Nature at the Heart of Urban Design for Resilience

Marton-Lefèvre, Julia

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-4223-9_12

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“…Nature‐based solutions (NBSs) are the latest in a number of terms that are beginning to influence policy debates on urban regeneration (Marton‐Lefèvre ; Kabisch et al, ), responses to climate change (Cohen‐Shacham, Walters, Janzen, & Maginnis, ; European Environment Agency, ), and sustainable development (Maes & Jacobs, ) as well as nature conservation (Eggermont et al, ; International Union for Conservation of Nature [IUCN], ). As with many new terms, it lacks a clear definition (Potschin et al, ), but its presence within the European Commission's (EC) Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 5 ‘Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials’ programme (EC, ) and as a key programme for a major conservation non‐governmental organization (NGO; IUCN, ) means that it is a term that will be receiving significant attention for the next few years.…”

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Capturing the multiple benefits associated with nature‐based solutions: Lessons from a natural flood management project in the Cotswolds, UK

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Following severe flooding in 2007, a decision was taken in 2012 to explore nature‐based solutions in 250‐km2 river catchment in the southern Cotswolds in the United Kingdom. The project involves working with landowners to create in channel, riparian, field, and woodland structures aimed at attenuating high flows or increasing infiltration rates to reduce flood risk. After 3 years, it is clear that the threshold for effectiveness requires the implementation of measures throughout large areas of the upstream catchment. Early results suggest that social, as well as natural, capital has been enhanced through the project. What is clear is the beneficial role of working with multiple stakeholders to implement natural flood management on a catchment wide scale. In this sense, the project has adopted a comanagement approach that brings together the knowledge of hydrologists, ecologists, farmers, woodland owners, and the local community to implement locally agreed solutions within a broader project framework. This paper will outline the initial findings and the governance structure within a theoretical framework of comanagement and suggest how this type of framework is suitable for a range of nature‐based solutions across Europe. However, the challenge remains in capturing the multiple benefits that such projects offer as these are often missed through conventional approaches such as cost–benefit analysis. The paper concludes by presented along with a potential way forward for a proof of concept for nature‐based solutions.

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Capturing the multiple benefits associated with nature‐based solutions: Lessons from a natural flood management project in the Cotswolds, UK

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“…It is essential to understand that ecosystems #climate change adaptation and mitigation are also affected by climate change, which undermines the underlying ecological processes and translates into their reduced ability to provide us with services. Nature-based solutions can also mitigate other environmental problems such as water, energy and food shortages, caused by excessive use and global environmental changes [Marton-Lefèvre, 2012]. More nature in the city translates into less stormwater runoff and better circulation of water, which reduces the need for plant irrigation and for cooling purposes.…”

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