Nature4Cities. Tools for Implementation of Nature-Based Solutions in City Context: The Case Study of Milan

Peluchetti, Alessia; Elagiry, Mohamed; Perfido, Domenico; Cortese, M; Costa, Andrea

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-89525-9_6

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“…Nevertheless, as suggested in the MacLeamy curve (Figure 1), applying environmental assessments at early planning/design stages is more desirable than at advanced stages because time (and budget) effort is reduced and there is more room to influence functionality and performance [39,40]. In the case of urban NBS, complexity and knowledge uncertainty about their capacity to deliver net benefits, together with a lack of decision support tools suitable for practitioners, currently represent knowl-edge barriers for NBS implementation [41][42][43]. Hence, user-friendly, low computational, and practitioner-oriented decision support tools might encourage the integration of NBS assessment procedures at early planning/design stages.…”

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“…Land 2022, 11, x FOR PEER REVIEW 3 of 29 knowledge uncertainty about their capacity to deliver net benefits, together with a lack of decision support tools suitable for practitioners, currently represent knowledge barriers for NBS implementation [41][42][43]. Hence, user-friendly, low computational, and practitioner-oriented decision support tools might encourage the integration of NBS assessment procedures at early planning/design stages.…”

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Assessing Net Environmental and Economic Impacts of Urban Forests: An Online Decision Support Tool

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Nature-based solutions (NBS) are becoming popular in urban planning and policy making as cost-effective solutions capable of delivering multiple ecosystem services and addressing several societal challenges. So far, however, the cost-effectiveness of urban NBS projects has not been consistently quantified by built environment professionals, who lack user-friendly tools to account for the environmental costs and benefits of NBS. This paper presents a prototype online decision support tool (NBenefit$®) that calculates the negative and positive environmental impacts, externalities, and financial values of planned urban forests over their entire life cycle. NBenefit$ relies on a modelling framework that combines system dynamics, urban ecology, and life cycle thinking approaches, and it is presented as a visual web-based interface. An online map and a grid of cells is used to map the site of intervention, to delineate the size of the urban forest, and to define variations in abiotic, biotic, and management attributes in each site. Outputs are provided by year, for the entire site and NBS life cycle. The potential value of NBenefit$ as a supporting tool was exemplified with the calculation of 48 urban forest archetypes, a few of which were used to set scenarios for a hypothetical urban forest in Madrid (Spain). The results showcase the impact that decisions taken during the planning, design, or management of an NBS project may have on its long-term performance. Future works will expand the scope of NBenefit$, including other types of urban NBS.

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