Nature-Based Solutions

Robert C. Brears ()
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Robert C. Brears: Our Future Water

Chapter Chapter 2 in Financing Nature-Based Solutions, 2022, pp 7-27 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract A variety of societal challenges, both climatic and non-climatic, can lead to abrupt, and in some cases, irreversible environmental change that adversely impacts human development. One approach to addressing these challenges is to increasingly rely on engineering solutions that are designed and managed to be simple to implement, easy to replicate, and provide predictable outcomes. However, these solutions require significant investments in materials and energy. An alternative approach is using nature-based solutions (NBS) that use ecosystems and the services they provide to address societal challenges in sustainable ways. This chapter will first discuss the various climatic and non-climatic societal challenges leading to environmental degradation and impacting human well-being and socio-economic development. The chapter will then provide an overview of the concept of NBS and the multiple co-benefits they provide.

Keywords: Nature-based Solutions; Climate Change; Biodiversity Loss; Ecosystem Services (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-93325-8_2

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