Nature-Based Solutions in Supporting Sustainable Development Goals
Theory and Practice
- 1st Edition - November 14, 2024
- Latest edition
- 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
This 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.
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Nature Based Solutions in Supporting Sustainable Development Goals
About the Editors
Introduction
1. NbS to Support Sustainable Development Goals
1.1 Forests for climate change mitigation: temporal dynamics of carbon sequestration in the forests of Stockholm County
1.2 Impact of green, grey and hybrid infrastructure on flood risk in partly urbanized catchment
1.3 Flood mitigation at catchment scale: assessing the effectiveness of constructed wetlands
1.4 A new framework for urban flood volume estimation using Low-Impact Development methods and intelligent models
1.5 Policy Nexus for Urban Resilience and Nature-based Solutions
2. Policy Approach to promote NbS
2.1 Policy, finance and capacity building innovations for scaling nature-based solutions
2.2 NbS and Policy Communication
2.3 The Integration and Adoption of the Concept of Urban Resilience into Policy in the Netherlands
About the Editors
Introduction
1. NbS to Support Sustainable Development Goals
1.1 Forests for climate change mitigation: temporal dynamics of carbon sequestration in the forests of Stockholm County
1.2 Impact of green, grey and hybrid infrastructure on flood risk in partly urbanized catchment
1.3 Flood mitigation at catchment scale: assessing the effectiveness of constructed wetlands
1.4 A new framework for urban flood volume estimation using Low-Impact Development methods and intelligent models
1.5 Policy Nexus for Urban Resilience and Nature-based Solutions
2. Policy Approach to promote NbS
2.1 Policy, finance and capacity building innovations for scaling nature-based solutions
2.2 NbS and Policy Communication
2.3 The Integration and Adoption of the Concept of Urban Resilience into Policy in the Netherlands
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: November 14, 2024
- Language: English
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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