Nature Based Solutions provides improved environmental conditions, access to resources for livelihoods, and promotes human health. I am interested to know how this concept is being implemented for ensuring sustainable urbanization in developing countries. What research activities are ongoing ? Any case studies ?
Thanks Hamit. Looks good. I am looking for some case studies specific to developing nations. For example, developing constructed wetlands for water purification etc.
Hi, I think you may consider to have a look at the ecosystem concept: how ecosystem services can benefit the human wellbeing. You may find some of my papers written on this topic as follow:
- Human-Nature Interaction - Understanding the Role of Forest's Naturalness in Influencing People's Responses
- Issues on Lowland Forest Conservation in a Highly Urbanized Region in Malaysia
- Linking Forest Naturalness and Human Wellbing - A Study on Public's Experiential Connection to Remant Forests within a Highly Urbanized REgion in Malyasia
Thanks.
Hi Roshan, check this video: https://vimeo.com/242851294 . It is the case of San Francisco. The city invests in Eco-DRR by restoring acres of natural creeks. This will increase city resilience to hazards such as drought and flooding. The US is no developing country, but wouldn't it be a good option also for developing countries? For the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, we recently published a paper on landslide risk reduction: Governing the green change: Ecosystem-based measures fro reducing landslide risk in Rio de Janeiro.
Thank you Udo for sharing the video; interesting to see and visualize. I will check your paper.
Hi Roshan – the benefits of vegetation in cities is a topic of much interest. I cover human health benefits in my 2016 article available on RG. But as noted by Pataki et al. 2011, many purported benefits lack empirical evidence; or may be minor at best. See https://issuu.com/life_pad/docs/pataki_et_al_2011_coupling_biogeoch
Thanks Theodore for sharing the paper by Pataki. Very insightful. Has helped me to think critically on the issue of urban nature.
I agree with all contributions posted and can just add that time is overdue for using Nature Based Solutions in Sustainable Urbanization in developing countries. But, education on the latter is a main challenge in achieving the latter. This book chapter attempts to fill this gap by advocating for including environmental education (to include nature-based solutions) in the school curriculum for achieving sustainability.
Chapter Leveraging Environmental Education for Achieving Sustainability
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