Nature-based solutions for cities /

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Nature-based solutions for cities / / edited by Timon McPhearson, Nadja Kabisch, and Niki Frantzeskaki.

"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, t...

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McPhearson, Timon,
Kabisch, Nadja,
Frantzeskaki, Niki,
Edward Elgar Publishing,
Place / Publishing House:Northampton : : Edward Elgar Publishing,, 2023.
Year of Publication:2023
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (408 pages)
Notes:Includes index.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Foreword I
  • Foreword II
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Nature-based solutions for sustainable, resilient, and equitable cities
  • Part I Nature-based solutions for what and for whom?
  • 2. Nature-based solutions and climate change resilience
  • 3. Towards just nature-based solutions for cities
  • Part II The nature of nature-based solutions
  • 4. Urban ecological resilience: ensuring urban ecosystems can provide nature-based solutions
  • 5. Nature-based solutions and biodiversity: synergies, trade-offs, and ways forward
  • Part III The multiple benefits of nature-based solutions
  • 6. Just, nature-based solutions as critical urban infrastructure for cooling and cleaning airsheds
  • 7. Nature-based solutions as critical urban infrastructure for water resilience
  • 8. Human physical health outcomes influenced by contact with nature
  • 9. Nature-based solutions and mental health
  • 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
  • 11. Governance of and with nature-based solutions in cities
  • 12. Mapping, measuring, and valuing the benefits of nature-based solutions in cities
  • Part V Engaging art and design for and with nature-based solutions
  • 13. Urban designs as social-natural resolutions
  • 14. Ecological art in cities: exploring the potential for art to promote and advance nature-based solutions
  • 15. 1 + 1 = 3: stories of imagination and the art of nature-based solutions
  • 16. Towards mainstreaming nature-based solutions for achieving biodiverse, resilient, and inclusive cities
  • Index.

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