"A NbS Case Studies Hub"
Explore exemplary NbS case studies worldwide and learn from best.
NbS Case Studies
Operationalising ecosystem services in urban land-use planning in Sibbesborg near Helsinki
Exploring how ecosystem services can be integrated in a land-use planning process using a real-life planning case. A special focus is on multifunctional green infrastructure and applying new tools to operationalise ecosystem services in the plans in a participatory way.
Scale
Local
Regions
Ecosystems
Urban, Rivers and lakes
Valuation of urban ecosystem services in Oslo
Conducting an integrated assessment and valuation of urban ecosystem services, which supports urban management and decision-making in Oslo. This scrutinises the potential and limitations of the concepts of ecosystem services and natural capital in an urban and Norwegian context.
Scale
Local
Regions
Ecosystems
Urban
Towards the design and implementation of a green infrastructure strategy in Vitoria-Gasteiz
Demonstrating the benefits of incorporating a network of green spaces in the urban planning. This multifunctional "green infrastructure" network supplies ecosystem services and benefits to the city.
Scale
Local
Regions
Ecosystems
Supporting sustainable land use and water management practices in the Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary
Supporting sustainable land use and water management practices. By identifying the main problems and involving local stakeholders the basis will be laid for the later resolution of the water-management conflicts in the area and the introduction of an ecosystem services perspective.
Scale
Subnational
Regions
Ecosystems
Reintroducing green corridors in the agricultural land of the Province of Limburg, Belgium
Enabling more rational farm management and planning space for green corridors in the agricultural land, together with all relevant stakeholders at landscape level. The context of this case study is explained by a short YouTube clip: http://youtu.be/sD0gVUmmwnE
Scale
Local
Regions
Ecosystems
Cropland
Constructed wetlands as a multipurpose green infrastructure in Gorla Maggiore, Italy
Testing the feasibility of a green infrastructure, instead of a traditional grey infrastructure, to treat sewage overflows, and investigating the multiple benefits that the green infrastructure provides and its relevance for water management.
Scale
Local
Regions
Ecosystems
Wetlands, Rivers and lakes
Managing the deposition of harbour maintenance dredging sludge in a Wadden Sea Natura 2000 area
Examining management scenarios related to the maintenance of a marina at the Dutch Wadden Sea Island Schiermonnikoog. Identifying how ecosystem services (ES) in a Natura 2000 area would be affected by different ways of depositing the dredging sludge. Gathering stakeholder feedback to advance the ES...
Scale
National, Subnational, Local
Regions
Ecosystems
Coastal, Marine inlets and transitional waters, Wetlands
Participatory biodiversity management for ecosystem services in Bankur, India
Mobilizing the local community and government functionaries for a collaborative Participatory Biodiversity Management plan and the conservation of the natural capital.
Scale
Subnational
Regions
Ecosystems
Retention forestry to improve biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services in Southern Patagonia, Argentina
Quantifying the impacts of traditional forest management on biodiversity and ecosystem services values and developing new forest management strategies using the retention capacity of the forest.
Scale
Subnational
Regions
Ecosystems
Woodland and forest
Mapping ecosystem services to support urban planning in the Barcelona Metropolitan Region
Foster sustainable urban planning and management through the integration of ecosystem services in existing decision-support tools, focussing on both the provision and the demand of the ecosystem services.
Scale
Subnational, Local
Regions
Ecosystems
Urban
Landscape-ecological planning in urban and peri-urban area - study area Trnava, Slovakia
Develop and test usable methods for valuation selected ecosystem services at the local and regional level, and promote their incorporation into the spatial planning process and in the broader decision making process in Slovakia.
Scale
Subnational, Local
Regions
Ecosystems
Urban, Cropland
Socio-cultural valuation of green space in peri-urban Edinburgh
Place-based studies around peri-urban Edinburgh are working with policy makers to better understand society's socio-cultural values of green space. The exemplar aims to: Understand appreciation of ecosystem services in the Pentland Hills; Understand potential to offset urban development in East...
Scale
Subnational, Local
Regions
Ecosystems
Cropland, Grassland, Urban, Heathland and shrub, Woodland and forest
Land use legacies: Land use and ecosystem service scenarios in the Grenoble Urban Area
Analysing future land use trajectories and their effects on networks of biodiversity and ecosystem services for the Grenoble urban area. It will offer a better knowledge of mechanisms underpinning ecosystem services as well as analysing trade-offs and synergies between biodiversity, critical...
Scale
National, Local
Regions
Ecosystems
Grassland, Urban, Wetlands, Woodland and forest, Cropland
More than Cork: Cultural Landscapes in the Montado
Promoting the improved management of the "montado" multifunctional ecosystem, reconciling resources use with conservation interests. This will be achieved by bringing the ecosystem services and natural capital concepts into practice.
Scale
National, Subnational, Local
Regions
Ecosystems
Woodland and forest
Urban hybrid dunes in Barcelona
Constructing and maintaining semi-fixed dunes on heavily used urban beaches to optimize the flows of ecosystem services, through collaboration with administrations and stakeholders. Dunes play a central role in coastal defence and protection against sea level rise linked to climatic change....
Scale
Local
Regions
Ecosystems
Urban, Coastal
Rotterdam: From urban challenges to place-based visions - Climate proofing the city
A climate proof city that is economically strong and attractive. Through climate change adaptation the city of Rotterdam can improve its social and ecological value.
Scale
Local
Regions
Ecosystems
Stuttgart Region: Multifunctional Green Infrastructure for an Attractive Urban Region
A network of attractive open spaces as a counterpoint to the region's grey infrastructure. The vision is to create a network of attractive, accessible, welcoming and diverse open spaces that functions as a counterpoint to the region’s grey infrastructure.
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
Dublin: Strengthening connectivity among different urban communities & community capital
Connected we're a living city. To strengthen connectivity between resources in terms of people, space, knowledge, and expertise. To make clear the "What" that exists, to represent the "Who" and reveal the "How" of connecting to resources -creating a more resilient city in which resources flow to...
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
Ljubljana Region: Dealing with flood risk and mobility challenges
Green engine of development, metropolitan region of knowledge. The vision was developed by key stakeholders in the process of preparation of the Regional Development Programme for the period 2014 – 2020.The Ljubljana urban region will respect the natural and cultural environment and its carrying...
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
Sofia Region: Resilience and attractiveness by introducing innovative approaches for the governance of better regulated urbanisation
Resilient growth of peripheral settlements. SUPPORT FOR CONCENTRATED DECONCENTRATION. Sofia General Master plan with timescale 2030 has as one of its major goals to alleviate the investors’ development pressure to the capital City. It creates spatial preconditions for transition to a polycentric...
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
Discovering Community Resources - Dublin
Activating community based projects in a deprived neighbourhood, Mountjoy Square.
Scale
Local
Regions
Ecosystems
Urban
Green Living Room - Ludwigsburg
Innovative multifunctional green urban space on heavily sealed surfaces of an inner city location.
Scale
Local
Regions
Ecosystems
Urban
Greenroof Experiment - Barking Riverside
Boosting ecosystem service performance through green roof design in Barking Riverside.
Scale
Local
Regions
Ecosystems
Nature-Based Stormwater Management
Managing stormwater risks by bringing multifunctional green infrastructure to tower hamlets.
Scale
Subnational
Regions
Ecosystems
Urban
Reusing Dublin
Discovering and sharing information about vacant or underused spaces in Dublin.
Scale
Subnational
Regions
Ecosystems
Transition Planning - Parco Agricolo
Employing the Transversal Curatorial Approach to create a future for The Parco Agricolo.
Scale
Local
Regions
Ecosystems
Water Retention Reservoir - Podutik
Increasing ecosystem service provision by creating multifunctional blue-green infrastructure.
Scale
Local
Regions
Ecosystems
Urban
GIZ ValuES - Rewarding farmers for reducing sedimentation, Indonesia
Removing sediment from reservoirs is an important part of the costs of hydro-power generation. Farmers adapt and diversify land-use, based on PES scheme with hydro-power company in Sumberjaya.
Scale
Local
Regions
Southern
Ecosystems
Rivers and lakes
GIZ ValuES - Combining flood protection and habitat restoration, USA
The area surrounding the confluence of the north and south branches of Thornton Creek (Seattle) experiences storm water-related flooding more often than other areas. A cost-benefit analysis, which incorporated ecosystem services values, aimed at identifying the best cost-benefit ratio among three...
Scale
Local
Regions
Ecosystems
Urban
GIZ ValuES - Aral Sea Wetland Restoration Strategy , Uzbekistan
The central Uzbek government needed to be convinced that investments in the Amu Darya delta would make social, ecological and economic sense. Ecosystem services of the delta were valued for three situations: the situation before degradation, the present degraded and the potential restored...
Scale
Subnational
Regions
Ecosystems
Rivers and lakes
Lisbon: Masterplan Vale de Alcantara: A green corridor
Enhancing sustainable urbanization Restoring ecosystems and their functions Developing climate change mitigation Developing climate change adaptation; improving risk management and resilience Over the last few decades, Lisbon has lost a third of its residents (Green Surge: Lisbon case study) as a...
Scale
National
Regions
Ecosystems
Urban, Woodland and forest
Milan: Bosco verticale (vertical garden)
Increasing carbon sequestration through nature-based solutions Enhancing sustainable urbanization Developing climate change mitigation The studio led by Italian architect Stefano Boeri came up with the concept of Bosco Verticale, or Vertical Forest, as a way to combine high-density residential...
Scale
Regions
Mediterranean
Ecosystems
Urban
Porto: Fifth Façade project Jardim Das Oliveiras: Porto’s Urban Rooftop Garden
Enhancing sustainable urbanization Restoring ecosystems and their functions Developing climate change mitigation Developing climate change adaptation; improving risk management and resilience Nature-based solutions for increasing the sustainable use of matter and Energy The study area is the city...
Scale
Regions
Mediterranean
Ecosystems
Urban
Jinhua City: Yanweizhou Wetland Park: A resilient landscape
Developing climate change adaptation; improving risk management and resilience. Multi-functional nature-based watershed management and ecosystem restoration. Preserve the remaining patch of riparian habitat while providing amenities to the residents of the dense urban centre. Identify best approach...
Scale
Regions
International
Ecosystems
Rivers and lakes, Urban, Wetlands
Copenhagen: Cloudburst Management Plan “A climate- proof city”
Nature-based solutions and the insurance value of ecosystems Enhancing sustainable urbanisation Developing climate change adaptation; improving risk management and resilience In July 2011, in less than two hours, Copenhagen was hit by an extreme 1000-year storm event – or Cloudburst – where 150mm...
Scale
Regions
Northern, Temperate
Ecosystems
Urban
Delft: Sand Engine
Establishing nature-based solutions for coastal resilience Restoring ecosystems and their functions Developing climate change adaptation; improving risk management and resilience The Dutch coastal zone is prone to flooding. The Netherlands has chosen to protect the coast by means of soft adaptive...
Scale
Regions
Oceanic climatic
Ecosystems
Coastal
Demonstrating and promoting natural values to support decision-making in Romania
The Project “Demonstrating and promoting natural values, to support the decision-making process in Romania” (N4D) was developed based on folowing activities: A1. institutional infrastructure development; A2. Development of the ecosystem mapping and assessment framework in Romania; A3. Data analysis...
Scale
National
Regions
Alpine, Continental, Steppe, Panonic, BlackSea
Ecosystems
Urban, Cropland, Rivers and lakes, Woodland and forest
Cloudburst Management Plan, Copenhagan
In July 2011, in less than two hours, Copenhagen was hit by an extreme 1000-year storm event – or Cloudburst – where 150mm of rain left large areas of the city under up to one meter of water. The 2011 event had been preceded by a 100-year storm in August 2010 and was hit again in 2014. Copenhagen...
Scale
Regions
Northern, Temperate
Ecosystems
Urban
Yanweizhou Wetland Park- A resilient landscape, Jinhua
Preserve the remaining patch of riparian habitat while providing amenities to the residents of the dense urban center. Identify best approach to flood control (prevention with a high, concrete retaining wall or cooperation by allowing the park to flood). Integrate the existing building into the...
Scale
Regions
International
Ecosystems
Rivers and lakes, Urban, Wetlands
Izta - Popo - Replenishing Groundwater through Reforestation in Mexico
The Volkswagen Group (the Group) is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers. The Group is comprised of twelve brands (Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Scania and MAN), operating 118 production...
Scale
Regions
Temperate
Ecosystems
Sparsely vegetated land, Woodland and forest, Urban
Park 500 Natural Treatment System
The Park 500 Natural Treatment System (NTS) was constructed as a voluntary effort to provide a low-energy, low-maintenance alternative to reducing nitrogen and phosphorus in the process’s wastewater, which is high in nitrate-nitrogen, organic nitrogen and total phosphorus. The project was initiated...
Scale
Regions
Temperate
Ecosystems
Rivers and lakes, Wetlands, Urban
Organic farming label in the mountain Murau region
34 case studies were planned by the H2020 PEGASUS project in different farming and forest systems and along the supply chain in 10 EU countries, to: examine the issues faced in ensuring effective provision of public goods/ecosystem services from farming & forest activities; and find solutions...
Scale
Subnational
Regions
Ecosystems
H2020 AQUACROSS Case Study 2: Analysis of transboundary water ecosystems, Green and Blue Infrastructures in the Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean (IBRM): Andalusia (Spain) – Morocco.
Protecting areas to protect biodiversity: The IBRM is home to several remarkable protected sites, high biodiversity richness and an important cultural heritage. However, pressures from human activities in the area are threatening these distinct values. Our aim is to use diverse data plus...
Scale
Sub-continental
Regions
Mediterranean, Strait of Gibraltar, Spain, Morocco
Ecosystems
Coastal, Woodland and forest, Marine inlets and transitional waters
H2020 AQUACROSS Case Study 8 - Ecosystem-based solutions to solve sectoral conflicts on the path to sustainable development in the Faial-Pico Channel, Azores
Collaborating to halt declining biodiversity: Despite designation as a Marine Protected Area, biodiversity in the Faial-Pico Channel is falling. Our aim: to collaborate with local stakeholders and policy-makers and apply the AQUACROSS Assessment Framework to understand social and ecological aspects...
Scale
Local
Regions
Azores, Atlantic, Macaronesia
Ecosystems
Coastal, Open ocean, Continental shelf, Seamounts
Birds and amphibians support on wet meadows
34 case studies were planned by the H2020 PEGASUS project in different farming and forest systems and along the supply chain in 10 EU countries, to: examine the issues faced in ensuring effective provision of public goods/ecosystem services from farming & forest activities; and find solutions...
Scale
Sub-continental, Subnational, Local
Regions
Ecosystems
Riparian Forest Restoration and River Bank Protection, Evrotas River, Greece
The objective of the LIFE-EnviFriendly project was to demonstrate low cost, nature based solutions that if used by all farmers within a watershed it will improve the water quality of the waters significantly. The NBS used in this case was a riparian forest restoration coupled with a river bank...
Scale
Regions
Mediterranean
Ecosystems
Cropland, Rivers and lakes
Ecuador: The Socio Bosque Program
Conserve native forests and other native ecosystems to protect their ecological, economic, cultural and spiritual values. Significantly reduce deforestation and associated GHG emissions. Improve the well-being of farmers, indigenous communities and other groups living in the country’s rural areas
Scale
Regions
International, South America
Ecosystems
Woodland and forest
Volvic Water Catchment Protection
34 case studies were planned by the H2020 PEGASUS project in different farming and forest systems and along the supply chain in 10 EU countries, to: examine the issues faced in ensuring effective provision of public goods/ecosystem services from farming & forest activities; and find solutions...
Scale
Local
Regions
Ecosystems
Medmerry, West Sussex coastal flooding
Sustainable flood risk management: It will provide a higher standard of protection to the area Creation of compensatory intertidal habitat: Delivering 183ha of intertidal habitat, including mudflat, saltmarsh and transitional grassland. Involvement of local communities: Creating new access routes...
Scale
Regions
North Sea
Ecosystems
Coastal, Open ocean
Skylark: intensive arable farmers moving towards sustainability
34 case studies were planned by the H2020 PEGASUS project in different farming and forest systems and along the supply chain in 10 EU countries, to: examine the issues faced in ensuring effective provision of public goods/ecosystem services from farming & forest activities; and find solutions...
Scale
National, Subnational
Regions
Ecosystems
Basel, Switzerland: Green roofs : Combining mitigation and adaptation on measures
By 2100, under a high greenhouse emissions scenario, the temperature is projected to increase by about 4.5 ºC in comparison to the 1990s. This means that every second summer will be as hot or even hotter than the temperatures reached during the 2003 heat wave which caused severe loss of life across...
Scale
Regions
Switzerland
Ecosystems
Urban
Traditional orchard meadows in Hessen/Baden-Wurttemberg
34 case studies were planned by the H2020 PEGASUS project in different farming and forest systems and along the supply chain in 10 EU countries, to: examine the issues faced in ensuring effective provision of public goods/ecosystem services from farming & forest activities; and find solutions...
Scale
Subnational
Regions
Ecosystems
URBES Berlin - A thriving city embraces its green spaces
The URBES project focusses on functional diversity, urban ecosystem services and NBS, institutions, economics and resilience science and worked to translate research insights into principles, landscape designs and applications. It explores the drivers behind loss/enhancement of urban ecosystem...
Scale
Regions
Temperate
Ecosystems
Urban
Measuring and Improving Urban Tree Vitality and ES Provisioning through Inoculation with Ectomycorrhizal Fungi in Porto (URBANMYCOSERVE)
The aim is (i) to provide an assessment of the EcM community and functional group composition of urban trees, and of its environmental drivers, using next generation sequencing techniques; (ii) to relate specific EcM, or functional groups of EcM, to tree health, and tree ecosystem service delivery...
Scale
Regions
Temperate
Ecosystems
Urban
Measuring and Improving Urban Tree Vitality and ES Provisioning in Leuven through Inoculation with Ectomycorrhizal Fungi (URBANMYCOSERVE)
The aim is (i) to provide an assessment of the EcM community and functional group composition of urban trees, and of its environmental drivers, using next generation sequencing techniques; (ii) to relate specific EcM, or functional groups of EcM, to tree health, and tree ecosystem service delivery...
Scale
Regions
Temperate
Ecosystems
Urban
Vingis and Verkiu parks in Vilnius, Lithuania (URBANGAIA project)
The aim of the project is to develop realistic indicators to evaluate, manage and develop performant Green and Blue infrastructure (GBIs) in cities and intensively managed landscapes. UrbanGaia explicitly focusses on analysis of ecological and socio-economic features of the many existing GBIs...
Scale
Regions
Temperate, Continental
Ecosystems
Urban
Managing urban Biodiversity and Green Infrastructure to increase city resilience in Ghent (UrbanGaia project)
The aim is to develop a realistic framework of indicators to evaluate, manage and develop performant Urban Green-Blue Infrastructure (U-GBI) in cities and intensively managed landscapes. UrbanGaia explicitly focusses on analysis of ecological and socio-economic features of the many existing GBIs....
Scale
Regions
Temperate, Continental
Ecosystems
Urban
Managing urban Biodiversity and Green Infrastructure to increase city resilience in Coimbra (UrbanGaia project)
The aim is to develop realistic indicators to evaluate, manage and develop performant GBIs in cities and intensively managed landscapes. UrbanGaia explicitly focusses on analysis of ecological and socio-economic features of the many existing GBIs within a place-based and socio-ecological research...
Scale
Regions
Oceanic climatic, Mediterranean
Ecosystems
Coastal, Urban
Green corridor in Passeig de Sant Joan, Barcelona (ENABLE project)
To improve public space functionality and use, to increase access to green spaces for district residents (Eixample), to contribute to higher biodiversity in the city, and to promote more and different retail activity at the ground floor of buildings, so to rejuvenate/boost the local economy.
Scale
Regions
Mediterranean
Ecosystems
Urban
BIOVEINS - connectivity of green and blue infrastructures in Almada: living veins for a biodiverse and healthy city
The main objective of our BIOVEINS proposal is to use functional diversity (FD) to highlight the mechanisms underpinning the link between GBI, taxonomic diversity (TD) and ecosystem services (ESs) provisioning, and to provide, together with local stakeholders, the ecological and interdisciplinary...
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
Water and Integrated Local Delivery (WILD) project
34 case studies were planned by the H2020 PEGASUS project in different farming and forest systems and along the supply chain in 10 EU countries, to: examine the issues faced in ensuring effective provision of public goods/ecosystem services from farming & forest activities; and find solutions...
Scale
Local
Regions
Ecosystems
BIOVEINS - connectivity of green and blue infrastructures in Antwerp: living veins for a biodiverse and healthy city
The main objective of our BIOVEINS proposal is to use functional diversity (FD) to highlight the mechanisms underpinning the link between GBI, taxonomic diversity (TD) and ecosystem services (ESs) provisioning, and to provide, together with local stakeholders, the ecological and interdisciplinary...
Scale
Regions
Temperate, Continental
Ecosystems
Urban
BIOVEINS - Connectivity of green and blue infrastructures in Ghent: living veins for a biodiverse and healthy city
The main objective of our BIOVEINS proposal is to use functional diversity (FD) to highlight the mechanisms underpinning the link between GBI, taxonomic diversity (TD) and ecosystem services (ESs) provisioning, and to provide, together with local stakeholders, the ecological and interdisciplinary...
Scale
Regions
Temperate, Continental
Ecosystems
Urban
BIOVEINS – Connectivity of green and blue infrastructures in Lisbon: living veins for a biodiverse and healthy city
The main objective of our BIOVEINS proposal is to use functional diversity (FD) to highlight the mechanisms underpinning the link between GBI, taxonomic diversity (TD) and ecosystem services (ESs) provisioning, and to provide, together with local stakeholders, the ecological and interdisciplinary...
Scale
Regions
Oceanic climatic, Mediterranean
Ecosystems
Urban
BIOVEINS - Connectivity of green and blue infrastructures in Paris: living veins for a biodiverse and healthy city
The main objective of our BIOVEINS proposal is to use functional diversity (FD) to highlight the mechanisms underpinning the link between GBI, taxonomic diversity (TD) and ecosystem services (ESs) provisioning, and to provide, together with local stakeholders, the ecological and interdisciplinary...
Scale
Regions
Temperate, Continental
Ecosystems
Urban
BIOVEINS - Connectivity of green and blue infrastructures in Poznan: living veins for a biodiverse and healthy city
The main objective of our BIOVEINS proposal is to use functional diversity (FD) to highlight the mechanisms underpinning the link between GBI, taxonomic diversity (TD) and ecosystem services (ESs) provisioning, and to provide, together with local stakeholders, the ecological and interdisciplinary...
Scale
Regions
Temperate, Continental
Ecosystems
Urban
BIOVEINS - Connectivity of green and blue infrastructures in Tartu: living veins for a biodiverse and healthy city
The main objective of our BIOVEINS proposal is to use functional diversity (FD) to highlight the mechanisms underpinning the link between GBI, taxonomic diversity (TD) and ecosystem services (ESs) provisioning, and to provide, together with local stakeholders, the ecological and interdisciplinary...
Scale
Regions
Northern, Temperate
Ecosystems
Urban
BIOVEINS - Connectivity of green and blue infrastructures in Zurich: living veins for a biodiverse and healthy city
The main objective of our BIOVEINS proposal is to use functional diversity (FD) to highlight the mechanisms underpinning the link between GBI, taxonomic diversity (TD) and ecosystem services (ESs) provisioning, and to provide, together with local stakeholders, the ecological and interdisciplinary...
Scale
Regions
Temperate, Continental
Ecosystems
Urban
LIFE AGREE
The overall objective is the long-term conservation of Natura 2000 habitats and species of a delta coastal lagoon, by means of an integrated management that exploits, instead to contrast, the dynamism of the lagoon and its constant sedimentary deposit.
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
How to secure urban green in a growing city? The case of City Lab Leipzig, Germany
Mapping green and grey structures of Leipzig to understand in which urban structure types land-use pressures on urban green are higher / lower and analysing how political and governance strategies and instruments support the protection of green infrastructure and its ecosystem services.
Scale
Regions
Continental, Central
Ecosystems
Urban
Montpellier, France: Agroforestry: Agriculture of the future? The case of Montpellier
The objective is to make the Montpellier agricultural systems more resilient to the effects of climate change, such as increasing temperatures or droughts, water and biotic stresses and more extreme events. Main benefits can be summarized as follow: INRA (Institut Nantional de la Recherche...
Scale
Regions
Mediterranean
Ecosystems
Cropland, Sparsely vegetated land
Barcelona, Spain: Ajuntament de Barcelona
The objective of the catalogue of actions set out in the Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity Plan is to implement a strategy for improving existing green heritage and for preserving and enhancing Barcelona’s biodiversity to provide the inhabitants of Barcelona with many ecosystem services.
Scale
Regions
Mediterranean
Ecosystems
Urban
Paris Oasis Schoolyards programme
Reduce the local heat island effect Provide pupils with a healthy and stimulating learning environment Educate residents to risk culture on climate change Make refuges of freshness available to the most vulnerable populations Create numerous meeting spaces to spur conviviality and solidarity
Scale
Regions
Oceanic climatic
Ecosystems
Urban
Brague DEMO: Flash flood and wildfire hazards in a Mediterranean catchment
The public perception of ecosystems (e.g. forests, including possibly protecting ones) is strongly worsened following floods with massive wood jams. This case study aims at performing a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of a Mediterranean catchment to assess NBS benefits, dis-benefits and co-...
Scale
Regions
Mediterranean
Ecosystems
Rivers and lakes, Sparsely vegetated land, Urban, Wetlands, Woodland and forest
Moss for green infrastructure
Objective of these prototype moss installations was to find out the possible challenges of using moss in different locations and structures. We need to know what type of moss can be used and what are the actual costs of building moss green roofs and walls.
Scale
Regions
Northern
Ecosystems
Urban
CONFLUENCE Project: Creating a Periurban Park in Prague
The objectives are create long term conditions for a metropolitan periurban park Confluence (Soutok in Czech) and introduce tools for coordinated and sustainable development of periurban landscapes. The main aim is to create harmony in between supported natural processes, economical interests and...
Scale
Regions
Central, Continental, Czech republic, Prague
Ecosystems
Rivers and lakes, meadow, Grassland, Wetlands
Yerevan-Nature-Based Solution: A GREEN WALL FOR KINDERGARTEN
Challenges The described situation was an opportunity for the nature based solutions (green wall creation) implementation. Particularly, based on the scientific data available from more than 160 Yerevan kindergartens specific one was identified and selected ensuring the maximum benefits for the...
Scale
Regions
Armenia
Ecosystems
Urban
Multifunctional urban greening in Malmö, Sweden
The main purpose of the roof is to offer an unique green environment to the residents in the house. In the project every surface, also on the ground below, is maximized with greenery. The greenery offers a range of ecosystem services which also benefits the neighbors and the city.
Scale
Regions
Temperate
Ecosystems
Urban, Wetlands
Adaptation of Bratislava city to Climate Change
The Strategy on adaptation to negative effects of climate change within the territory of Bratislava the Capital of the Slovak Republic (2014) and the forthcoming Action plan for adaptation to climate change in Bratislava 2017-2020 focus on the following goals: assess the vulnerability of the city...
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
Embleton Road Rain Gardens
To reduce the flood risk, calm traffic and increase community involvement and awareness of sustainable urban drainage systems. To improve water quality in the River Trym.
Scale
Regions
Temperate
Ecosystems
Urban, Rivers and lakes
Redland Green School
To build a school that would blend into the surrounding hillside and to ensure that all water would remain on site to prevent flooding of the local drainage system.
Scale
Regions
Temperate
Ecosystems
Urban
Gainsborough Square
To improve the public realm of a neglected and poorly accessible square.
Scale
Regions
Temperate
Ecosystems
Urban
Birmingham New Street Station
To convert an energy intensive system of heating, cooling and ventilation, which was poorly maintained and controlled into a modern, green, sustainable development while adhering to stringent rail standards.
Scale
Regions
Temperate
Ecosystems
Urban
Bristol metrobus
To create a green, quick, frequent and reliable bus service and improve walking and cycling opportunities which will ultimately help to reduce traffic congestion, noise and air pollution.
Scale
Regions
Temperate
Ecosystems
Urban
Thameslink Programme: Bermondsey Dive Under
To untangle the tracks approaching London Bridge station reducing delays and to achieve net positive biodiversity.
Scale
Regions
Temperate
Ecosystems
Urban, Sparsely vegetated land
Arnos Vale Cemetery
To restore a Victorian cemetery from a state of neglect to provide a community green space, whilst maintaining and celebrating the heritage of the site as well as its conservation and ecological value.
Scale
Regions
Temperate
Ecosystems
Woodland and forest, Grassland, Urban
North Somerset Levels and Moors Partnership Project
To work with landowners to improve habitat management for wildlife and to promote soil management to help mitigate flooding, improve water quality and increase habitat for wetland birds.
Scale
Regions
Temperate
Ecosystems
Wetlands, Grassland, Coastal
Newport Wetlands Nature Reserve
To create a new wetland reserve on a brown field site and agricultural land to mitigate the loss of mudflats in Cardiff Bay and the two designated species that were displaced when the Taff/Ely SSSI was destroyed.
Scale
Regions
Temperate
Ecosystems
Coastal, Wetlands
Gloucester Services
To create a sustainable service station which has minimal impact on its surroundings and is sensitive to surrounding environment of the Cotswolds (AONB).
Scale
Regions
Temperate
Ecosystems
Wetlands
Filwood Park Development and Green Business Centre
To regenerate a brown site to develop 150 new homes, an improved park area and a BREEAM outstanding green business park. To deliver high quality jobs, family housing and a better green space.
Scale
Regions
Temperate
Ecosystems
Urban
Golden Hill Community Garden
To create a community allotment that anyone can visit and is accessible to people with physical and/or mental ill health.
Scale
Regions
Temperate
Ecosystems
Urban
A21 Scotney Castle Green Bridge
To mitigate the development of a 3.2km bypass by building a green land bridge to enable the historic West drive to be reinstated on its original line and provide landscape and habitat connectivity.
Scale
Regions
Temperate
Ecosystems
Woodland and forest
Park Spoor Noord, Antwerp
The release of an open public space with such dimensions in a densely-built city district offered a unique opportunity to restore the connection among the surrounding areas with a solid green lung. The site was previously a brownfield land that needed remediation. (During the entire remediation...
Scale
Local
Regions
Oceanic climatic
Ecosystems
Urban
Dublin - NBS for a more sustainable city by 2030
In its 2016-2022 Development Plan the city has set out a vision for a ‘Sustainable, Resilient Dublin based on economy, environment and equity’ (1). The Development Plan’s principles for green infrastructure include sustainable buildings which should use ‘sustainable energy technologies and...
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
Coastal, Rivers and lakes, Urban, Wetlands
Bari - NBS for greening the urban space
The overall objectives of the Bari city authorities are to improve urban quality, reduce the urban heat island effect and manage storm water. Improving green areas and their functions is a crucial part of achieving this goal and is addressed by several plans within Bari’s multi-level planning...
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
Grassland, Heathland and shrub, Urban
Bilbao - NBS for dealing with extreme temperature and rainfall events
The city is currently revising its urban Master Plan, which aims to make Bilbao i) an example for other cities around the world; ii) a city in continuous renewal; iii) a sustainable city; and iv) a socially balanced city. Extreme climate events in the recent – and not-so recent – past have shown...
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
Rivers and lakes, Urban, Wetlands
Bristol - NBS for ensuring a sustainable future
All of the challenges identified in the Bristol Development Framework Core Strategy (1) concern areas which would benefit from NBS. Furthermore, the 20:20 plan – Bristol’s Sustainable City Strategy (2) – has identified climate change as one of three key challenges. It acknowledges the potential for...
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
Rivers and lakes, Urban
Budapest - NBS for climate resilience and pollution control
To address these challenges, Budapest has drafted several strategic documents, in which NBS are promoted as a way to improve the environment, sustainability, and quality of life. These documents include: The Budapest 2030 Long-Term Urban Development Concept. This strategic document aims to protect...
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
Rivers and lakes, Urban, Woodland and forest
Edinburgh - NBS enhancing health, wealth and sustainability
Key documents for green space and NBS at local level are the Local Development Plan and the Open Space Strategy. The Local Development Plan seeks to protect and enhance the environment and address the challenge of climate change. This will be partly achieved by using new development projects to...
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
Urban
Milan - NBS for urban regeneration
Urban redevelopment was an opportunity to adopt solutions and achieve different targets through nature-based solutions. Carta of Milan, the city's strategic environmental plan, recognises ‘green infrastructure’ as the best way to achieve environmental targets, promote social development and improve...
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
Rivers and lakes, Urban, Woodland and forest
Oradea - Improving quality of life with NBS
The above-mentioned challenges are addressed in Oradea’s plan for a green area within a 5 minute walking distance from anywhere in the city, evaluated in its Urban Development Plan 2030. Oradea’s main objective is to improve quality of life for its citizens, including by prioritising the increase...
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
Rivers and lakes, Urban
Szeged - NBS for urban regeneration and adaptation to climate change
Szeged’s urban development concept and integrated urban development strategy aim to improve the quality of green areas and to restore natural habitats and ecological corridors for social and recreational purposes and to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Due to the required structure for...
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
Rivers and lakes, Urban
Amsterdam - NBS for greening the city and increasing resilience
The 2010 city-region plan ‘Structural Vision: Amsterdam 2040’, managed by the Department of Physical Planning, set the investment and project ambitions for the period 2010-2040. The strategy seeks to fulfil the vision of a creative and varied city, with an integrated public transport network, high...
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
Grassland, Rivers and lakes, Urban, Wetlands
Dresden - NBS for sustainable urban transition
The landscape plan, which is currently under development following the incorporation into the city of some surrounding areas, is intended to bring about a compact city, accommodating further development within the existing borders, and including a network of functional green spaces. The draft...
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
Urban
Linz - NBS as a motor for urban growth
The city’s Grünlandkonzept (green space strategy) provides detailed strategic indications for local land use and infrastructure planning (Stadt Linz, 2013). Enhancing and protecting urban green areas is seen as a way of increasing the city’s attractiveness, and will also form part of the upcoming...
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
Cropland, Grassland, Rivers and lakes, Urban, Wetlands
Poznan - NBS for a friendly, mobile city
The primary goal of the city strategy (Development Strategy for the City of Poznań 2030) is to improve quality of life for all inhabitants, in such a way that everyone feels that they have a stake in co-creating the city. One of the five strategic objectives of the city strategy – 'A green, mobile...
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
Rivers and lakes, Urban
Utrecht - NBS for for urban resilience and citizens’ wellbeing
With a green and blue framework that supports ecosystem benefits, Utrecht aims to promote healthy urban living through an integrated and systemic approach that combines local climate regulation, noise reduction, recreation and cleaner air. Currently, its main instrument for protecting and improving...
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
Urban
Berlin - NBS for urban green connectivity and biodiversity
Berlin has approximately 40 % of green (parks, forests etc.) and blue (rivers, channels, lakes, ponds, etc.) areas within its borders. It aims to create connectivity across the city and a ‘green belt’ as a border boundary for urban growth and a protection against urban sprawl. Berlin has a specific...
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
Urban, Woodland and forest
Genk - NBS bridging green and industrial heritage
Genk’s multi-annual strategic plan for 2014-19 is a response to the closure of the Ford car manufacturing company. The main objective of the plan has been to use Genk’s natural and human capital for sustainable value creation. Nature-based solutions are an integral part of the plan, used to create...
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
Grassland, Rivers and lakes, Urban, Wetlands
London - NBS for a leading sustainable city
The Greater London Authority (GLA) participants in the BRIDGE FP7 project identified the primary planning goals for the Central Activities Zone (CAZ)[1] as to: (a) increase green space; (b) improve air quality; (c) reduce the UHI effect (heat island) and (d) prevent flash floods, with climate...
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
Grassland, Rivers and lakes, Urban, Woodland and forest
Rotterdam - NBS for building a waterproof city
Rotterdam aims to be 100 % climate-proof by 2025. This is the goal expressed in the city’s climate change adaptation programme. This means that by 2025 measures will already have been taken to ensure that each specific area is minimally disrupted by climate change both then and throughout the...
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
Grassland, Urban, Wetlands
Ljubljana: NBS for Urban Regeneration and Wellbeing
In the framework of "Vision Ljubljana 2025", the city has adopted several sustainability-oriented strategic documents, especially the: Urban Master Plan (83% of all city development is directed towards renewing existing developed areas and brownfields). This is the most important planning...
Scale
Regions
Ecosystems
Grassland, Rivers and lakes, Urban, Woodland and forest
Lisbon: NBS Enhancing Resilience through Urban Regeneration
To tackle these challenges, the city has taken a series of measures in the context of the Master Development Plan. The plan sets out guidelines and objectives for specific planning and local development. In particular, the municipal ecological structure takes into account ecological principles and...