A case study of Melbourne’s change agents and pathways for urban sustainability transformations

Environmental Science & Policy, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 155, С. 103723 - 103723

Опубликована: Март 16, 2024

Nature-based solutions (NBS) are implemented across multiple cities worldwide and feature as promising in local global agendas. As that can deal with interlinked urban challenges, NBS being taken up by different geographies considered to be mainstreaming. The process, referred mainstreaming, how this achieved needs better understood, which is identified a research gap. In paper, we examine the roles actors undertake contribute mainstreaming of cities. aim understand actors, especially those within governments, assume process mobilise implement novel innovative strategic for This topic explored case study metropolitan Melbourne region Australia, where forest strategies gaining traction governments addressing resilience concerns. We present (re)shaping, building, and/or transformation institutions attain climate ecologically resilient main contribution paper pathways framework illustrates sustainability norms move through facilitated – champion, advocate, realise transformative discourses actions politics practices. Our key findings framed success factors agencies underpinning transformation, are: commitment longevity, capacity, collaborative mindset, on-ground delivery.

Язык: Английский

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Biodiverse residential development: A review of New Zealand policies and strategies for urban biodiversity

Urban forestry & urban greening, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 94, С. 128276 - 128276

Опубликована: Март 3, 2024

Urban residential development is expanding globally to accommodate increasing housing demand, greatly impacting biodiversity and human wellbeing. Enhanced sustainability of these developments requires an integrated approach conserving, supporting, restoring through the built environment understanding implications policies, regulations, guidelines. This paper details a review current New Zealand strategies, planning documents, design guidelines that inform urban at national, regional, local levels. Three major gaps in considerations opportunities for improvement were identified. Firstly, policies strategies tend protect significant indigenous habitats, but interventions required improve or retain are not explicitly considered. Secondly, there need with explicit outcomes. Thirdly, existing documents do account monitoring management could be amended include biodiversity-related We conclude related inadequate fail recognise encourage enhancement any meaningful way. Holistic strategic ecosystem-based approaches enhance wellbeing ensure continues thrive cities enrich lives residents.

Язык: Английский

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Co-production of urban forests as nature-based solutions: Motivations and lessons-learnt from public officials

Environmental Science & Policy, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 157, С. 103764 - 103764

Опубликована: Апрель 25, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Are traditional urban greening actions compliant with the European Greening Plans guidance?

Urban forestry & urban greening, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 90, С. 128131 - 128131

Опубликована: Окт. 30, 2023

The Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, embedded in the European Green Deal, is a key policy agenda promoted by Commission to protect nature and biodiversity. This strategy sets ambitious goals restore ecosystems, halt biodiversity decline, improve monitoring governance efforts. Notably, municipalities with at least 20,000 inhabitants are now invited develop comprehensive Urban Greening Plans (UGP). To support this process, has recently released draft guidance document that provides step-by-step assistance creating long-term UGPs. We conducted semi-structured interviews 15 cities evaluate what kind of UGPs have already been developed assess compliance guidelines. findings reveal many greening or sustainability plans, although certain crucial steps still lacking ensure success These include securing political commitment, establishing working structure, fostering cross-departmental collaboration, addressing limitations human financial resources. Typically, strategies implemented within broader initiatives such as climate adaptation strategy. Among interviewed cities, four process developing plan integrates various according Setting targets current state emerged most challenging step due resource limitations. Finding suitable areas rapidly densely populated was cited primary barrier implementing accelerate implementation UGPs, there need more coherent legislative both EU national levels.

Язык: Английский

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Grüne Infrastruktur und Landschaft

RaumFragen: Stadt - Region - Landschaft, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1119 - 1132

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Grüne Infrastruktur ist ein neuartiger Ansatz für die Landschaftsplanung. Seine Innovationspotenziale bestehen in der umfassenden Sicht auf Natur und Landschaft, ökologische, sozio-kulturelle, ästhetische ökonomische Aspekte beinhaltet vielfältige gesellschaftspolitische Ziele wie den Klimawandel oder sozialen Zusammenhalt aufgreift. Das breit aufgestellte Teilen vage Konzept bietet gerade aufgrund Interpretationsmöglichkeiten Chancen, um Entwicklung von Landschaften aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven zu diskutieren integrieren. Die Planung Umsetzung grüner erfordert daher partizipative Ansätze, sowohl verschiedene Disziplinen Interessensgruppen einbeziehen, als auch zivilgesellschaftliches Engagement berücksichtigen fördern.

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Urban green spaces in rapidly urbanizing cities: A socio-economic valuation of Nairobi City, Kenya

Cities, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 155, С. 105430 - 105430

Опубликована: Сен. 19, 2024

Язык: Английский

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