Integrating Green and Gray: Creating Next Generation Infrastructure

Browder, Greg J.; Ozment, Suzanne; Bescos, Irene Rehberger; Gartner, Todd; Lange, Glenn‐Marie

doi:10.46830/wrirpt.18.00028

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“…When they are removed, soils are more easily blown or washed downslope into nearby waterways. In addition, when this land is converted into agricultural lands, the nitrogen and other nutrients that are applied to the fields wash away with the soils (Browder et al 2019). Furthermore, the plants that comprise forests consume nitrogen and other nutrients that would otherwise be washed into waterways.…”

Section: Box 43: Generating An Environmental Water Quality Indexmentioning

confidence: 99%

Quality Unknown: The Invisible Water Crisis

Damania¹,

Desbureaux²,

Rodella³

et al. 2019

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This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. Nothing herein shall constitute or be considered to be a limitation upon or waiver of the privileges and immunities of The World Bank, all of which are specifically reserved.

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Section: Box 43: Generating An Environmental Water Quality Indexmentioning

confidence: 99%

Quality Unknown: The Invisible Water Crisis

Damania¹,

Desbureaux²,

Rodella³

et al. 2019

179

121

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“…Nature-based solutions are seen as a new paradigm for loss prevention to deal with natural hazards in a changing climate [10,27,[43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50]. Yet, despite positive debates and discussion, little research has been carried out and published in journals on how exactly the insurance industry can facilitate the operationalization of eco-DRR [16,19,21,51,52].…”

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The (Re)Insurance Industry’s Roles in the Integration of Nature-Based Solutions for Prevention in Disaster Risk Reduction—Insights from a European Survey

Marchal¹,

Piton

López-Gunn

et al. 2019

Sustainability

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Nature-based solutions (NBS) are increasingly being considered as an option to reduce societies’ vulnerability to natural hazards, creating co-benefits while protecting ecosystem services in a context of changing climate patterns with more frequent and extreme weather events. The reinsurance and insurance industries are increasingly cited as sectors that can play a role to help manage risks, by improving disaster risk reduction (DRR) and loss prevention. This paper investigates how the (re)insurance industry could support the transition from a paradigm focused on ex-post responses to ex-ante risk reduction measures including NBS, in line with the Sendai Framework. This paper presents the results of a series of 61 interviews undertaken with the (re)insurance sector and related actors under the EU H2020 Nature Insurance Value Assessment and Demonstration (NAIAD) project. Methods based on a Grounded Theory approach indicate how this sector can play different roles in loss prevention, including ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (eco-DRR). Results illustrate how the (re)insurance industry, under these roles, is gradually innovating by having a better understanding of hazards and mitigation. The findings of the study contribute to wider discussions such as the possibility of new arrangements like natural insurance schemes and evidence-based assessment of avoided damage costs from green protective measures, in Europe and beyond.

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“…Decisions are still made largely on the grounds of lowest costs and, less frequently, on the highest net present value (NPV), rather than what provides the greatest utility or is the fairest for society, although there are BGI plans that target the most deprived urban areas (e.g. [84]). The money focus skews how decision-makers approach the selection of the option of what is most equitable for society [85].…”

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Managing flooding: from a problem to an opportunity

Ashley

Gersonius²,

Horton³

2020

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A.

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The paper argues that the concept and practice of sustainability have proved too difficult to achieve within traditional water management, and there is a lack of political will to move towards truly sustainable water services. Instead, compromised concepts, including resistance, resilience, ecosystem services, natural capital and adaptation are defining approaches; each of which may contribute partially to sustainability. Pressures due to the changing climate, ecological degradation, human demands, urbanization and deteriorating assets are challenging sustainability and compelling changes to water management. Water is now seen less as a problem to be managed than as an opportunity, as wherever situated, water brings many opportunities to contribute to anthropogenic needs. New ideas are helping to frame the way in which water management is being approached: (i) waste is no longer waste, but a potential resource within a circular economy; (ii) the interconnectedness of infrastructure systems and services and circularity of the water cycle mean there is a need to integrate approaches; (iii) nature-based systems should be preferenced for water infrastructure. These issues and ideas are considered here, together with examples of schemes showing that managing flooding can lead to wider benefits, and potential longer-term sustainability. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Urban flood resilience’.

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Integrating Green and Gray: Creating Next Generation Infrastructure

Abstract: Bettencourt provided input on the social dimensions of green infrastructure.

Cited by 94 publications

References 48 publications

Quality Unknown: The Invisible Water Crisis

Quality Unknown: The Invisible Water Crisis

The (Re)Insurance Industry’s Roles in the Integration of Nature-Based Solutions for Prevention in Disaster Risk Reduction—Insights from a European Survey

Managing flooding: from a problem to an opportunity

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