Nature-based solutions addressing the water-energy-food nexus: Review of theoretical concepts and urban case studies

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.

Язык: Английский

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Nature-based solutions can help reduce the impact of natural hazards: A global analysis of NBS case studies

The Science of The Total Environment, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 902, С. 165824 - 165824

Опубликована: Июль 30, 2023

The knowledge derived from successful case studies can act as a driver for the implementation and upscaling of nature-based solutions (NBS). This work reviewed 547 to gain an overview NBS practices their role in reducing adverse impact natural hazards climate change. majority (60 %) are situated Europe compared with rest world where they poorly represented. Of studies, 33 % were green followed by hybrid (31 %), mixed (27 blue (10 approaches. Approximately half (48 these interventions implemented urban (24 river lake ecosystems. Regarding scale intervention, 92 operationalised at local (50 watershed (46 scales while very few (4 landscape scale. results also showed that 63 have been used deal hazards, change, loss biodiversity, remaining 37 address socio-economic challenges (e.g., economic development, social justice, inequality, cohesion). Around 88 implementations supported policies national level 12 regional levels. Most analysed cases contributed Sustainable Development Goals 15, 13, 6, biodiversity strategic goals B D. Case highlighted co-benefits NBS: 64 them environmental improving air water qualities, carbon storage) 36 (9 co-benefits. synthesis helps bridge gap between scientists, policymakers, practitioners, which allow adopting disaster risk reduction change adaptation enhance preference decision-making processes.

Язык: Английский

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A multi-objective decision-making framework for implementing green-grey infrastructures to enhance urban drainage system resilience

Journal of Hydrology, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 620, С. 129381 - 129381

Опубликована: Март 11, 2023

Язык: Английский

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The evolution and future of research on Nature-based Solutions to address societal challenges

Communications Earth & Environment, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 5(1)

Опубликована: Март 15, 2024

Abstract Nature-based Solutions are recognised for their potential to address the biodiversity and climate crises, less extensively, other societal challenges. However, this nature-society relationship is becoming more important as available food water resources, income, human health, increasingly impacted by environmental changes. Here, we utilise seven major challenges addressed according International Union Conservation of Nature, identify primary themes research landscape from 1990-2021. We evaluate how these themes, with respect challenges, evolved over time, where. Our findings highlight under-representation four across landscape: economic social development, security, security. propose six pathways advance evidence in present opportunities future programs prioritise needs society, environment, economy.

Язык: Английский

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The underexposed nature-based solutions: A critical state-of-art review on drought mitigation

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

Язык: Английский

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Challenges in assessing and managing multi-hazard risks: A European stakeholders perspective

Environmental Science & Policy, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 157, С. 103774 - 103774

Опубликована: Май 4, 2024

The latest evidence suggests that multi-hazards and their interrelationships (e.g., triggering, compound, consecutive hazards) are becoming more frequent across Europe, underlying a need for resilience building by moving from single-hazard-focused to multi-hazard risk assessment management. Although significant advancements were made in our understanding of these events, mainstream practice is still focused on risks due single hazards flooding, earthquakes, droughts), with limited the stakeholder needs ground. To overcome this limitation, paper sets out understand challenges towards management through perspective European stakeholders. Based five workshops different pilots (Danube Region, Veneto Scandinavia, North Sea, Canary Islands) an expert workshop, we identify prime challenges: i) governance, ii) knowledge multi-risks, iii) existing approaches disaster management, iv) translation science policy practice, v) lack data. These inherently linked cannot be tackled isolation path dependency posing hurdle transitioning single- Going forward, promising overcoming some challenges, including emerging characterisation, common terminology, comprehensive framework guiding We argue think beyond natural include other threats creating overview risks, as well promoting thinking reduction context larger development goals.

Язык: Английский

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The concept of 'nature-based solutions' applied to urban coastal risks: A bibliometric and content analysis review

Ocean & Coastal Management, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 261, С. 107530 - 107530

Опубликована: Янв. 6, 2025

Язык: Английский

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It Is Not Easy Being Green: Recognizing Unintended Consequences of Green Stormwater Infrastructure

Water, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 12(2), С. 522 - 522

Опубликована: Фев. 13, 2020

Green infrastructure designed to address urban drainage and water quality issues is often deployed without full knowledge of potential unintended social, ecological, human health consequences. Though understood in their respective fields study, these diverse impacts are seldom discussed together a format by broader audience. This paper takes first step addressing that gap exploring tradeoffs associated with green practices manage stormwater including trees, ponds, filtration, infiltration, rain gardens, roofs. Each practice type performs best under specific conditions when targeting goals, but regular inspections, maintenance, monitoring necessary for any (GSI) succeed. We review how each the above intended function they could malfunction order improve designed, constructed, monitored, maintained. Our proposed decision-making framework, using both biophysical (biological physical) science social science, lead GSI projects effective, cost efficient, just.

Язык: Английский

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Effectiveness of small- and large-scale Nature-Based Solutions for flood mitigation: The case of Ayutthaya, Thailand

The Science of The Total Environment, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 789, С. 147725 - 147725

Опубликована: Май 14, 2021

There is growing evidence that traditional response to floods and flood-related disaster no longer achieving desirable results. Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) represent a relatively new towards risk reduction, water security, resilience climate change, which has potential be more effective sustainable than measures. However, in practice, these measures are still being applied at slow rate while grey infrastructure remains as preferred choice. This can attributed several barriers range from political governance social technological/technical. More generally, there lack of sufficient knowledge base accelerate their wider acceptance uptake. The present work provides contribution this direction addresses the question effectiveness different types NBS (i.e., small- large-scale NBS) hybrid combinations with infrastructure. been on case Ayutthaya, Thailand. results suggest small-scale limited smaller rainfall events whereas larger (or extreme) necessitate kinds scales implementation measures).

Язык: Английский

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Stakeholder Mapping to Co-Create Nature-Based Solutions: Who Is on Board?

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 12(20), С. 8625 - 8625

Опубликована: Окт. 18, 2020

Nature-based solutions (NBS) are inspired and supported by nature but designed humans. Historically, governmental stakeholders have aimed to control using a top-down approach; more recently, environmental governance has shifted collaborative planning. Polycentric co-creation procedures, which include large spectrum of stakeholders, assumed be effective in the management public goods than traditional approaches. In this context, NBS projects should benefit from strong models, European Union is facilitating encouraging such models. While some theoretical approaches exist, setting-up process (namely co-design co-implementation) currently relies mostly on self-organized rather strategic decisions. As such, systematic methods identify relevant seem crucial enable higher planning efficiency, reduce bottlenecks time needed for planning, designing, implementing NBS. contribution based analysis 16 359 stakeholders. Real-life constellations compared typologies, stakeholder mapping method support presented. Rather making one-fit-all statements about “right” provides insights those “in charge” strategically consider who might involved at each stage project.

Язык: Английский

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