Pandemic urban development is leading us away from nature

ABSTRACT: Recovery plans in Europe in the COVID-19 pandemic era have stimulated construction-led development, which has eclipsed nature-based agendas in terms of scale, size, and policy. One estimate is that only 0.3% of spending on urban infrastructure globally is directed towards various nature-based solutions and other ecosystem efforts supporting human well-being. In the future we will urgently need to employ nature-based approaches in crisis management for the power and potential of nature to be fully employed in pursuit of urban recovery. We strongly recommend that nature-based approaches be an explicit requirement to secure funding for future recovery plans.

SUBMITTER: Lafortezza R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9683854 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature