Understanding the value and limits of nature-based solutions to climate change and other global challenges

N Seddon, A Chausson, P Berry… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
There is growing awareness that 'nature-based solutions'(NbS) can help to protect us from
climate change impacts while slowing further warming, supporting biodiversity and securing …

Green infrastructure: The future of urban flood risk management?

D Green, E O'Donnell, M Johnson… - Wiley …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Urban flooding is a key global challenge which is expected to become exacerbated under
global change due to more intense rainfall and flashier runoff regimes over increasingly …

[HTML][HTML] A framework for assessing and implementing the co-benefits of nature-based solutions in urban areas

CM Raymond, N Frantzeskaki, N Kabisch… - … Science & Policy, 2017 - Elsevier
To address challenges associated with climate resilience, health and well-being in urban
areas, current policy platforms are shifting their focus from ecosystem-based to nature-based …

[HTML][HTML] Towards an operationalisation of nature-based solutions for natural hazards

P Kumar, SE Debele, J Sahani, L Aragão… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nature-based solutions (NBS) are being promoted as adaptive measures against predicted
increasing hydrometeorological hazards (HMHs), such as heatwaves and floods which have …

Natural flood management: Opportunities to implement nature‐based solutions on privately owned land

T Thaler, P Hudson, C Viavattene… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The implementation of Natural Flood Management (NFM), as an example of a
nature‐based solution (NbS), is promoted as a risk reduction strategy to support sustainable …

Life-cycle cost analysis and resilience consideration for coupled grey infrastructure and low-impact development practices

M Wang, Y Zhang, D Zhang, Y Zheng, S Li… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent studies have suggested that coupling grey infrastructure (GREI) with low-impact
development may be a promising approach to urban stormwater management. However …

Natural flood management: Beyond the evidence debate

T Wingfield, N Macdonald, K Peters, J Spees, K Potter - Area, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, flood frequency has increased over the last three decades. Natural Flood
Management (NFM) is considered a progressive holistic flood management approach, using …

Mitigation of concurrent flood and drought risks through land modifications: Potential and perspectives of land users

L Slavíková, A Milman - Annual Review of Environment and …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Modifications to land can serve to jointly reduce risks of floods and droughts to people and to
ecosystems. Whether land modifications are implemented will depend on the willingness …

Effectiveness of nature-based solutions in mitigating flood hazard in a mediterranean peri-urban catchment

CSS Ferreira, S Mourato, M Kasanin-Grubin… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Urbanization alters natural hydrological processes and enhances runoff, which affects flood
hazard. Interest in nature-based solutions (NBS) for sustainable mitigation and adaptation to …

Improving flood resilience through governance strategies: Gauging the state of the art

P Matczak, D Hegger - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
There has been an upsurge in studies of flood risk governance (FRG): steering and decision‐
making by public and private actors as a complement to risk assessments and technical …