Planning nature-based solutions
- 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: \(\textit{Co-define setting}\), \(\textit{Understand challenges}\), \(\textit{Create visions and scenarios}\), \(\textit{Assess potential impacts}\), \(\textit{Develop solution strategies}\), and \(\textit{Realize and monitor}\). Its implementation is guided by five principles, namely \(\textit{Place-specificity}\), \(\textit{Evidence base}\), \(\textit{Integration}\), \(\textit{Equity}\), and \(\textit{Transdisciplinarity}\). 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.
Author: | Christian AlbertORCiDGND, Mario BrillingerGND, Paulina GuerreroORCiDGND, Sarah GottwaldGND, Jennifer HenzeGND, Stefan SchmidtGND, Edward OttGND, Barbara SchröterORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:294-79453 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-020-01365-1 |
Parent Title (English): | Ambio |
Subtitle (German): | principles, steps, and insights |
Publisher: | Springer Nature |
Place of publication: | Berlin |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2021/03/11 |
Date of first Publication: | 2020/10/14 |
Publishing Institution: | Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsbibliothek |
Tag: | Ecosystem services; Environmental planning; Framework; Lahn river; Landscape planning; Spatial planning |
Volume: | 2020 |
Pagenumber: | 16 |
Note: | Dieser Beitrag ist auf Grund des DEAL-Springer-Vertrages frei zugänglich. |
Institutes/Facilities: | Geographisches Institut, Planning Metropolitan Landscapes (PLACES) Lab |
faculties: | Fakultät für Geowissenschaften |
Licence (English): | Creative Commons - CC BY 4.0 - Attribution 4.0 International |