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Book SynopsisNature-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.
Trade Review‘In this urban century, the period of the fastest urban growth in human history, humans still need nature to survive and thrive. In this crucial book, some of the best urban scientists in the world give us a guide for how nature can be a solution to the pressing needs of our time, including climate resilience and equity. For anyone planning, implementing, or monitoring nature-based solutions in cities, this is an essential book.’ -- Robert McDonald, Lead Scientist for Nature-based Solutions at The Nature Conservancy
‘A lot has been written about nature-based solutions for cities, but this book by some of the leading experts in this field is a must read. It provides a systematic and highly accessible overview of what nature-based solutions are and (can) do for cities, while also offering great examples of making these solutions work, from governance approaches to mobilising art.’ -- Cecil Konijnendijk, University of British Columbia, Canada
‘This comprehensive book describes in accessible fashion nature based solutions for cities. It brings together the latest knowledge and experiences and is essential reading for researchers, policy makers and practitioners.’ -- Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen, ISGlobal - Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Spain
‘This book captures a wonderful diversity of knowledge on the multitude of solutions that nature presents to the growing challenges of our urban world. It offers inspiring ideas and practical insights for making the transition to more liveable, peaceful and resilient cities for all living creatures, in every part of the world. The book presents great examples of nature-friendly and inclusive design and cost-effective nature-based solutions that improve quality of life, climate resilience and equitable and regenerative business opportunities.’ -- Chantal van Ham, Arcadis, Belgium
‘For too long, cities were thought of as the opposite of nature. Now scientists and planners understand that nature is in fact present in cities. This excellent new book shows how cities can enhance the work of nature within their boundaries to improve people's lives and the biodiversity of our urban world.’ -- Steward T.A. Pickett, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
‘Cities are facing unprecedented challenges with an urgent need to adapt to a rapidly changing climate and to address accelerating levels of social and economic inequality. This thought provoking and stimulating book gives us exciting pathways forward for regions and residents to transform toward cities that are liveable, just and equitable, but in an inclusive way and inspired by nature. It's an inspiration for us all.’ -- Thomas Elmqvist, Stockholm University, Sweden
‘Cities around the world are employing ecological, nature-based designs to provide a variety of urban services for urban residents. How can we ensure that they are effective, equitable, and will last? This book is essential reading for graduate students and practitioners alike on the state of the art in how to harness the power of nature for transformational change.’ -- Gretchen Daily, Stanford University, US
‘As the international community is urgently called to put the lofty goals of the UN’s Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework into practice in an increasingly urban planet, this book offers valuable insights based on tested approaches to make urban sustainable consumption and production a transformative force for human well-being and ecosystem health in challenging times. Recognized by the UN’s Environmental Assembly, NBS has become an essential tool for resilience to climate change, and for mainstreaming nature and human rights into urban planning, development, and governance.’ -- Oliver Hillel, urban development specialist and officer in the UN’s Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity from 1996 to 2023
Table of ContentsContents: Foreword I xiv Dagmar Haase Foreword II xv Karen C. Seto Sonja Knapp and J. Scott MacIvor 1 Nature-based solutions for sustainable, resilient, and equitable cities 1 Timon McPhearson, Nadja Kabisch, and Niki Frantzeskaki PART I NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR WHAT AND FOR WHOM? 2 Nature-based solutions and climate change resilience 14 Nancy B. Grimm, Yeowon Kim, Jason R. Sauer, and Stephen R. Elser 3 Towards just nature-based solutions for cities 30 Laura Tozer, Harini Nagendra, Pippin Anderson, and Jessica Kavonic PART II THE NATURE OF NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS 4 Urban ecological resilience: ensuring urban ecosystems can provide nature-based solutions 50 Timon McPhearson, Erik Andersson, Filipa Grilo, Bianca Lopez, and Nour Zein 5 Nature-based solutions and biodiversity: synergies, trade-offs, and ways forward 83 Sonja Knapp and J. Scott MacIvor PART III THE MULTIPLE BENEFITS OF NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS 6 Just, nature-based solutions as critical urban infrastructure for cooling and cleaning airsheds 106 Paul Coseo and Zoe Hamstead 7 Nature-based solutions as critical urban infrastructure for water resilience 147 Lauren McPhillips, Hong Wu, Carolina Rojas Quezada, Bernice Rosenzweig, Jason R. Sauer, and Brandon Winfrey 8 Human physical health outcomes influenced by contact with nature 168 Lilah M. Besser and Gina S. Lovasi 9 Nature-based solutions and mental health 193 Nadja Kabisch, Sukanya Basu, Matilda van den Bosch, Gregory N. Bratman, and Oskar Masztalerz PART IV NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS GOVERNANCE, PLANNING, AND VALUE 10 Planning and maintaining nature-based solutions: lessons for foresight and sustainable care from Berlin, Jakarta, Melbourne, and Santiago de Chile 215 Rieke Hansen, Judy Bush, Didit Okta Pribadi, and Emanuel Giannotti 11 Governance of and with nature-based solutions in cities 241 Niki Frantzeskaki, Katinka Wijsman, Clare Adams, Nadja Kabisch, Shirin Malekpour, Melissa Pineda Pinto, and Paula Vandergert 12 Mapping, measuring, and valuing the benefits of nature-based solutions in cities 260 Anne D. Guerry, Eric V. Lonsdorf, Chris Nootenboom, Roy P. Remme, Rob Griffin, Hillary Waters, Stephen Polasky, Baolong Han, Tong Wu, Benjamin D. Janke, Megan Meacham, Perrine Hamel, and Xueman Wang PART V ENGAGING ART AND DESIGN FOR AND WITH NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS 13 Urban designs as social-natural resolutions 296 Brian McGrath, Danai Thaitakoo, Nithirath Chaemchuen, and Tommy Yang 14 Ecological art in cities: exploring the potential for art to promote and advance nature-based solutions 317 Christopher Kennedy, Ellie Irons, and Patricia Lea Watts 15 1 + 1 = 3: stories of imagination and the art of nature-based solutions 341 Patrick M. Lydon, David Maddox, Robin Lasser, Baixo Ribeiro, and Carla Vitantonio 16 Towards mainstreaming nature-based solutions for achieving biodiverse, resilient, and inclusive cities 364 Timon McPhearson, Nadja Kabisch, and Niki Frantzeskaki Index 376
