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Nature Based Solutions in Supporting Sustainable Development Goals
Theory and Practice
- 1st Edition - November 1, 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
Nature Based Solutions in Supporting Sustainable Development Goals: Theory and Practice catalogs evidence based on the social, economic, and environmental effectiveness of Nature… Read more
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Request a sales quoteNature Based Solutions in Supporting Sustainable Development Goals: Theory and Practice catalogs 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.
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, policymakers, 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
1. Introduction
1.1 What are Nature-based Solutions
1.2 Nature-based Solutions in policy, research, and business
1.3 The benefits of Nature-based Solutions
2. NbS for Agricultural and Food
2.1 Water management
2.2 Land and soil management
2.3 Food security
3. NbS for Health
3.1Mental health and subjective wellbeing
3.2Infectious diseases
3.3 Behaviour intervention and health outcomes
4. NbS for Equity and Participation
4.1 Citizen engagement
4.2 Collaborative governance
4.3 Social, ecological and environmental equity
5. NbS for Urban Sustainability
5.1 Urban resilience
5.2 Urban greening
5.3 Urban transformation
6. NbS for Climate Action
6.1 Climate mitigation
6.2 Climate adaptation
6.3 Carbon sequestration
7. NbS and Biodiversity
7.1 Biodiversity conservation
7.2 Habitat restoration
7.3 People and biodiversity
8. Future Directions
1.1 What are Nature-based Solutions
1.2 Nature-based Solutions in policy, research, and business
1.3 The benefits of Nature-based Solutions
2. NbS for Agricultural and Food
2.1 Water management
2.2 Land and soil management
2.3 Food security
3. NbS for Health
3.1Mental health and subjective wellbeing
3.2Infectious diseases
3.3 Behaviour intervention and health outcomes
4. NbS for Equity and Participation
4.1 Citizen engagement
4.2 Collaborative governance
4.3 Social, ecological and environmental equity
5. NbS for Urban Sustainability
5.1 Urban resilience
5.2 Urban greening
5.3 Urban transformation
6. NbS for Climate Action
6.1 Climate mitigation
6.2 Climate adaptation
6.3 Carbon sequestration
7. NbS and Biodiversity
7.1 Biodiversity conservation
7.2 Habitat restoration
7.3 People and biodiversity
8. Future Directions
- No. of pages: 300
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 1, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443217821
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Haozhi Pan
Haozhi Pan works on combining regional economics and spatial data science methods for understanding how cities can achieve economic growth and digital smartness, as well as co-governance goals including 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
Associate Professor, KTH and Stockholm University, SwedenCF
Carla Ferreira
Carla Ferreira’s main research interests include soil and water degradation processes, impacts of anthropogenic activities and climate change on land, nature-based solutions and ecosystem services, and sustainable land-use planning.
Affiliations and expertise
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, the Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University, SwedenCC
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, USA