Nature-based solutions for carbon sequestration in urban environments

P Pereira, F Wang, M Inacio, M Kalinauskas… - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cities are among the areas that emit more carbon to the atmosphere and contribute to
climate change. It is urgent to mitigate their impact. Nature-based solutions (NBS), terrestrial …

A review of social-ecological system vulnerability in desertified regions: Assessment, simulation, and sustainable management

D Xu, Y Wang, J Wang - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Desertified regions face considerable vulnerability due to the combined effects of climate
change and human activities, which threaten regional ecological security and societal …

Nature-based solutions in Serbia: Implementation of rain gardens in the suburban community Kać

A Greksa, B Blagojević, J Grabić - Environmental Processes, 2023 - Springer
In recent years, the concept of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) is emerging in Serbia, in
particular in the direction of overcoming the challenges in mitigation of existing problems …

[HTML][HTML] Action research for transformative change

T Croeser, S Clement, M Fernandez, GE Garrard… - Sustainability …, 2024 - Springer
As major policy actors (eg governments, global organisations) grapple with'wicked'
sustainability challenges, the use of demonstration projects or 'living labs' has promise in …

Urban green space planning in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana: a prioritization conundrum and its co-benefits solution

SK Diko - Socio-Ecological Practice Research, 2023 - Springer
Urban green spaces (UGS) are often promoted as a pathway to achieving urban
sustainability. In relation to climate change impacts, they offer both mitigating and adaptive …

Green Roofs as a Mainstreamed Nature-Based Solution Tackling the Challenge of Biodiversity Loss

C Catalano - Beyond the Garden: Sustainable and Inclusive Green …, 2024 - Springer
Green roofs (GRs) belong to the third type of NbS, namely, the creation of new ecosystems
synthetically defined as surfaces detached from the ground, spontaneously colonised by …