Working on the boundaries—How do science use and interpret the nature-based solution concept?

Hanson, Helena I.; Wickenberg, Björn; Olsson, Johanna Alkan

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104302

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“…We also identified disconnects between the scientific NBS discourse, where definitive clarity is needed, and the debate in practice, where real-world problems need to be addressed regardless of the applied concepts (cf. Hanson et al 2020). As the NBS concept is little known among German planning practitioners (Brillinger et al 2020), we adopted only its core ideas but did not engage in lengthy conceptual discourse.…”

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Planning nature-based solutions: Principles, steps, and insights

Albert

Brillinger

Guerrero

et al. 2020

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Nature-based solutions (NBS) find increasing attention as actions to address societal challenges through harnessing ecological processes, yet knowledge gaps exist regarding approaches to landscape planning with NBS. This paper aims to provide suggestions of how planning NBS can be conceptualized and applied in practice. We develop a framework for planning NBS by merging insights from literature and a case study in the Lahn river landscape, Germany. Our framework relates to three key criteria that define NBS, and consists of six steps of planning: Co-define setting, Understand challenges, Create visions and scenarios, Assess potential impacts, Develop solution strategies, and Realize and monitor. Its implementation is guided by five principles, namely Place-specificity, Evidence base, Integration, Equity, and Transdisciplinarity. Drawing on the empirical insights from the case study, we suggest suitable methods and a checklist of supportive procedures for applying the framework in practice. Taken together, our framework can facilitate planning NBS and provides further steps towards mainstreaming.

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Planning nature-based solutions: Principles, steps, and insights

Albert

Brillinger

Guerrero

et al. 2020

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“…NBS has been defined as solutions inspired and supported by nature to face societal challenges while delivering benefits that are ecological, social, and economic [3]. There are plenty of arguments about the concept's novelty and its operationalization within well-established concepts or 'old tools' as 'natural capital', which could limit its potential [4]. For instance, the implementation of alternative responses as NBS are 'Low Impact Development' (LID) in North America [5]; 'Water Sensitive Urban Design' (WSUD) in Australia [6]; 'Sponge City' in China; 'Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems' (SUDS) [7]; Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM); and Edible Cities [8].…”

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“…In addition, the links between NBS and other green terms framed it as an 'umbrella' concept [1,4,9], an aspect that was originally coined by IUCN [10] and is commonly cited [9,[11][12][13][14][15]. The nexus of NBS with other terms has been studied by setting out how the concepts depict a metaphor [1].…”

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Nature-Based Solutions for Water Management in Peri-Urban Areas: Barriers and Lessons Learned from Implementation Experiences

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Nature-based solutions (NBS) are defined by the European Commission as “actions that are inspired by, supported by, or copied from nature…” and that solve societal challenges and multiple benefits. As a result, NBS are often promoted as alternative responses that solve complex societal challenges such as watershed management, while delivering a systemic approach of multiple benefits for well-being, human health, and sustainable use of resources. Despite rising interest in NBS, further identification of experiences implementing NBS could advance our understanding of the operationalization of this comprehensive concept. For this purpose, we analyzed 35 peer-reviewed articles on implementation experiences of NBS for water management in peri-urban areas, on aspects related to (i) NBS problem–solution: water challenges, ecosystem services, scales, and types; (ii) NBS governance and management. From the insights of the analysis, this paper asks what lessons are learned, and which barriers are identified, from implementing NBS for water management in peri-urban areas? As a result, this study presents a detailed analysis of each aspect. We conclude by highlighting accountancy, monitoring, and communication as potential success factors for integration and development while diminishing the overall barrier of complexity, which leads to technical, institutional, economic, and social uncertainty.

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“…Furthermore, the NBS approach needs to be fitted into the criteria of: (1) societal challenge orientation; (2) ecosystem process utilization; and (3) feasible implementation [4][5][6]. Hanson et al [7] reviewed the current NBS research and outlined trends by grouping 112 scientific peer-reviewed articles. While 52% of the scientific papers using NBS concepts are combined with other existing concepts (e.g., "ecosystem service" and "green infrastructure"), the major themes are flood mitigation, biodiversity conservation, and functional ecosystems.…”

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Innovative Feasibility Study for the Reclamation of the Cascajo Wetlands in Peru Utilizing Sustainable Technologies

Jindo

Sakura²

2020

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Wetlands are an important feature for our society that provides versatile benefits, such as habitat for diverse wildlife, shoreline erosion protection, flood control, and mitigation of climate change through capture and storage of carbon. The aim of this work was to assess the application of nanotechnologies for the restoration of the water quality in the Cascajo Wetlands, Peru, where the water quality was deteriorated. Ceramic-based bio-filters (CBBFs) were used to reduce and buffer the contamination rates of pollutants, whereas micro-nano bubbles (MNBs) were applied to increase the dissolved oxygen and release free radicals in water. Additionally, bio-fence was implemented to prevent water intrusion from the ocean. Remote sensing data through the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and the Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) was used to monitor the water surface condition. With treatment of CBBFs and MNBs for 13 months, we observed reduction in the chemical oxygen demand (COD), biological oxygen demand (BOD), total nitrogen (TN), and total phosphate (TP) in the water body, showing removal percentages of 98.5%, 97.5%, 98.1%, 98.5%, and 94.6%, respectively, in comparison with values before starting the implementation. The trends of NDVI and EVI over seasons are not completely aligned with the results taken from the wetlands treated with MNBs, CBBFs and bio-fence. While TN was highly correlated with the empirical value of TN based on remote sensing, no correlation was observed between COD and empirical COD. The use of eco-friendly techniques has performed efficiently to remove the pollutant.

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Working on the boundaries—How do science use and interpret the nature-based solution concept?

Cited by 112 publications

References 83 publications

Planning nature-based solutions: Principles, steps, and insights

Planning nature-based solutions: Principles, steps, and insights

Nature-Based Solutions for Water Management in Peri-Urban Areas: Barriers and Lessons Learned from Implementation Experiences

Innovative Feasibility Study for the Reclamation of the Cascajo Wetlands in Peru Utilizing Sustainable Technologies

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