Environmental Design Features for Large-Scale Nature-Based Solutions: Development of a Framework That Incorporates Landscape Dynamics into the Design of Nature-Based Solutions

Bo-Syuan Wu, Laddaporn Ruangpan, Arlex Sanchez, Marzenna Rasmussen, Eldon R. Rene and Zoran Vojinovic
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Bo-Syuan Wu: IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, 2601DA Delft, The Netherlands
Laddaporn Ruangpan: IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, 2601DA Delft, The Netherlands
Arlex Sanchez: IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, 2601DA Delft, The Netherlands
Marzenna Rasmussen: Amphi International ApS, Forskerparken 10, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
Eldon R. Rene: IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, 2601DA Delft, The Netherlands
Zoran Vojinovic: IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, 2601DA Delft, The Netherlands

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 11, 1-17

Abstract: Large-scale nature-based solutions (NBS) contribute to the change in large-scale landscapes and ecosystems for which continuous monitoring activities would be necessary to reflect the constantly changing environment. To fill the existing gap in the design-making process of implementing NBS, a framework that incorporates the landscape dynamics into the design of NBS is expedient and beneficial. This research addresses the above knowledge gap and presents a practically applicable framework for large-scale NBS that incorporates landscape dynamics into the design of NBS. To amplify the power of stakeholders’ involvement and evidence-based knowledge (i.e., field experiences and literature reports), the framework developed in this study was evaluated on a case-study site in Odense area, Denmark, within the EU-funded RECONECT project. Furthermore, this study also addresses the relationship between landscape dynamics and biodiversity by performing a detailed literature review. The results obtained from this work demonstrate that the framework developed can be applied to existing large-scale NBS and it has the potential to recommend guidelines during the planning and design step of large-scale NBS.

Keywords: large-scale nature-based solutions; implementation framework; biodiversity; landscape dynamics; meta-population (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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