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

Albert, Christian; Brillinger, Mario; Guerrero, Paul; Gottwald, Sarah; Henze, Jennifer; Schmidt, Stefan; Ott, Edward; Schröter, Barbara

doi:10.1007/s13280-020-01365-1

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“…The first research field, NBS effects, is addressed by contributions by Pradilla et al ( 2021 ) and Turkelbloom et al ( 2021 ). NBS planning, the second research field, is covered by six manuscripts from Albert et al ( 2021 ), Chen et al ( 2021 ), Gottwald et al ( 2021 ), Pérez-Rubi and Hack ( 2021 ), Ruangpan et al ( 2021 ), and Wang et al ( 2021 ). Finally, the third research on NBS governance features four contributions by Anderson and Renaud ( 2021 ), Fisher et al ( 2021 ), Midgley et al ( 2021 ), and Zingraff-Hamed et al ( 2021 ).…”

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“…The second part of the Special Issue brings together papers that present novel approaches for planning and designing NBS at the landscape scale. Albert et al ( 2021 ) propose a conceptual framework for planning NBS at the landscape scale, consisting of three key criteria of NBS, six essential planning steps, and five overarching principles. The authors develop the framework based on a synthesis of relevant literature, report on an application in a transdisciplinary research project in the Lahn river landscape, Germany, and evaluate the degree to which the principles can be adhered to in real-world planning contexts.…”

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“…First, the contributions show how planning with NBS in river landscapes could work across different scales. Albert et al ( 2021 ) propose a framework of six essential steps for planning with NBS at landscape levels: Co-define setting, Understand challenges, Create visions and scenarios, Assess potential impacts, Develop solution strategies, and Realize and monitor. In addition, the authors propose five key principles to which the implementation of the planning steps should adhere to.…”

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Planning and governing nature-based solutions in river landscapes: Concepts, cases, and insights

Albert

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Schmidt

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Nature-based solutions (NBS), understood as actions that use ecosystem processes to address societal needs, can play important roles to future-proof river landscape development for people and nature. However, knowledge gaps exist how NBS can be planned and implemented at landscape scales. This Special Issue brings together insights and experiences from studies of assessing, planning, and implementing NBS in river landscapes in Europe and beyond. It addresses three research fields: (i) NBS effects, looking at the effectiveness of NBS to achieve ecological, social, and/or economic outcomes, (ii) NBS planning, focusing on approaches for planning and designing NBS, and (iii) NBS governance, relating to governance and business models for implementation. The twelve contributions deliver evidence on how NBS outperform conventional, rather technical solutions, provide guidance and tools to operationalize the NBS concept into practice, and showcase successful governance models of NBS in different contexts. The editorial ends with an outlook on further research needs.

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“…When it comes to specific practices, references to NBS predominantly feature in urban landscapes (Cecchi, 2015;IPBES, 2019) or for conservation and rehabilitation of water and forest ecosystems (Chausson et al, 2020;OECD, 2020;UNDRR, 2020). In particular for urban environments, work has advanced with planning and impact evaluation frameworks for NBS, (Raymond et al, 2017;Albert et al, 2020). Despite its increasing popularity, there is little compiled evidence on the potential of NBS to address problems associated with environmental degradation, disaster and climate vulnerability in agricultural (production) landscapes.…”

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NBS Framework for Agricultural Landscapes

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Carew-Reid²,

Coulier³

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Entering the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, interventions referred to as nature-based solutions (NBS) are at the forefront of the sustainability discourse. While applied in urban, natural forest or wetland ecosystems, they are underutilized in agricultural landscapes. This paper presents a technical framework to characterise NBS in agricultural systems. NBS in the agriculture sector is proposed as “the use of natural processes or elements to improve ecosystem functions of environments and landscapes affected by agricultural practices, and to enhance livelihoods and other social and cultural functions, over various temporal and spatial scales.” The framework emerges from a review of 188 peer-reviewed articles on NBS and green infrastructure published between 2015 and 2019 and three international expert consultations organized in 2019–2020. The framework establishes four essential functions for NBS in agriculture: 1) Sustainable practices — with a focus on production; 2) Green Infrastructure — mainly for engineering purposes such as water and soil, and slope stabilization; 3) Amelioration — for restoration of conditions for plants, water, soil or air and climate change mitigation; and 4) Conservation — focusing on biodiversity and ecosystem connectivity. The framework connects the conventional divide between production and conservation to add functionality, purpose and scale in project design. The review confirmed limited evidence of NBS in agricultural systems particularly in developing country contexts, although specific technologies feature under other labels. Consultations indicated that wider adoption will require a phased approach to generate evidence, while integrating NBS in national and local policies and agricultural development strategies. The paper concludes with recommended actions required to facilitate such processes.

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“…The term NBS has been extensively defined (Wild et al 2017;Escobedo et al 2019;Pagano et al 2019), discussed (Reynaud et al 2017;Albert et al 2019;Gómez Martín et al 2020) and conceptualized (Raymond et al 2017;Albert et al 2020), and many parallels have been drawn with the earlier used terms "green-blue infrastructure" (Dorst et al 2019) and ecosystem based adaptation (Dorst et al 2019).…”

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From landfills to landscapes—Nature‐based solutions for water management taking into account legacy contamination

Hale

Folde²,

Melby³

et al. 2021

Integr Envir Assess & Manag

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest Funding was provided by Norwegian research council project 300560 part of the JPI project "Nature based solutions for water management in the peri urban; linking ecological, social and economic dimensions" Gudny Okkenhaug, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute and Erlend Sørmo, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, are thanked for their input in to initial work related to the case study site. DisclaimerThe peer review for this article was managed by the Editorial Board without the involvement of A Oen. Data Accessibility StatementAdditional associated data are available through the supplemental files attached to this article. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is part of the special series "Incorporating Naturebased Solutions to the Built Environment." The series documents the way in which the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets can be addressed when nature-based solutions (NBS) are incorporated into the built environment. This series presents cutting-edge environmental research and policy solutions that promote sustainability from the perspective of how the science community contributes to SDG implementation through new technologies, assessment and monitoring methods, management best practices, and scientific research.

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

Cited by 132 publications

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Planning and governing nature-based solutions in river landscapes: Concepts, cases, and insights

Planning and governing nature-based solutions in river landscapes: Concepts, cases, and insights

NBS Framework for Agricultural Landscapes

From landfills to landscapes—Nature‐based solutions for water management taking into account legacy contamination

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