Challenges and considerations of applying nature-based solutions in low- and middle-income countries in Southeast and East Asia
| Autor: | Faith Ka Shun Chan, Yu-Ting Tang, Natalie Marie Gulsrud, Rachel L. Gomes, Christopher M. Raymond, Lawal Billa, Sivathass Bannir Selvam, Karen T. Lourdes, Ruzana Sanusi, Alex M. Lechner, Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz, Peter Moug, Ali Cheshmehzangi, Saut Sagala, Badrul Azhar, Chris Gibbins, M. J. Ashfold, Christopher D. Ives, Lucelia Rodrigues, Alexandra Zieritz, Sarah E. Metcalfe, Tapan Kumar Nath, Nur Aliya Binti Sabarudin, Mark G. Macklin, David T. Tan, Mark Schuerch, Ee Phin Wong, Kong Wah Sing |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Ecosystems and Environment Research Programme, Human-Nature Transformations Research Group, Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), Department of Economics and Management, Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Urbanization. City and country
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Environmental engineering Context (language use) 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Ecosystem services Urbanization East Asia L712 Human and Social Geography of Asia Restoration ecology Environmental planning 1172 Environmental sciences nature-based solutions 0105 earth and related environmental sciences C181 Biodiversity Government Corporate governance southeast asia TA170-171 Geography Scale (social sciences) sponge cities HT361-384 china ecosystem services General Economics Econometrics and Finance blue-green infrastructure |
| Zdroj: | Blue-Green Systems, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 331-351 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2617-4782 |
| Popis: | Low- and middle-income countries in Southeast and East Asia face a range of challenges related to the rapid pace of urbanisation in the region, the scale of pollution, climate change, loss of ecosystem services and associated difficulties for ecological restoration. Possible pathways towards a more sustainable future lie in the applications of nature-based solutions (NBS). However, there is relatively little literature on the application of NBS in the region, particularly Southeast Asia. In this paper we address this gap by assessing the socio-ecological challenges to the application of NBS in the region – one of the most globally biodiverse. We first provide an overview and background on NBS and its underpinnings in biodiversity and ecosystem services. We then present a typology describing five unique challenges for the application of NBS in the region: (1) Characteristics of urbanisation; (2) Biophysical environmental and climatic context; (3) Environmental risks and challenges for restoration; (4) Human nature relationships and conflicts; and (5) Policy and governance context. Exploiting the opportunities through South-South and North-South collaboration to address the challenges of NBS in Southeast and East Asia needs to be a priority for government, planners and academics. Highlights Most research on Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) is in high income nations with low population growth rates and regulated urban planning.; Urban blue-green infrastructure is being degraded in low and middle-income Southeast and East Asian countries.; Applications of NBS in the region need to address the unique socio-ecological challenges.; We provide an overview of key knowledge gaps to support the implementation of NBS. |
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