Journal
BIOSCIENCE
Volume 69, Issue 6, Pages 455-466Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biz042
Keywords
nature-based solutions; cities; climate change; resilience; urban
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Funding
- European Community [730222, 730423]
- National Science Foundation's URExSRN project [SES-1444755]
- European Joint Program Initiative Biodiversa ENABLE project
- Australian Research Council [LP-160100780]
- EPSRC [EP/R010102/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- NERC [NE/S005994/1, NE/N019180/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- H2020 Societal Challenges Programme [730423] Funding Source: H2020 Societal Challenges Programme
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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.
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