Capturing the multiple benefits associated with nature-based solutions: Lessons from a natural flood management project in the Cotswolds, UK
| Autor: | Brian Smith, Fabio Carnelli, Christopher J Short, Chris Uttley, Lucy E Clarke |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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GB Flood myth Corporate governance Soil Science Stakeholder engagement 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Woodland 010501 environmental sciences Development 01 natural sciences Natural (archaeology) Local community HT Scale (social sciences) G1 H1 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Environmental Chemistry Business Environmental planning 0105 earth and related environmental sciences General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | Land Degradation & Development. 30:241-252 |
| ISSN: | 1085-3278 |
| Popis: | Following severe flooding in 2007 a decision was taken in 2012 to explore nature‐based solutions in 250km2 river catchment in the southern Cotswolds in the UK. The project involves working with landowners to create in channel, riparian, field and woodland structures aimed at attenuating high flows or increasing infiltration rates to reduce flood risk. After three years it is clear that the threshold for effectiveness requires the implementation of measures throughout large areas of the upstream catchment. Early results suggest that social, as well as natural, capital has been enhanced through the project. What is clear is the beneficial role of working with multiple stakeholders to implement natural flood management on a catchment wide scale. In this sense the project has adopted a co‐management approach which brings together the knowledges of hydrologists, ecologists, farmers, woodland owners and the local community to implement locally agreed solutions within a broader project framework. This paper will outline the initial findings and the governance structure within a theoretical framework of co‐management and suggest how this type of framework is suitable for a range of nature‐based solutions across Europe. However, the challenge remains in capturing the multiple‐benefits that such projects offer as these are often missed through conventional approaches like cost‐benefit analysis. The paper concludes by presented along with a potential way forward for a proof‐of‐concept for nature‐based solutions. |
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