Integrating green infrastructure, ecosystem services and nature-based solutions for urban sustainability: A comprehensive literature review

X Fang, J Li, Q Ma - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban nature is critical to addressing sustainability challenges. Three concepts capture the
core of this field: Urban Ecosystem Services (UES, benefits humans derived from urban …

[HTML][HTML] Nature-based biopsychosocial resilience: An integrative theoretical framework for research on nature and health

MP White, T Hartig, L Martin, S Pahl… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nature-based solutions including urban forests and wetlands can help communities cope
better with climate change and other environmental stressors by enhancing social …

Nature-based solutions for urban climate change adaptation: linking science, policy, and practice communities for evidence-based decision-making

N Frantzeskaki, T McPhearson, MJ Collier… - …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Nature-based solutions offer an exciting prospect for resilience building and advancing
urban planning to address complex urban challenges simultaneously. In this article, we …

Nature-based solutions for hydro-meteorological risk reduction: a state-of-the-art review of the research area

L Ruangpan, Z Vo**ovic… - … Hazards and Earth …, 2020 - nhess.copernicus.org
Hydro-meteorological risks due to natural hazards such as severe floods, storm surges,
landslides and droughts are causing impacts on different sectors of society. Such risks are …

Urban greening through nature-based solutions–Key characteristics of an emerging concept

H Dorst, A Van der Jagt, R Raven, H Runhaar - Sustainable Cities and …, 2019 - Elsevier
As a result of urbanisation and climate change, many cities experience the necessity of
efficient and sustainable land use. Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) are interventions that …

A review of nature-based solutions for urban water management in European circular cities: a critical assessment based on case studies and literature

HV Oral, P Carvalho, M Gajewska, N Ursino… - Blue-Green …, 2020 - iwaponline.com
Nature-based solutions (NBS) can protect, manage and restore natural or modified
ecosystems. They are a multidisciplinary, integrated approach to address societal …

Green infrastructure planning principles: An integrated literature review

R Monteiro, JC Ferreira, P Antunes - Land, 2020 - mdpi.com
Green infrastructure is a strategically planned network of natural and semi-natural areas,
including green and blue spaces and other ecosystems, designed and managed to deliver a …

Reconnecting with nature for sustainability

CD Ives, DJ Abson, H Von Wehrden, C Dorninger… - Sustainability …, 2018 - Springer
Calls for humanity to 'reconnect to nature'have grown increasingly louder from both scholars
and civil society. Yet, there is relatively little coherence about what reconnecting to nature …

Urban blue spaces and human health: A systematic review and meta-analysis of quantitative studies

N Smith, M Georgiou, AC King, Z Tieges, S Webb… - Cities, 2021 - Elsevier
Blue spaces, defined as all forms of natural and manmade surface water, are an integral part
of cities. This is the first quantitative synthesis of the health impacts of urban blue spaces …

Nature-based solutions in the urban context: Terminology, classification and scoring for urban challenges and ecosystem services

JAC Castellar, LA Popartan, J Pueyo-Ros… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The concept of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) has emerged to foster sustainable
development by transversally addressing social, economic, and environmental urban …