River restoration is one of the most prominent areas of applied water‐resources science.
From an initial focus on enhancing fish habitat or river appearance, primarily through …

Nature-based solutions (NbS) are increasingly recognized as sustainable approaches to
address societal challenges. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) has benefited by moving away …

Forty years ago, ecological restoration was conceptualized through a natural science lens.
Today, ecological restoration has evolved into a social and scientific concept. The duality of …

Nature-based solutions (NbS) contrast with grey infrastructure measures to reduce risk from
natural hazards. Using natural and sustainable measures (green) or combining green with …

Biodiversity conservation policies justified with science and intrinsic value arguments have
produced disappointing outcomes, and the need for conservation is now being additionally …

Since the 1990s, French operational managers and scientists have been involved in the
environmental restoration of rivers. The European Water Framework Directive (2000) …

The construction of new infrastructure is hotly contested. This paper presents a comparative
study on three environmental policy domains in the Netherlands that all deal with …

Tourism in protected areas can create considerable income for adjacent communities.
Based on face-to-face visitor surveys, the present study measures the structure, size and …

This paper presents a conceptual framework and methodology to assist with optimising the
outcomes of river rehabilitation in terms of delivery of multiple ecosystem services and the …

Mountain catchments provide for the livelihood of more than half of humankind, and have
become a key destination for tourist and recreation activities globally. Mountain ecosystems …