Cascades of green: A review of ecosystem-based adaptation in urban areas

Brink, Ebba; Aalders, Johannes Theodor; Ádám, Dóra; Feller, Robert L.; Henselek, Yuki; Hoffmann, Alexander; Ibe, K. M.; Matthey-Doret, Aude; Meyer, Moritz T.; Negrut, Nicolae Lucian; Rau, Anna-Lena; Riewerts, Bente; Schuckmann, Lukas von; Törnros, Sara; Wehrden, Henrik von; Abson, David J.; Wamsler, Christine

doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.11.003

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“…There are, furthermore, very few efforts to collaborate with citizens for the co-creation of local policies and practices (see also Section 3.2), which supports the outcomes of a recent survey of ecosystem-based adaptation (Brink et al 2016). This contrasts with climate change mitigation, where cooperation and collaborative arrangements between local authorities and residents are seen as vital to achieving sustainable change.…”

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“…Furthermore, the results show a lack of citizen involvement in ecosystem-based adaptation, as has been found in other European and international contexts (Naumann et al 2011;Brink et al 2016). This is unfortunate since local adaptation policies and planning should create conditions that foster autonomous adaptation at the private household level, and provide public adaptation when autonomous adaptation is insufficient or fails to take place (Stern 2007;IPCC 2001).…”

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Making headway in climate policy mainstreaming and ecosystem-based adaptation: two pioneering countries, different pathways, one goal

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Ecosystem-based adaptation (i.e. the use of ecosystem services to adapt to climate change) and its mainstreaming into municipal planning to foster sustainable transformation is receiving increasing interest from both academic and governmental bodies. However, little is known about the pathways for its systematic implementation, or the extent to which it is already mainstreamed in municipal planning practice. This article reports on a study in which local pathways to sustainably mainstream ecosystem-based adaptation were compared in 12 municipalities in Germany and Sweden. The results show that while progress is seemingly similar in the two countries, there are noticeable differences regarding the local triggers, the importance given to particular mainstreaming strategies and their link to climate policy integration. Ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation are not labelled or systematised in either country. In addition, the mainstreaming of ecosystem-based adaptation is enabled through municipalities' level of experience in mainstreaming other issues. In Sweden, the ecosystem service concept drives adaptation mainstreaming, which is often disconnected from the integration of climate mitigation policy. In contrast, German structures and planning processes established for climate change mitigation are paving the way. We conclude that systematic adaptation mainstreaming and its potential linkages and disconnects with climate mitigation policy integration require more explicit consideration, both in research and practice. We call for more research on the role of inclusive (as opposed to fragmented) climate policy integration to assure sustainable planning and transformation.

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“…It was then applied primarily with a geographical focus on the global South, but later also in the global North (Vignola et al 2009, Brink et al 2016, Andrade et al 2011. Today the concept is considered to be valid for both developing and developed countries, and EbA is widely used internationally (Munang et al 2013, Naumann et al 2011a).…”

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“…Of the concepts, only that of green infrastructure has had a clear link to the urban context from the start (Benedict and MacMahon 2002). Meanwhile all four concepts are now applied in urban settings Brink et al 2016). Moreover, as all four concepts are still fairly new, we assume that they reflect current framing of environmental problems and solutions to these.…”

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Nature-Based Solutions and Climate Change – Four Shades of Green

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'Nature-based -solutions' (NbS) aim to use nature in tackling challenges such as climate change, food security, water resources, or disaster risk management. The concept has been adopted by the European Commission in its research programme Horizon 2020 to promote its uptake in urban areas and establish Europe as a world leader of NbS. However, the concept has been defined vaguely. Moreover, its relationships with already existing concepts and approaches to enhance nature and its benefits in urban areas require clarification.Notably, ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA), urban green infrastructure (UGI) and ecosystem services (ESS) have gained prominence in academic debates and are increasingly referred to in policy-making. In this chapter main features of each of the concepts, as well as overlaps and differences between them are analysed based on a review of key literature.NbS is the most recent and broadest of the four concepts. Therefore, it may be considered as an umbrella to the other concepts but with a distinct focus on deployment of actions on the ground. EbA is a subset of NbS that is specifically concerned with climate change adaptation via the use of nature. As a planning approach, UGI, on the other hand, can provide strategic guidance for the integration of NbS into

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“…Despite the importance of systematic literature review, there have been few studies that use this in the topic related to hazards, disasters, and or climate 85 change. Some notable examples are review on drought (Woodhouse and Overpeck, 1998), landslide (Aleotti and Chowdhury, 1999), contaminants (Noyes et al, 2009), urban ecosystem (Luederitz et al, 2015), ecosystem-based adaptation (Brink et al, 2016;Kabisch et al, 2015). A notable study on systematic review of climate change is done by Berrang-Ford et al Berrang-Ford et al, 2011;Berrang-Ford et al, 2015;Ford et al, 2015a;Ford et al, 2015b;Ford et al, 2013;Ford et al, 2011;Ford et al, 2012;Lesnikowski et al, 2013a;Lesnikowski et al, 2013b;McLeman et al, 90 2014;Paterson et al, 2012;Pearce et al, 2011;Thompson et al, 2010 Nat.…”

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Research trends on hazards, disasters, risk reduction and climate change in Indonesia: a systematic literature review

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Abstract. The number of disasters due to natural hazards and climate change are on the rise. Within the last decade the world has experienced the most frequent and impactful disasters. The year 2015 was the hottest year ever and the associated disaster impacts have drastically increased the cost to the society socially and economically. The Asia Pacific region has 10 been the place where these disasters occur the most. Indonesia, one of the countries in this region, is one of the most at risks from disasters and climate change impacts in this region.This paper aims to do a systematic literature review on published academic materials related to hazards, risks, disaster risks reduction (DRR) and climate change in Indonesia. Systematic literature review is defined as systematic or evidence-based literature reviews with explicit and transparent methods and follows a standard protocol or a series of stages so that bias can 15 be reduced and more importantly able to provide a comprehensive body of knowledge. While there is a vast material that have been published related to hazards and DRR on Indonesia, there has not yet a literature review that examines these materials in a comprehensive and systematic way. This systematic review is important since it outlines recent research progress over time which can help to determine which topics have been heavily researched and thus seeks to recommend future research needs. The author conducts a multi-staged literature review to study publications that are indexed within 20 SCOPUS. Multi-stage processes are taken to determine inclusion and exclusion for more relevant findings. The author also consults authors' and organizations profiles from Google Scholar, Research Gate, to determine gender, affiliations, and extent of publications.The first stage of search from Scopus gives a list of 5253 publications by which after second stage gives 1478 publications and third stage gives a final most relevant publication of 744. The findings are outlined in two parts. One on the results of the 25 analysis in terms of times of publications, most active researchers and research organizations, most cited papers, and categorization of major research topics. The other one is on the examinations on the roles of Indonesian authors and organizations in publishing in international journals, involvement in highly cited papers, and how collaborations have taken place amongst Indonesian and international researchers and organizations. This thus led to recommendations for capacity building in research in Indonesia. 30The findings on the first part are as follow. The final selected publications are categorized into three major topics of (1) hazard, risks and disaster assessments (HRD), (2) disaster risk reduction (DRR), and (3) climate change vulnerability, impacts and adaptation (CC). Publications on the category of HRD are comprised of more than half of the total publications, while the rest is divided amongst those related to DRR and CC. The oldest publication was issued in 1978 and the earlier perio...

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Cascades of green: A review of ecosystem-based adaptation in urban areas

Cited by 300 publications

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Making headway in climate policy mainstreaming and ecosystem-based adaptation: two pioneering countries, different pathways, one goal

Making headway in climate policy mainstreaming and ecosystem-based adaptation: two pioneering countries, different pathways, one goal

Nature-Based Solutions and Climate Change – Four Shades of Green

Research trends on hazards, disasters, risk reduction and climate change in Indonesia: a systematic literature review

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