Nature-Based Solutions for Cities

authored by

Timon McPhearson, Nadja Kabisch, Niki Frantzeskaki

Abstract

Nature-based solutions (NBS) are increasingly being adopted to address climate change, health, and urban sustainability, yet ensuring they are effective and inclusive remains a challenge. Addressing these challenges through chapters by leading experts in both global south and north contexts, this book advances the science of NBS in cities and discusses the frontiers for next-generation urban NBS. NBS are fundamentally inter- and transdisciplinary approaches that require systems thinking and multilevel governance. With a focus on the multiple challenges that cities face, from heat and air pollution to storm water and threats to human health, this book puts forward a diversity of ideas for embracing complexity in mainstreaming NBS and inspiring new approaches to create the ecological urban futures we need. Speaking to the need for cities around the world to employ ecological, nature-based design, this book will be essential reading for early career professionals, practitioners, scholars, and students across multiple disciplines engaging with nature-based solutions including urban ecology, design, architecture, landscape architecture, geography, urban planning, policy, and management.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Physical Geography and Landscape Ecology
Digital Landscape Ecology Group

Type

Anthology

No. of pages

408

Publication date

08.08.2023

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Environmental Science(all), Social Sciences(all), Energy(all), Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800376762 (Access: Open)