Municipal Practices for Integrated Planning of Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Development in the Stockholm Region

Brokking, Peter; Mörtberg, Ulla; Balfors, Berit

doi:10.3390/su131810389

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“…A wider interest is noted towards civic participation in co-management and becoming informed about NBS interventions in the Milanese context. Brokking, Mörtberg and Balfors [20] explore how NBS are addressed in urban development processes. The authors propose a study of municipal planning practices related to NBS and their contribution to regional green infrastructures and social and ecological qualities.…”

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Greening Cities, Shaping Cities: Pinpointing Nature-Based Solutions in Cities between Shared Governance and Citizen Participation

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Greening Cities, Shaping Cities: Pinpointing Nature-Based Solutions in Cities between Shared Governance and Citizen Participation

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“…Implementation of integrated salt and tree management strategies, including the delineation of SVZs, would require robust spatial analysis, design and planning, supported by data supplied by salt and tree monitoring technologies (Ordóñez-Barona and Duinker, 2013; Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority., 2015; Zhao et al, 2017;Li et al, 2019;Brokking et al, 2021). Moreover, an assessment of local opportunities and constraints for implementing a coordinated salt management effort is required.…”

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“…Arguably, GI designs may include tree planting areas configured primarily to support tree growth and vitality with water runoff control as a secondary function. While the widespread adoption of GI as a reliable water management tool in cities is variable, and the crafting of supportive policies that promote their construction can be challenging (William et al, 2020), GI is gaining government support in many jurisdictions (Brokking et al, 2021). GI is a best practice for combatting many potential environmental challenges in cities aggravated by climate change (Johns, 2019).…”

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“…GI is a best practice for combatting many potential environmental challenges in cities aggravated by climate change (Johns, 2019). To ensure climate resilience, cities must advance infrastructure design methods that reflect functional, spatial and temporal flexibility, understanding that GI, and any integration of trees, should account for the range of design constraints found in high-trafficked, built-up urban areas (Brokking et al, 2021).…”

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Winter Climate Variability, De-Icing Salt and Streetside Tree Vitality

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De-icing salts are applied to roads and walking surfaces to mitigate winter hazards resulting from ice, snow and freezing rain. The vitality of streetside trees, especially those growing in densely built urban areas, is compromised by repeated exposure to de-icing salts. Such trees already experience unfavorable establishment and growing conditions resulting from poor soil quality, inadequate moisture, physical abuse and air pollution−exposure to de-icing salt aggravates these challenges and can be an essential catalyst in tree mortality. Climate change is creating less predictable weather and, in some cases amplifying the intensity of winter storms. Cities that undertake snow and ice management may adopt modified approaches, and those less familiar with this practice may require its episodic adoption. We identify three pathways by which future climate warming may, counterintuitively, result in cities increasing their use of de-icing salt: (a) Warming winter temperatures in cities that were historically too cold to make effective use of sodium chloride (NaCl) for de-icing; (b) cities where daily high temperatures in winter may increase the frequency of freeze-thaw cycles; and, (c) cities in North America and Eurasia that may experience more severe winter weather resulting from greater variability in the circumpolar vortex (CPV). To offset potential damage to existing urban streetside trees and to ensure adequate soil and growing conditions for future trees, there is an immediate need for city foresters to collaborate with traffic safety and public works departments. We present a toolbox of approaches that can facilitate synchronized management efforts, including identifying the location of existing vulnerable trees and re-envisioning future infrastructure that would mitigate tree exposure to de-icing salts. At the same time, we call for the prioritization of research that investigates new potential pathways along which climate change may contribute to the novel adoption of de-icing salts.

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“…In this context, nature-based solutions (NBS) are gaining traction. NBS can help mitigate flood and heat risks, provide ecosystem services, and offer new or better green living spaces for humans and wildlife (Brokking et al, 2021). They can include smallscale interventions, such as planting trees to increase shade (Coombes & Viles, 2021), up to regional frameworks for increasing ecological connectivity (Brokking et al, 2021).…”

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Problems with Nature-Based Solutions

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2022

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There is growing recognition of the fundamental dependence of our urban systems on natural ecosystems. In this context, nature-based solutions (NBS) are gaining traction. NBS can help mitigate flood and heat risks, provide ecosystem services, and offer new or better green living spaces for humans and wildlife alike. While NBS offer a valuable method of urban climate adaptation, as a relatively novel form of infrastructure, they face a much wider variety of barriers to implementation than traditional ‘grey’ infrastructure. A key step to strategically overcoming such barriers is understanding them. This review is intended to establish a broad overview of existing literature about the barriers to implementing NBS in urban areas.

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Municipal Practices for Integrated Planning of Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Development in the Stockholm Region

Cited by 24 publications

References 52 publications

Greening Cities, Shaping Cities: Pinpointing Nature-Based Solutions in Cities between Shared Governance and Citizen Participation

Greening Cities, Shaping Cities: Pinpointing Nature-Based Solutions in Cities between Shared Governance and Citizen Participation

Winter Climate Variability, De-Icing Salt and Streetside Tree Vitality

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