Planning, designing,and monitoring of nature-based solutions

In the current era marked by rapid, global changes, cities worldwide are faced with a number of escalating challenges such as the impacts of climate change and degradation of habitats and ecosystems. Nature-based solutions (NBS) are uniquely positioned to address these and other societal and environmental
challenges. NBS are defined as actions to protect, conserve, restore, sustainably use, and manage natural or modified […] ecosystems (United Nations, 2022). Within academic and practical realms alike, NBS are championed for harnessing the power of nature to address multiple social and ecological challenges in urban settings in parallel, for their ability to combat climate change and conserve biodiversity, but
also for their pivotal role in contributing to human health and well-being. This comprehensive scientific-technical guide aims to provide cities with a comprehensive framework for collaboratively producing city-tailored, multi-objective, and multi-criteria assessment systems that supports leveraging the potential of NBS addressing city needs. Developed within the EU-funded INTERLACE project, it outlines comprehensive strategies for the planning, designing, and monitoring of NBS and enables cities to act according to their unique local environmental, social, and economic contexts.
At its core, the framework is distinguished by its scientifically robust but practical approach,
avoiding complex, theory-driven models and rigid method-driven frameworks. Instead, it
focuses on meeting stakeholder needs through three core principles: adaptability and transformative change, justice and social inclusivity, and transparency and legitimacy. These principles guide its application in different stages, such as vulnerability assessments and designing, implementing, and monitoring NBS. The framework and this guide were developed in an Agile way together with the project’s six diverse urban and metropolitan partners in Latin America and Europe: the Metropolitan Area of Krakow, Poland; the interurban ecological corridor of Maria Aguilar, Costa Rica; Chemnitz, Germany; Granollers, Spain; Envigado, Colombia; and Portoviejo, Ecuador. By presenting a systematic procedure that has been tested and validated in these six urban settings, the guide aims to set a benchmark for the effective development of NBS and to serve as a valuable resource for urban planners, policymakers, and practitioners.

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