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Nature-Based Solutions in Supporting Sustainable Development Goals
Theory and Practice
- 1st Edition - November 12, 2024
- Editors: Haozhi Pan, Zahra Kalantari, Carla Ferreira, Cong Cong
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 1 7 8 2 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 1 7 8 3 - 8
This book catalogs the evidence based on the social, economic and environmental effectiveness of Nature based Solutions (NbS) to face environmental challenges and simultaneously… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThis book catalogs the evidence based on the social, economic and environmental effectiveness of Nature based Solutions (NbS) to face environmental challenges and simultaneously provide a better understanding of associated social-ecological interactions.
NbS are reframing discussion and policy responses worldwide to environmental challenges. The concept builds on and complements other closely related concepts, such as the ecosystem approach, ecosystem services, ecosystem-based adaptation/mitigation, disaster risk reduction, sponge cities, and green/blue infrastructures. The quantification of existing NbS’ effectiveness, their operationalization and replication in different environmental settings are presented here in such a way that allows them to be both widely accepted and incorporated in policy development and in practical implementation.
NbS are reframing discussion and policy responses worldwide to environmental challenges. The concept builds on and complements other closely related concepts, such as the ecosystem approach, ecosystem services, ecosystem-based adaptation/mitigation, disaster risk reduction, sponge cities, and green/blue infrastructures. The quantification of existing NbS’ effectiveness, their operationalization and replication in different environmental settings are presented here in such a way that allows them to be both widely accepted and incorporated in policy development and in practical implementation.
- Explores the nexus between Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and global SDG, thus leading future research and practice worldwide.
- Presents novel conceptualizations, pathways, applications, evidence-based cases, and experiential assessments
- Offers best practice portfolios for practitioners (city managers, policy-makers, civil servants, environmental engineers) to guide the practices of NbS towards SDG.
Researchers, practitioners and policymakers in environmental science interested Nature-based Solutions in response to environmental challenges and how they are connected to Sustainable Development Goals, Graduate students
- Nature-Based Solutions in Supporting Sustainable Development Goals
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- About the editors
- Introduction: Nature-based solutions in supporting sustainable development goals
- 1 Introduction
- 2 NbS and SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 15 (Life on Land)
- 3 NbS and SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), SDG 13 (Climate Action)
- 4 NbS and policy action, strong institution
- 5 NbS and other SDGs
- References
- Section 1: NbS to support sustainable development goals
- Chapter 1.1 Forests for climate change mitigation: Temporal dynamics of carbon sequestration in the forests of Stockholm County
- Abstract
- Keywords
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Case study area
- 2 Methods and data
- 2.1 Forest species and age distribution
- 2.2 Literature search
- 3 Results
- 3.1 Forest species distribution in Stockholm County in 2015–40
- 3.2 Forest age dynamics
- 3.3 Forest NEP trends
- 3.4 Total forest sequestration
- 4 Discussion
- 4.1 Limits of forest spread and land use change impacts
- 4.2 Climate change impacts
- 4.3 Uncertainties and limitations in NEP estimations
- 4.4 Management of aging forests
- 4.5 Net zero in Stockholm County
- 5 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 1.2 Impact of green, gray, and hybrid infrastructure on flood risk in partly urbanized catchment
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Data and methods
- 2.1 Flood protection measures
- 2.2 Case study description
- 2.3 Rainfall-runoff model
- 2.4 Synthetic rainfall event
- 2.5 Modeling of green roofs
- 2.6 Modeling of other selected flood mitigation measures
- 3 Results and discussion
- 3.1 Green roofs
- 3.2 All selected measures
- 3.3 Comparison of results with previous studies
- 3.4 Study limitations and further work
- 15 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 1.3 Flood mitigation at catchment scale: Assessing the effectiveness of constructed wetlands
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Definition and hydrological functions of wetlands
- 3 Measuring the effectiveness of NbS
- 3.1 Performance indicators
- 3.2 Modeling wetland interactions at catchment scale
- 4 Case study of Råån catchment
- 5 Methods
- 5.1 Model description and setup
- 5.2 Modeling wetlands in SWAT+
- 5.3 Wetland data and parameterization
- 5.4 Wetland water balance and outflow simulation
- 5.5 Simulation and sensitivity analysis
- 5.6 Model calibration and validation
- 5.7 Choosing performance indicators
- 6 Results and discussion
- 6.1 Model performance
- 6.2 Sensitivity of wetland parameters
- 6.3 Assessment of wetland effectiveness
- 7 Concluding remarks and future research needs
- References
- Chapter 1.4 A new framework for urban flood volume estimation using low-impact development methods and intelligent models
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Materials and methods
- 2.1 Study area
- 2.2 Methodology
- 3 Results and discussion
- 3.1 Hydrological results based on SWMM model
- 3.2 Performance of the intelligent models
- 3.3 Reliability of the models
- 4 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 1.5 Policy nexus for urban resilience and nature-based solutions
- Abstract
- Keywords
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Urban resilience
- 3 The nexus between NbS and urban resilience
- 4 Policy actions for NbS and urban resilience
- 5 Urban resilience policies in the Netherland
- 5.1 Policy document collection
- 5.2 Policy document analysis
- 5.3 Municipality classification
- 5.4 Results of the policy document collection, analysis, and classification
- 6 Conclusion
- References
- Section 2: Policy approach to promote NbS
- Chapter 2.1 Policy, finance, and capacity-building innovations for scaling nature-based solutions
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Stakeholder deliberations
- 3 Policy and governance
- 3.1 Stakeholder deliberations
- 3.2 Recommendations and suggested innovations
- 4 Finance and the role of the private sector
- 4.1 Stakeholder deliberations
- 4.2 Recommendations and suggested innovations
- 5 Capacity building
- 5.1 Stakeholder deliberations
- 5.2 Recommendations and suggested innovations
- 6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 2.2 NbS and policy communication
- Abstract
- Keywords
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Background
- 2.1 Policy communication needs for NbS
- 2.2 Technology-enabled policy communication
- 2.3 Opportunities for successful policy communication
- 3 The NbS dashboard approach
- 3.1 Overview
- 3.2 Content
- 3.3 Format
- 4 NbS integration for carbon emission reduction in European cities
- 5 Discussion
- 6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 2.3 The integration and adoption of the concept of urban resilience into policy in the Netherlands
- Abstract
- Keywords
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Factors for policy diffusion
- 2.1 Internal factors for policy diffusion
- 2.2 External factors for policy diffusion
- 2.3 Underlying motives and research gaps
- 2.4 Case study: The Netherlands
- 3 Methodology
- 3.1 Empirical strategy
- 4 Results
- 4.1 Summary statistics
- 4.2 Summary statistics
- 5 Discussion
- 5.1 Discussion of results
- 5.2 Limitations and future research recommendations
- 6 Conclusion
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 300
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 12, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443217821
- eBook ISBN: 9780443217838
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Haozhi Pan
Haozhi Pan integrates regional economics and spatial data science to explore how cities can achieve economic growth and digital smartness. His work also focuses on co-governance goals such as carbon neutrality and citizen participation.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, ChinaZK
Zahra Kalantari
Zahra Kalantari has successfully led and carried out interdisciplinary research with focus on understanding of earth and human systems to develop science, technology and innovation solutions to planet’s most pressing environmental challenges associated with the combined effects of changes in climate, land-use and water-use in terrestrial environments.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SwedenCF
Carla Ferreira
Carla Ferreira’s main research interests include land degradation and restoration, impacts of anthropogenic activities and climate change on land at different scales, nature-based solutions and ecosystem services, and sustainable land-use planning.
Affiliations and expertise
Auxiliary Researcher, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Applied Research Institute, PortugalCC
Cong Cong
Cong Cong’s research focuses on using data, computing, and informatic tools to inform more effective decision-making. She explores the intersection of computer science and urban planning and uses large-scale urban modeling, and spatial big data analysis as exploratory techniques.
Affiliations and expertise
Lecturer, Urban Science and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USARead Nature-Based Solutions in Supporting Sustainable Development Goals on ScienceDirect