Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
38, С. 100537 - 100537
Опубликована: Фев. 3, 2024
Nature-based
solutions
(NBS)
can
act
as
a
valuable
complement
to
conventional
'grey'
infrastructure
for
stormwater
management
(e.g.
dams
and
dikes)
in
reducing
flood
risks,
these
'green'
are
perceived
be
more
flexible
multifunctional.
However,
achieve
effective
NBS,
multi-actor
approach
developing
appropriate
measures
specific
sites
is
required,
NBS
occupy
space
than
often
overlap
with
private
land.
also
necessitate
multidisciplinary
approach,
maximise
environmental,
social
economic
benefits.
Thus,
transdisciplinary
needed
implementation
of
NBS.
Viewing
boundary
concept,
focusing
on
the
common
ground
different
disciplines
actors,
facilitate
communication
provide
first
step
towards
risk
mitigation.
Water,
Год журнала:
2020,
Номер
12(10), С. 2788 - 2788
Опубликована: Окт. 8, 2020
Urban
flooding
has
become
a
serious
issue
in
most
Chinese
cities
due
to
rapid
urbanization
and
extreme
weather,
as
evidenced
by
severe
events
Beijing
(2012),
Ningbo
(2013),
Guangzhou
(2015),
Wuhan
(2016),
Shenzhen
(2019),
Chongqing
(2020).
The
“Sponge
City
Program”
(SCP),
initiated
2013
adopted
30
pilot
cities,
is
developing
solutions
manage
urban
flood
risk,
purify
stormwater,
provide
water
storage
opportunities
for
future
usage.
Emerging
challenges
the
continued
implementation
of
Sponge
Cities
include
(1)
uncertainty
regarding
hydrological
conditions
related
climate
change
projections,
which
complicates
planning
designing
infrastructure
that
will
be
fit
purpose
over
its
intended
operating
life,
(2)
competing
priorities
stakeholders
their
reluctance
make
trade-offs,
obstruct
investment
SCP.
Nature-Based
Solutions
(NBS)
an
umbrella
concept
emerged
from
Europe,
encourages
holistic
idea
considering
wider
options
combine
“Blue–Green”
practices
with
traditional
engineering
deliver
“integrated
systems
Blue–Green–Grey
infrastructure”.
NBS
includes
interventions
making
use
natural
processes
ecosystem
services
functional
purposes,
this
could
help
improve
current
SCP
practices.
This
manuscript
reviews
development
SCP,
focusing
on
construction
design
aspects,
discusses
how
approaches
using
included
tackle
not
only
but
also
wide
range
social
environmental
challenges,
including
human
health,
pollution
(via
nutrients,
metals,
sediments,
plastics,
etc.),
biodiversity.
Environmental Management,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
69(4), С. 699 - 718
Опубликована: Апрель 16, 2021
Abstract
In
Southeast
Asia,
projections
of
rapid
urban
growth
coupled
with
high
water-related
risks
call
for
large
investments
in
infrastructure—including
blue–green
infrastructure
(BGI)
such
as
forests,
parks,
or
vegetated
engineered
systems.
However,
most
the
knowledge
on
BGI
is
produced
global
North,
overlooking
diversity
contexts
globally.
Here,
we
review
literature
flood
risk
mitigation
and
water
quality
improvement
Asian
cities
to
understand
scope
practical
identify
research
needs.
We
searched
evidence
local
types
peer-reviewed
grey
assessed
performance
based
hydrological,
societal,
environmental
metrics.
The
body
Asia
small
dominated
by
wealthier
countries
but
found
uptake
among
researchers
practitioners
countries.
Bioretention
systems,
constructed
wetlands,
green
cover
received
attention
research.
Evidence
from
modelling
laboratory
studies
confirmed
potential
address
flooding
issues
region.
mainstream
implementation
remains
limited,
insufficient
primary
hydrological
data
information
societal
impacts.
addition,
combination
infrastructure,
under
climate
change,
informal
settlements
poorly
studied.
Future
practice
should
focus
producing
sharing
empirical
data,
ultimately
increasing
regional
base
promote
efficient
strategies.
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
10(3)
Опубликована: Фев. 8, 2023
Abstract
Freshwater
biodiversity,
from
fish
to
frogs
and
microbes
macrophytes,
provides
a
vast
array
of
services
people.
Mounting
concerns
focus
on
the
accelerating
pace
biodiversity
loss
declining
ecological
function
within
freshwater
ecosystems
that
continue
threaten
these
natural
benefits.
Here,
we
catalog
nine
fundamental
ecosystem
biotic
components
indigenous
provide
people,
organized
into
three
categories:
material
(food;
health
genetic
resources;
goods),
non‐material
(culture;
education
science;
recreation),
regulating
(catchment
integrity;
climate
regulation;
water
purification
nutrient
cycling).
If
is
protected,
conserved,
restored
in
an
integrated
manner,
as
well
more
broadly
appreciated
by
humanity,
it
will
contribute
human
well‐being
our
sustainable
future
via
this
wide
range
associated
nature‐based
solutions
future.
This
article
categorized
under:
Human
Water
>
Value
Life
Nature
Ecosystems
Science
Environmental
Change
Journal of Cleaner Production,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
338, С. 130652 - 130652
Опубликована: Янв. 24, 2022
An
increasing
world
population
is
projected
to
increase
water,
energy
and
food
requirements,
three
vital
resources
for
humankind.
Projected
climate
change
impacts
will
aggravate
water
availability,
as
well
flood
risks,
especially
in
urban
areas.
Nature-based
solutions
(NBS)
have
been
identified
key
concepts
defuse
the
expected
tensions
within
Water-Energy-Food
(W-E-F)
nexus
due
their
multiple
benefits.
In
this
paper,
authors
outlined
theories
concepts,
analyzed
real-life
case
studies,
discussed
potential
of
NBS
address
future
W-E-F
nexus.
For
purpose,
we
performed
a
systematic
literature
review
on
that
nexus,
summarized
19
representative
studies
identify
current
knowledge
gaps
challenges.
The
quantitative
qualitative
data
was
used
differentiate
discuss
direct
indirect
benefits
study
further
expanded
challenges
implementation
highlighted
growing
possibilities
context
circularity
planning.
It
concluded
identified,
but
effects
not
in-depth.
Moreover,
indicators
are
mostly
single-purpose
multipurpose,
required
fully
characterize
holistically.
Overall,
there
need
adopt
systemic
thinking
promote
multipurpose
design
NBS.
Journal of Environmental Management,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
316, С. 115254 - 115254
Опубликована: Май 13, 2022
Increasing
urbanization
degrades
quantity,
quality,
and
the
functionality
of
spatial
cohesion
natural
areas
essential
to
biodiversity
ecosystem
functioning
worldwide.
The
uncontrolled
pace
building
activity
erosion
blue
(i.e.,
aquatic)
green
terrestrial)
landscape
elements
threaten
existing
habitat
ranges
movability
wildlife.
Local
scale
measures,
such
as
nature-inspired
engineered
Blue-Green
Infrastructure
(BGI)
are
emerging
mitigation
solutions.
Originally
planned
promote
sustainable
stormwater
management,
adaptation
climate
change
improved
human
livability
in
cities,
instruments
offer
interesting
synergies
for
support
ecological
infrastructure.
BGI
especially
appealing
globally
declining
amphibians,
a
rich
diverse
vertebrate
assemblage
sensitive
urbanization.
We
integrated
biological
highly
resolved
urban-rural
land-cover
data,
ensemble
models
suitability,
connectivity
based
on
circuit
theory
improve
multi-scale
multi-species
protection
core
habitats
corridors
Swiss
lowlands.
Considering
broad
spectrum
amphibian
biodiversity,
we
identified
distributions
hotspots
four
at
regional
scale,
namely
i)
forest
edges,
ii)
wet-forest
habitats,
iii)
soils
with
variable
moisture
iv)
riparian
zones.
Our
work
shows
that
cities
can
make
substantial
contribution
(e.g.,
up
15%
urban
space
study
area)
wider
connectivity.
highlight
importance
planning
locally
strategic
locations
across
peri-urban
permeability
availability
'stepping
stone'
densely
populated
landscapes,
maintenance
thereby
enhancing
functioning.
Journal of Environmental Management,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
352, С. 119903 - 119903
Опубликована: Янв. 10, 2024
Droughts
are
the
most
expensive
climate
disasters
as
they
leave
long-term
and
chronic
impacts
on
ecosystem,
agriculture,
human
society.
The
intensity,
frequency,
duration
of
drought
events
have
increased
over
years
expected
to
worsen
in
future
a
regional
planetary/global
scale.
Nature-based
solutions
(NBS)
such
wetland
floodplain
restorations,
green
infrastructures,
rainwater
harvesting,
etc.,
highlighted
effective
cope
with
these
events.
While
role
NBS
coping
other
disasters,
floods,
has
been
extensively
studied,
there
lack
comprehensive
review
targeting
drought.
following
paper
provides
unique
critical
state-of-the-art
literature
individual
drought-related
around
world,
Europe,
particularly
Belgium,
assesses
differences
between
applied
globally
Flanders.
An
extensive
was
conducted
systematically
analyze
NBS,
listing
type,
location,
status
implementation,
possible
recommendations
proposed
optimize
applications.
Finally,
comparison
is
made
small-
large-scale
applications
NBS.
By
analyzing
all
aspects,
especially
level
effectiveness
recommendations,
insight
gained
into
potential
improvements.
research
indicated
scientific
publications,
Belgium.
Hence,
grey
also
included
review.
Only
four
papers
quantitative
assessment
regarding
global
level,
stating
positive
impact
groundwater
recharge.
In
contrast,
at
country
levels,
performance
not
quantified.
number
implementations
low,
where
landscape-
or
watershed-scale
holistic
approaches
mitigation
still
scarce.
Some
successfully
implemented
projects
only
very
local
long
realization
time,
two
aspects
that
limit
achieving
visible
larger
Among
many
wetlands
recognized
highly
but
degraded
lost
despite
their
significant
restoration
potential.
A
common
evaluation
framework
shall
be
followed,
which
gives
policymakers
clear
view
different
investment
options.
Furthermore,
more
collaborative
approach
recommended
globally,
including
stakeholder
groups,
specific
attention
communities.
To
conclude,
should
increase
evidence
base
implementation
drought-mitigating
