Constructed wetlands as a solution for sustainable sanitation: A comprehensive review on integrating climate change resilience and circular economy

AMN Masoud, A Alfarra, S Sorlini - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
About eighty percent of wastewater is discharged into the environment untreated. Many
challenges are decelerating solving the global sanitation problem, such as the financial …

[HTML][HTML] A method to prioritize and allocate nature-based solutions in urban areas based on ecosystem service demand

D Longato, C Cortinovis, M Balzan… - Landscape and Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
Map** and assessing the demand for ecosystem services (ES) in urban areas can support
the allocation of nature-based solutions (NbS) to deliver ES where they are most needed …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying suitable policy instruments to promote nature-based solutions in urban plans

D Longato, C Cortinovis, M Balzan, D Geneletti - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban plans can promote the implementation and scaling up of nature-based solutions
(NbS) through the adoption of specific policy instruments. These can be applied to different …

H2020 projects and EU research needs for nature-based adaptation solutions

MJ Al Sayah, PA Versini, D Schertzer - Urban Climate, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the documentation produced by 21 Horizon 2020 (H2020) projects
for the use of Nature Based Solutions (NBS) for climate change adaptation (NBaS) …

How do nature-based solutions contribute to urban landscape sustainability?

M Tayefi Nasrabadi - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2022 - Springer
Landscape destruction is much prevailing nowadays, with cities expanding coupled with an
increasing global population. Accordingly, moving landscapes toward sustainability is …

Evaluating nature-based solution for flood reduction in spercheios river basin under current and future climate conditions

C Spyrou, M Loupis, Ν Charizopoulos, I Apostolidou… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nature-based solutions (NBS) are being deployed around the world in order to address
hydrometeorological hazards, including flooding, droughts, landslides and many others. The …

Facing multiple environmental challenges through maximizing the co-benefits of nature-based solutions at a national scale in Italy

E Di Pirro, L Sallustio, JAC Castellar, G Sgrigna… - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
The European Union is significantly investing in the Green Deal that introduces measures to
guide Member States to face sustainability and health challenges, especially employing …

Multi-criteria analysis for evaluating constructed wetland as a sustainable sanitation technology, Jordan case study

AMN Masoud, M Belotti, A Alfarra, S Sorlini - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
There is a growing demand for integrating an assessment tool to select wastewater
treatment alternatives based on sustainability in the Jordanian wastewater sector. The sector …

Harnessing Nature to Address Climate Change: Agri-Environmental Approaches for Adaptation and Mitigation

OS Adesina, O Ayetan, KV Otokiti, O Ojotu - Handbook of Nature-Based …, 2024 - Springer
Climate change poses a serious threat to human existence, different sectors of the economy
and development globally, calling for effective and efficient ways of adapting and mitigating …

Methods and Tools for Mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions in Urban Planning

D Longato - 2022 - tesidottorato.depositolegale.it
This thesis addresses three interlinked aspects that are relevant for mainstreaming Nature-
based Solutions in urban planning. The first aspect concerns the integration and use of …