Building Climate Resilience in Coastal City Living Labs Using Ecosystem-Based Adaptation: A Systematic Review

Ananya Tiwari (), Luís Campos Rodrigues, Frances E. Lucy and Salem Gharbia
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Ananya Tiwari: Centre for Environmental Research Innovation and Sustainability CERIS, Department of Environmental Science, Atlantic Technological University, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland
Luís Campos Rodrigues: ENT Environment and Management, c/Josep Llanza, 1-7, 2nd Floor, 3, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain
Frances E. Lucy: Centre for Environmental Research Innovation and Sustainability CERIS, Department of Environmental Science, Atlantic Technological University, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland
Salem Gharbia: Centre for Environmental Research Innovation and Sustainability CERIS, Department of Environmental Science, Atlantic Technological University, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 17, 1-29

Abstract: Climate change leads to an unequivocal rise in the intensity and frequency of natural disasters. This necessitates mainstreaming of climate adaptation strategies in the global movement on climate action. Ecosystem-Based Adaptation (EBA) has become popular as an effective means of climate adaptation, which can be resilient and flexible compared to hard engineering-based measures. However, ecosystem-based approaches in disaster risk reduction still remain under-researched despite their growing popularity. This study delves into the utility of EBA in the context of the living lab, using a PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) based Systematic Literature Review. A living lab (LL) is a participatory tool invented to foster innovation through real-life testing environments, such as individual cities. This study focuses on European coastal regions, as these are both highly populated and vulnerable to climate change impacts such as sea-level rise, storms, flooding and erosion. This study identified multiple synergies between the EBA concepts, living lab and disaster-risk reduction and concludes that EBA schemes can be highly effective in the living lab set-up. It also demonstrates that increased stakeholder engagement and the consideration of socio-economic co-benefits as part of the EBA-LL model can lead to successful disaster risk reduction.

Keywords: ecosystem-based adaptation; nature-based solutions; living labs; coastal climate change; socio-economic; stakeholder (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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