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A review study on nature-based solutions (NBS) for urban agriculture in southern Africa
Urban Agriculture (UA) is increasingly recognized as a pivotal practice for enhancing urban food security and sustainability in cities across...
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Evaluation of innovative policy for nature-based solutions: analysis from three European city case studies
Addressing the current unprecedented climate and environmental challenges in our urban areas and beyond entails innovation in policymaking across...
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What are the potentials for local governments when participating in research on knowledge co-creation through nature-based solutions?
Nature-based solutions (NbS) have been put forward as an approach to meet many of the challenges facing cities globally, such as increased...
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Anticipating the Future of Iranian Cities: High-Tech Versus Nature-Based Solutions
One of the most critical questions about our future is, “What will our cities be like in 2050?”. The answer to this question shows our definition of...
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Constructed wetlands as nature based solutions – hands-on activities to highlight their potential to minimize ocean pollution
This work presents an engaging hands-on activity designed to teach school students about nature based solutions (NBS) and their role in achieving...
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Status and prospects of nature-based solutions for coastal flood and erosion risk management in the Federal State of Schleswig–Holstein, Germany
Political attention for and research on nature-based solutions in coastal flood an erosion risk management has increased significantly in recent...
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Nature-Based Solutions and City Planning: A Study Related to the Preliminary Masterplan of Cagliari, Italy
The nature-based solutions are spatial planning measures implemented to restore and protect ecosystems and their capacity of supplying services, and...
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Ecosystem services provision through nature-based solutions: A sustainable development pathway to environmental stewardship as evidenced in the Protecting Lake Hawassa Partnership in Ethiopia
The imperative to foster environmental stewardship amidst escalating challenges has driven the adoption of nature-based solutions (NBS) for landscape...
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Urban-Bioclimatic Aptitude as Nature-Based Solution
Nature-based solutions are inspired, supported, or integrated with nature; they restore natural flows, are adaptive, efficient, systemic, and...
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Augmented Nature-Based Solutions: A Possible Taxonomy of Technologies “in” and “for” Urban Greening Strategies
The conceptualization and application of nature-based solutions (NBS) in the practice of planning and projects on urban and architectural scales have...
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Concepts in Water Security, Natural Assurance Schemes and Nature-Based Solutions
This chapter provides the context of water security for ecosystem-based approaches, notably nature-based solutions (NBS) operationalized in natural...
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The potential of nature-based solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from US agriculture
Climate change is the main environmental challenge of the twenty-first century. The United States is the world’s second-largest producer of annual...
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Methodologies to Assess and Map the Biophysical Effectiveness of Nature Based Solutions
Nature based solutions to mitigate flooding (Natural Flood Management, NFM) can help address persistent flooding on smaller rivers that are beyond...
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Assessing Ecosystem Services Provided by Nature-Based Solutions Alongside Different Urban Morphologies
Contemporary cities display a complex picture of different urban forms typified by built-up areas with different buildings patterns and open spaces...
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Water Treatment in Urban Environments: A Guide for the Implementation and Scaling of Nature-based Solutions Examples from South/Southeast Asia
The value of implementing nature-based solutions (NbS) for water treatment in urban environments is increasingly recognized due to the multiple...
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Replicability and Pathways for the Scaling of Nature-Based Solutions for Water Treatment: Examples from the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam
The importance of nature-based solutions (NbS) for urban water treatment is growing due to their cost-effectiveness and the multitude of ecosystem...
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Creating nature-based play settings for children through looking, listening, learning and modifying in a Swedish landscape laboratory
Children's outdoor play and access to nature are important for their health and development of environmental agency but there is a global decline of...
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Climate Driven Hydrological Performance of Nature-Based Solutions: An Empirical Assessment of a Blue-Green Roof
Nowadays, we must cope with the continuous modifications of stormwater runoff regimes induced by urbanization and climate change. Therefore, it is...
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Performance-Based Site Selection of Nature-Based Solutions: Applying the Curve Number Model to High-Resolution Layers to Steer Better Greening Strategies
Urbanisation and consequential soil sealing are primary sources of urban vulnerability towards extreme water-related events, which will be even more...
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Outdoor environmental education as a nature-based solution for “education” and “environment”: a new conceptual framework and its pilot application in a coastal community case study in Taiwan
Nature-based solutions (NbS) have recently gained significant attention in coastal research. NbS are generally defined as actions aimed at...
