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International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2021 Nature-based solutions (NBS) are seen as a promising adaptation measure that sustainably deals with diverse societal challenges, while simultaneously delivering multiple benefits.
Sungju Han, Christian Kuhlicke
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Introduction: Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Mitigation
, 2021 Floods are one of the most common natural disasters affecting numerous people worldwide. Over the last years, Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) have gained attention as an emerging approach for flood mitigation that can complement traditional grey ...
Paulo Pereira +12 more
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, 2023 Reconnecting humanity to the biosphere must be a focus in cities. Transforming cities to be inclusive, equitable, resilient, and sustainable requires rethinking our relationship to nature, and investing in urban development, design, and governance that ...
McPhearson, Timon, +2 more
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Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2022 Nature-based solutions (NBS) are becoming a widely recognized approach to urban sustainability. Most of the literature and policy handbooks on the topic emphasize the importance of participation in some form but interpretations and levels of commitment ...
Devyn Remme, Håvard Haarstad
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Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Mitigation and Resilience in Urban Areas
, 2021 Urban areas face several environmental problems and risks related to water management, such as floods and degradation of water quality, enhancing population vulnerability and threatening urban sustainability. These problems are expected to be exacerbated
Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira +10 more
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Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Biodiversity
, 2021 Biodiversity loss now ranks as one of the most significant global drivers of environmental change. In an increasingly urbanized world, there is enormous potential to address this problem through conservation, restoration, and creation of new urban ...
Clement, Sarah, Sarah Clement
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Nature-Based Solutions as Critical Urban Infrastructure for Water Resilience
, 2023 Nature-based solutions (NBS) are key for managing water resources, as well as providing many other benefits. While traditionally “gray” highly engineered strategies have been used to manage water in urban areas, we articulate the role that NBS can play ...
McPhillips, Lauren +5 more
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Nature-Based Solutions, 2023 Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are emerging as an approach to sustainable environmental management and addressing environmental and social issues in ways that benefit human well-being and biodiversity.
Dan Zhu +4 more
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Urban Forests as a nature-based solution (UF-NBS)
, 2023 The Sino-European CLEARING HOUSE project (http://www.clearinghouseproject.eu) looks into using urban forests and urban trees as nature-based solutions. During the presentation, we will highlight some outcomes of the project that is ending February 2024.
Davies, Clive, De Vreese, Rik
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Land, 2023 Nature-based solutions (NBSs) are considered sustainable, cost-efficient, and resource-efficient land-use management approaches. When analysing NBS business models, two major challenges are commonly identified as slowing down broader NBS implementation ...
Simon Stork +4 more
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