The potential of nature-based solutions to deliver ecologically just cities: Lessons for research and urban planning from a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT: Planning for and implementing multifunctional nature-based solutions can improve urban ecosystems' adaptation to climate change, foster urban resilience, and enable social and environmental innovation. There is, however, a knowledge gap in how to design and plan nature-based solutions in a nonanthropocentric manner that enhances co-benefits for humans and nonhuman living organisms. To address this gap, we conducted a systematic literature review to explore how an ecological justice perspective can advance the understanding of nature-based solutions. We argue that ecological justice, which builds on the equitable distribution of environmental goods and bads, social-ecological interconnectedness, nature's agency and capabilities, and participation and inclusion in decision-making, provides a

SUBMITTER: Pineda-Pinto M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8651950 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature