Nature-Based Solutions for Urban and Peri-Urban Areas : For Resilient and Sustainable Urbanization / edited by Mohammed Firoz C, Lalit Kumar Dashora, Rajib Shaw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Firoz C, Mohammed.

Contributor:

Dashora, Lalit Kumar.

Shaw, Rajib.

Series:

Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices, 2196-4114

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural disasters.

Sustainability.

Bioclimatology.

Natural Hazards.

Climate Change Ecology.

Local Subjects:

Natural Hazards.

Sustainability.

Climate Change Ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (426 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2025.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2025.

Summary:

This book explores the concept of nature-based solutions (NbS) as a sustainable approach to tackle the environmental challenges in urban and peri-urban areas such as biodiversity loss and urbanization in the changing climate. The book highlights the myriad benefits of NbS, including enhancing resilience, mitigating urban heat island effect, promoting biodiversity, and improving air and water quality. Drawing on real-world case studies from different global contexts, the book provides practical examples of successful NbS implementation in various urban and peri-urban settings. Through an interdisciplinary lens, the book discusses the science, policy, and governance aspects of NbS, emphasizing the need for collaboration among stakeholders, policymakers, and communities to effectively implement the solutions. It will also explore the economic benefits of NbS and how they can contribute to the well-being and social equity of urban populations. The book serves as an essential guide for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners seeking sustainable and nature-centric approaches to address the environmental challenges that cities and peri-urban areas face in the twenty-first century.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Nature based Solutions for Urban and Peri-Urban Areas for a sustainable and resilient future: An Introduction

Chapter 2. Nature-based Solutions (NbSs) as Spatial Planning Strategy to Mitigate Urban Heat Island (UHI) Effect: A case of Nagpur city, India

Chapter 3. Urban Heat Island and its implication for cities

Chapter 4. Nature-Based Solutions and Planning Strategies for Optimizing Peri-Urban Open Spaces in Varanasi

Chapter 5. Perspectives on convergence of NbS and agile city principles in tier II industrial cities of India

Chapter 6. Urban Climate Shelters: A nature-based solution for urban resilience

Chapter 7. Vertical Gardens in Public Open Spaces - Nature-based Solutions for Sustainable Urbanization in Belgrade City, Serbia

Chapter 8. Planning Nature-based-Solutions (NbS) through rainfall-runoff Simulations for Slums of Developing Countries: A Case of Nagpur, India

Chapter 9. Quantifying the Cooling Potential of Nature-based Solutions to Mitigate the Urban Heat Island: A Case Study of the City of Bhopal

Chapter 10. Comprehending drought mitigation probabilities through integrated techniques of using NbS and traditional disaster risk management

Chapter 11. Urban Flood Prevention Through Community-Centered Green Stormwater Infrastructure Planning

Chapter 12. Shifting Sands and Rising Seas: An Exploratory Study of Community-Centric Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal Hazards and Coastal Erosion in Alappad, Kerala, India

Chapter 13. Exploring the impact of place attachment on residents’ preferences for implementing NbS in urban areas: A Case of Using Stormwater Recycled through MAR in Taiyuan, China

Chapter 14. Policy, frameworks and tools for risk-informed uptake of NbS

Chapter 15. Using the Key Player Approach to Design and Manage Adaptive Urban Governance for Nature-Based Solutions Implementation: Study of Vienna and Tucson

Chapter 16. Drivers of Successful Implementation of Nature-Based Solutions Initiatives: Challenges and Policy Recommendations.

ISBN:

981-9659-33-7

OCLC:

1530383201