J. A. C. Castellar (Author), Nataša Atanasova (Author), Günter Langergraber (Author), Vicenç Acuňa (Author)

Abstract

The concept of Nature-BasedSolutions (NBS)has emerged tofostersustainable development bytransversallyad-dressing social, economic, and environmental urban challenges. However, there is still a considerable lack ofagreement on the conceptualization of NBS, especially concerning typologies, nomenclature, and performanceassessments in terms of ecosystem services (ES) and urban challenges (UC). Therefore, this article consolidatesthe knowledge from 4 European projects to set a path for a common understanding of NBS and thus, facilitatetheir mainstreaming. To do so,firstly, we performed elicitation workshops to develop an integrative list ofNBS, based on the identification of overlaps among NBS from different projects. The terminologies were formal-ized via web-based surveys. Secondly, the NBS were clustered, following a conceptual hierarchical classification.Thirdly, we developed an integrative assessment of NBS performance (ES and UC) based on the qualitative eval-uations from each project. Afterwards, we run a PCA and calculated the evenness index to explore patternsamong NBS. The main conceptual advancement resides in providing a list of 32 NBS and putting forward twonovel NBS categories: NBS units (NBSu) that are stand-alone green technologies or green urban spaces, whichcan be combined with other solutions (nature-based or not); NBS interventions (NBSi) that refer to the act of in-tervening in existing ecosystems and in NBSu, by applying techniques to support natural processes. The statisticalanalysis suggests that NBSuare more versatile than NBSiin terms of UC and ES

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Language: English
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Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UL FGG - Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering
UDC: 502/504:72
COBISS: 57949187 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 0048-9697
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Secondary language: English
Type (COBISS): Scientific work
Pages: str. 1-13
Issue: ǂLetn. ǂ779/146237
Chronology: jul. 2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146237
ID: 12967716