A Framework for the Integration of Nature-Based Solutions into Environmental Risk Management Strategies

Accastello, Cristian; Blanc, Simone; Brun, Filippo

doi:10.3390/su11020489

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“…In response to this phenomenon, nature-based solutions (NBS) have recently received considerable attention [15,16]. They are positioned as an alternative to conventional technical solutions that have so far dominated the management of hydro-metrological risks [17].…”

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Reducing Hydro-Meteorological Risk by Nature-Based Solutions: What Do We Know about People’s Perceptions?

Han

Kuhlicke

2019

Water

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Nature-based solutions (NBS) have recently received attention due to their potential ability to sustainably reduce hydro-meteorological risks, providing co-benefits for both ecosystems and affected people. Therefore, pioneering research has dedicated efforts to optimize the design of NBS, to evaluate their wider co-benefits and to understand promoting and/or hampering governance conditions for the uptake of NBS. In this article, we aim to complement this research by conducting a comprehensive literature review of factors shaping people’s perceptions of NBS as a means to reduce hydro-meteorological risks. Based on 102 studies, we identified six topics shaping the current discussion in this field of research: (1) valuation of the co-benefits (including those related to ecosystems and society); (2) evaluation of risk reduction efficacy; (3) stakeholder participation; (4) socio-economic and location-specific conditions; (5) environmental attitude, and (6) uncertainty. Our analysis reveals that concerned empirical insights are diverse and even contradictory, they vary in the depth of the insights generated and are often not comparable for a lack of a sound theoretical-methodological grounding. We, therefore, propose a conceptual model outlining avenues for future research by indicating potential inter-linkages between constructs underlying perceptions of NBS to hydro-meteorological risks.

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confidence: 99%

Reducing Hydro-Meteorological Risk by Nature-Based Solutions: What Do We Know about People’s Perceptions?

Han

Kuhlicke

2019

Water

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“…Further analysis of the elements affecting the most the model outputs could also be implemented, e.g., applying a sensitivity analysis of the input factors of the model and a MonteCarlo simulation to study their combined influence on the results. Moreover, the relevance of such valuation is deployed only including Eco-DRR as protection forests, into the local risk management strategies (e.g., at municipality or catchment level) aimed at mitigating this natural risk in the most cost-effective way [14,57]. In this respect, it should be noted how the protection value we measured is not an exchange value, but rather, the translation in economic terms of the benefits achievable through a dedicated management of the ecosystem generating it [58].…”

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ASFORESEE: A Harmonized Model for Economic Evaluation of Forest Protection against Rockfall

Accastello¹,

Bianchi²,

Blanc³

et al. 2019

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Gravitational hazards, such as rockfall, constitute a major risk in mountainous areas, threatening dwellers, goods, and infrastructures, and ultimately posing a challenge to their development. Ecosystem-based solutions for Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR), such as protection forests, can play a significant role in mitigating these risks by integrating the protective structures currently adopted, which are often costly and could entail higher environmental impacts. This study develops an economic model called ASFORESEE (Alpine Space FORest Ecosystem Services Economic Evaluation) to assess the protective service forests provide against rockfall within a standardized framework adopting a precautionary approach. The Replacement Cost approach was adopted, measuring the protection effectiveness, the need for protection of the stakeholders and defining a harmonized method for the design of the defensive structures. Applying the model to a case study in the Italian Alps, the results show the forest has a relevant protective effect able to fulfil the stakeholders’ needs, with a value of 30,440 € ha−1, equal to 950 € ha−1 year−1, within the 25-year timespan considered. ASFORESEE could feasibly be adopted in other mountainous contexts, due to its harmonized structure reliant on minimal assumptions. Its adoption would foster the acknowledgment of the forest role and to further support the inclusion of Eco-DRR in local risk management plans.

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“…Studies and reports are primarily focusing on urban NBS (e.g., [13]; [1]; [14]), their barriers (e.g., [15], [16]) or their potential for climate change adaptation (e.g., [17]; [18]). Additionally, governance criteria are underrepresented in NBS assessment frameworks [19], and little research has been conducted on the factors required for successful NBS design and implementation for DRR in rural and mountain areas [20]. [17] derived results from an inter-and transdisciplinary workshop with experts from research, municipalities, policy, and society.…”

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Implementing Nature Based Solutions in Rural Landscapes; Barriers Experienced in the PHUSICOS Project

Solheim¹,

Capobianco²,

Oen³

et al. 2020

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Nature Based Solutions (NBS) are becoming increasingly important in both the EU and individual countries' political agendas, as a sustainable means to reduce the risk posed by hydrometeorological hazards. However, as the use of NBS is increasing, a number of barriers regarding their practical implementation also becomes apparent. A number of review studies have summarized and classified barriers, mainly in urban settings. PHUSICOS is a H2020 Innovation Action to demonstrate the use of NBS in rural and mountain landscapes. Large scale demonstrator case sites with several sub-projects are established in Italy, Norway and in the French and Spanish Pyrenees. The present paper describes the project's NBS measures, and their experienced barriers, some of which have resulted in full cancellation of the planned interventions. Many of the barriers experienced in rural settings have the same root causes as the ones described from urban areas, and the main barrier-creating mechanisms are institutional factors, resistance among stakeholders and technical and economic issues. The key element, however, is lack of knowledge about the ability of NBS to deliver a series of co-benefits in addition to their risk-reducing effects, and that long-term thinking is required to see the effect of many of these co-benefits.

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A Framework for the Integration of Nature-Based Solutions into Environmental Risk Management Strategies

Cited by 27 publications

References 67 publications

Reducing Hydro-Meteorological Risk by Nature-Based Solutions: What Do We Know about People’s Perceptions?

Reducing Hydro-Meteorological Risk by Nature-Based Solutions: What Do We Know about People’s Perceptions?

ASFORESEE: A Harmonized Model for Economic Evaluation of Forest Protection against Rockfall

Implementing Nature Based Solutions in Rural Landscapes; Barriers Experienced in the PHUSICOS Project

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