Urban green infrastructure: bridging biodiversity conservation and sustainable urban development through adaptive management approach

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12

Опубликована: Авг. 1, 2024

Urban green infrastructure (UGI) is pivotal in reconciling biodiversity conservation with sustainable urban development through adaptive management approaches. This paper introduces a comprehensive conceptual framework integrating ecological principles, planning strategies, and methodologies to nurture resilient biodiverse landscapes. The essence of UGI lies its capacity bolster connectivity, restore ecosystem functions, provide habitats for diverse flora fauna within settings. Fundamental principles governing design underscore multifunctionality, diversity, accessibility, emphasizing the importance marked by iterative participatory nature. Despite challenges posed urbanization, such as habitat loss, pollution, climate change, interventions offer promising avenues enhancing quality, resilience. Global case studies demonstrate effectiveness conservation, leveraging initiatives like roofs, forests, community gardens. significantly contributes offering services across various domains. Adaptive critical effective implementation, ensuring flexibility amidst evolving environmental conditions. However, encounters hurdles, including funding constraints, institutional fragmentation, equity issues. Addressing these necessitates innovative financing mechanisms, involvement, policy innovations. presents transformative pathway towards fostering resilient, biodiverse, landscapes, imperative cities thrive 21st century.

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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Participatory Approach to Planning Urban Resilience to Climate Change: Brescia, Genoa, and Matera—Three Case Studies from Italy Compared

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(5), С. 2170 - 2170

Опубликована: Март 5, 2024

Urban resilience must consider the ability of cities to cope with effects climate change. Community awareness raising and sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDs) are often mentioned in literature as effective adaptation actions while success these solutions is highly context-dependent improved planning procedures urgently needed. In this framework, URCA! project represents a good practice aiming strengthen areas by promoting implementation SUDs territorial planning. The main objective present research deals role participation use their uptake town land management involving local communities, students, experts, authorities, enterprises. To end, adopts participatory approach for three case studies Italy selected under criterion maximum variation (Brescia, Genoa, Matera). For studies, approaches at different stages development thus requiring appropriate ways interacting resulting impacts on decisions. Preliminary results, drivers, barriers application discussed compared order bring innovation into practices, stimulating revision typical governance mechanisms.

Язык: Английский

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Integrative approaches to urban resilience: Evaluating the efficacy of resilience strategies in mitigating climate change vulnerabilities

Heliyon, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 10(6), С. e28191 - e28191

Опубликована: Март 1, 2024

The successful implementation of urban resilience strategies is utmost importance in order to reduce susceptibility and bolster the face climate change consequences. current understanding efficacy different mitigating vulnerability bolstering lacking, despite its significance. This study assesses enhancing resilience. We conducted a comprehensive analysis scholarly literature published English following PRISMA criteria from January 2001 July 2023. Finally, 116 articles met inclusion were selected for in-depth analysis. Results indicate that while have potential enhance resilience, effectiveness techniques contingent upon various factors, such as type hazard, setting, process. also highlights significance stakeholder involvement, community participation, adaptive management essential components effectively implementing measures. Integrating physical, social, institutional practices demonstrated notable effectiveness. reveals improving physical areas strengthening their social capabilities address learn disruptive events pressures can decrease vulnerability. research exposes those focusing solely on single issue, infrastructure, neglecting or elements, which prove less effective. A approach, incorporating institutional, measures, should be designed achieve maximal

Язык: Английский

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Strengthening Climate Resilience: Urban Water Technologies for Heat-Resilient Physical Infrastructure in Southeast Asia Cities Amidst Extreme Temperature Events and El Niño Challenges

ACS ES&T Water, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 4(9), С. 3713 - 3724

Опубликована: Авг. 15, 2024

In the face of escalating climate change impacts, Southeast Asia is witnessing a growing urgency to fortify regional cities against extreme temperatures and exacerbating effects El Niño events. This work delves into role urban water technologies in bolstering heat-resilient infrastructure across region. also assesses that can contribute development areas. involves examining innovative approaches help mitigate impacts on enhance its resilience change. They include green infrastructure, decentralized systems, advanced cooling have potential improve heat stress temperatures. Through empirical studies, this study underscores imperative for proactive measures The implications offer practical insights policymakers, planners, stakeholders bolster region, emphasizing mitigating risks enhancing adaptive capacity. By integrating such as systems southeast region not only heat-related but foster sustainable pathways.

Язык: Английский

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Ecosystem services linked to nature-based solutions for resilient and sustainable cities in India

Frontiers in Water, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 6

Опубликована: Янв. 13, 2025

Rampant urbanization and undervaluing of the natural ecosystem have detrimental impacts on urban spaces – increased flooding risk, air water pollution, stress, resource inefficiency, loss biodiversity, risk ill health. Climate change further exacerbates adverse urbanization. Despite importance ecosystem, blue green cities in India drastically decreased. The present study highlights degrading negative impacts, need for resilience Indian cities. Eco-centric approaches like nature-based solutions (NBS) are closely related to sustainability resilience, offering a more efficient cost-effective approach development than traditional approaches. paper explores concept NBS, focusing services as ‘living’ ‘adaptable’ tool make resilient sustainable with many regional implementations. It also focuses role NBS achieving United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). critically analyses five notable projects from different countries (USA, Canada, Netherlands, China, Australia) addresses viabilities intervention is observed that successful adaptation necessitates eco-centric policies, collaborative research, adaptive management practices, community engagement, strong emphasis multi-benefit approach. A proactive focus strongly recommended cities, which includes raising an understanding value nature, introducing at planning stage, encouraging investment ecosystem-based

Язык: Английский

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Harnessing Nature-Based Solutions for a Green and Sustainable Built Environment in South Africa

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(3), С. 1131 - 1131

Опубликована: Янв. 30, 2025

The increasing pressure on urban systems and buildings in South Africa caused by rapid urbanization climate change necessitates innovative approaches, including Nature-based Solutions (NbSs), to address environmental societal challenges. As such, this study aimed determine the dynamic role of NbSs shaping sustainability Africa’s built environment. Using a quantitative approach, data were collected via questionnaire survey, which targeted environment professionals. Data analysis involved reliability testing, confirmatory factor analysis, Spearman rank order correlation. survey showed that green roofs, rainwater harvesting, cool roofing pavements, as well living walls, have received above-average attention country, while agricultural byproducts from concrete construction, bioswales, rain gardens, algae-based materials are yet be explored delivery sustainable areas. Overall, deploying promises positive environmental, societal, economic impacts. findings emphasize need for stronger policies regulations promote adoption underutilized within African Theoretically, contributes existing discourse development Africa. nation grapples with diverse social issues, becomes timely, it provides crucial insights into how can some these

Язык: Английский

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From design to action: Service design tools for enhancing collaboration in nature-based solutions implementation

Journal of Environmental Management, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 379, С. 124739 - 124739

Опубликована: Март 9, 2025

Nature-based Solutions (NbS) offer significant potential to address climate change while promoting sustainable development. However, their long-term success is often hindered by organisational, financial, and knowledge-related challenges, with collaboration emerging as a critical yet complex factor. While facilitates stakeholder engagement enhances NbS implementation, it also introduces barriers, such conflicting interests, institutional rigidity, resource constraints, that can undermine project outcomes. This paper proposes methodological framework potentially facilitate collaborative processes for the implementation of NbS. Departing from systematic analysis documental evidence available 11 projects within Horizon 2020 framework, research identifies recurring challenges suggests tools them. The proposed are inspired principles Service Design, multidisciplinary field merging behavioural sciences, technology, design proven have created both tangible intangible elements solutions. utilise hybrid perspectives, combining traditional approaches innovative instruments, including technology artificial intelligence instruments. findings highlight diverse forms collaboration, co-design co-governance, driven involvement key stakeholders, community members, policymakers, NGOs, academic institutions. SD provide practical solutions overcome ensuring equitable effective implementation. study underscores importance integrating structured, stakeholder-centered enhance impact Future should focus on applying in practice, gathering empirical refine adapt contexts.

Язык: Английский

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Revealing Global Trends on Nature-Based Solutions: Mapping and Visualizing Research Landscapes

Nature-Based Solutions, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 100229 - 100229

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Settlement Expansion Versus Environmental Protection: Ecosystem Services for Environmental Regulation Planning in Izmir, Turkiye

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(7), С. 3237 - 3237

Опубликована: Апрель 5, 2025

Land use and planning decisions, such as the designation of urban development areas, have a significant impact on ecosystem services (Ess). In planning, it is essential to consider environmental values when determining zones. Spatial analyses play crucial role in guiding decision-making processes by balancing value expansion. This study aims identify areas alignment or conflict between derived from settlement expansion zones according Environmental Regulation Plan Izmir metropolitan area. The employs InVEST® (Integrated Valuation Ecosystem Services Trade-offs) model Geographic Information Systems (GIS) map services. services, habitat quality, carbon storage sequestration, sediment delivery ratio, were analyzed. results demonstrate trade-off high five largest with are located near coast converted shrubland forest areas. underscores importance identifying prioritizing conservation sites composite value.

Язык: Английский

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