Mapping urban NBS practices across Latin America for climate change adaptation
Mirsafa, Masoumeh LU
; Lemes de Oliveira, Fabiano
and Mahmouda, Israa
(2023)
4th ESP LAC International Conference
p.14-14
- Abstract
- Nature-based Solutions (NBS) are recognized as key actions for achieving sustainable and resilient development. They are being implemented in a variety of fields, such as urban planning, and offer a wide range of social, environmental, and economic benefits. While there has been a significant increase in the number of NBS practices in recent years, there remains a notable imbalance, with a bias towards the Global North. Yet, it is acknowledged that the Global South is likely to suffer the most from the increasing impacts of climate change. To address this gap, this paper aims to explore the state of the art of NBS implementation in Latin America through the identification and analysis of key case studies. It also seeks to identify... (More)
- Nature-based Solutions (NBS) are recognized as key actions for achieving sustainable and resilient development. They are being implemented in a variety of fields, such as urban planning, and offer a wide range of social, environmental, and economic benefits. While there has been a significant increase in the number of NBS practices in recent years, there remains a notable imbalance, with a bias towards the Global North. Yet, it is acknowledged that the Global South is likely to suffer the most from the increasing impacts of climate change. To address this gap, this paper aims to explore the state of the art of NBS implementation in Latin America through the identification and analysis of key case studies. It also seeks to identify potential pathways to mainstream the integration of NBS into urban planning processes, with the goal of achieving sustainable and resilient urban development in Latin America. The case studies are selected by conducting extensive desk research and gathering data from a web-based survey. Using a qualitative research method, the paper focuses on 12 NBS practices of varying scales in Latin American countries and applies thematic coding techniques to analyse the gathered data from multiple case studies. The research findings provide insights into the current state of NBS practices in Latin America, including the most commonly employed trends and practiced NBS typologies in the region. In conclusion, the paper provides recommendations to guide future initiatives aimed at promoting NBS for climate change adaptation in Latin American countries. (Less)
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- Mirsafa, Masoumeh
LU
; Lemes de Oliveira, Fabiano
and Mahmouda, Israa
- publishing date
- 2023
- type
- Contribution to conference
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Nature-based solutions, Latin America, Climate change adaptation, Urban planning
- pages
- 1 pages
- conference name
- 4th ESP LAC International Conference
- conference location
- La Serena, Chile
- conference dates
- 2023-11-06 - 2023-11-10
- language
- English
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abstract = {{Nature-based Solutions (NBS) are recognized as key actions for achieving sustainable and resilient development. They are being implemented in a variety of fields, such as urban planning, and offer a wide range of social, environmental, and economic benefits. While there has been a significant increase in the number of NBS practices in recent years, there remains a notable imbalance, with a bias towards the Global North. Yet, it is acknowledged that the Global South is likely to suffer the most from the increasing impacts of climate change. To address this gap, this paper aims to explore the state of the art of NBS implementation in Latin America through the identification and analysis of key case studies. It also seeks to identify potential pathways to mainstream the integration of NBS into urban planning processes, with the goal of achieving sustainable and resilient urban development in Latin America. The case studies are selected by conducting extensive desk research and gathering data from a web-based survey. Using a qualitative research method, the paper focuses on 12 NBS practices of varying scales in Latin American countries and applies thematic coding techniques to analyse the gathered data from multiple case studies. The research findings provide insights into the current state of NBS practices in Latin America, including the most commonly employed trends and practiced NBS typologies in the region. In conclusion, the paper provides recommendations to guide future initiatives aimed at promoting NBS for climate change adaptation in Latin American countries.}},
author = {{Mirsafa, Masoumeh and Lemes de Oliveira, Fabiano and Mahmouda, Israa}},
keywords = {{Nature-based solutions; Latin America; Climate change adaptation; Urban planning}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{14--14}},
title = {{Mapping urban NBS practices across Latin America for climate change adaptation}},
year = {{2023}},
}