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Published May 29, 2019 | Version Final
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Nature-based solutions for urban climate change adaptation: linking science, policy, and practice communities for evidence-based decision-making

  • 1. Swinburne University of Technology
  • 2. The New School
  • 3. Trinity College Dublin
  • 4. University of Tasmania
  • 5. Durham University
  • 6. University of A Coruña
  • 7. Newcastle University
  • 8. City of Melbourne
  • 9. ICLEI Africa
  • 10. Melbourne University
  • 11. University of Melbourne
  • 12. Central European University

Description

Nature-based solutions offer an exciting prospect for resilience building and advancing urban planning to address complex urban challenges simultaneously. In this article, we formulated through a coproduction process in workshops held during the first IPCC Cities and Climate Science Conference in Edmonton, Canada, in March 2018, a series of synthesis statements on the role, potential, and research gaps of nature-based solutions for climate adaptation and mitigation. We address interlocking questions about the evidence and knowledge needed for integrating nature-based solutions into urban agendas. We elaborate on the ways to advance the planning and knowledge agenda for nature-based solutions by focusing on knowledge coproduction, indicators and big data, and novel financing models. With this article, we intend to open a wider discussion on how cities can effectively mainstream nature-based solutions to mitigate and adapt to the negative effects of climate change and the future role of urban science in coproducing nature-based solutions. Also available at: Frantzeskaki, MacPhearson & Collier et al 2019.

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Notes

Suggested citation: Frantzeskaki, N., McPhearson, T., Collier, M. J., Kendal, D., Bulkeley, H., Dumitru, A., Walsh, C., Noble, K., van Wyk, E., Ordóñez, C., Oke, C. and Pintér, L. (2019) Nature-based solutions for urban climate change adaptation: linking science, policy, and practice communities for evidence-based decision-making. BioScience, 69(6), pp. 455-466. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biz042

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Funding

Urban resilience to extreme weather related events 1444755
National Science Foundation
NATURVATION – Nature Based Urban Innovation 730243
European Commission
CONNECTING Nature – COproductioN with NaturE for City Transitioning, INnovation and Governance 730222
European Commission