Multifunctional technical design that balances local needs and local landscape context.
Technical solutions are the technical components that go into the planning, delivery and the long-term stewardship of Nature-Based Solutions. Technical solutions would include, for example, the type of nature-based solution selected, the plants selected, anything that takes into account the local circumstances and, when it comes to the stewardship or ongoing management of the nature-based solution, feeding the results of evaluation and on-going measurement into the project is also considered a technical aspect.
Technical solutions are one building block of the Connecting Nature Framework. The Connecting Nature framework helps cities and other organisations to design nature-based solutions from a systemic perspective. Our approach considers social, environmental and economic benefits, needs and trade-offs. It builds on the generation of knowledge about local needs and the local context. It also considers impacts, synergies and trade-offs across scales and time.
CONNECTING NATURE RESOURCES
Below you can find an overview of relevant resources from the Connecting Nature project related to Technical Solutions.
Guidance
Reports
- Nature-based solution evaluation indicators: Environmental Indicators Review
- NBS Framework Reports for Front Runner Cities
Papers
- Lawns in Cities: From a Globalised Urban Green Space Phenomenon to Sustainable Nature-Based Solutions
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The case for mainstreaming nature-based solutions into integrated catchment management in Ireland
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Using ecosystem services to measure the degree to which a solution is nature-based
Tools
Blogs
- A Storm in a Bioswale: Breaking Down Barriers to Nature-Based Solutions
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Mosaic management: the missing ingredient for biodiversity innovation in urban greenspace design
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Nature-based Solutions: The Secret Weapon in Climate Change Adaption?