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  1. Book ; Online ; E-Book: Transformative climate governance

    Hölscher, Katharina / Frantzeskaki, Niki

    a capacities perspective to systematise, evaluate and guide climate action

    (Palgrave studies in environmental transformation, transition and accountability)

    2020  

    Abstract: Katharina Hölscher is a senior researcher on climate governance and sustainability transitions at the Dutch Research Institute For Transitions (DRIFT) with Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands. She is involved in various research projects in ... ...

    Author's details Katharina Hölscher, Niki Frantzeskaki, editors
    Series title Palgrave studies in environmental transformation, transition and accountability
    Abstract Katharina Hölscher is a senior researcher on climate governance and sustainability transitions at the Dutch Research Institute For Transitions (DRIFT) with Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands. She is involved in various research projects in Europe and worldwide focusing on climate governance and resilience in cities, transformation research and transition management. Katharina has published on climate governance and urban transitions and edited a book on transition management in cities. Niki Frantzeskaki is Professor on Urban Sustainability Transitions and Director of the Centre for Urban Transitions at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. Niki has published close to 100 peer reviewed articles, released three books on urban sustainability transitions and edited 15 special issues about sustainability and sustainability transitions. She coordinates research on environmental governance and urban transitions by leading and being involved in a portfolio of research projects with research institutes across Europe, Canada, Brazil and Australia. How to progress climate science to be policy-relevant and actionable? This book presents a novel framework to give a positive vision and structuring approach to guide research and practice on transformative climate governance, to shift the narrative from apathy and stalemate to action and transformation. Our vision contrasts existing climate governance and associated lock-ins that signify the institutional resistance to change. To effectively address climate change, climate governance itself needs to be transformed to foster sustainability transitions under climate change. The book brings together a collection of case studies to investigate how capacities for transformative climate governance are developing at multiple scales and how they can be strengthened vis-à-vis existing governance regimes. Specifically, it sheds light on the following questions: What are key overarching conditions, actors and activities that facilitate governance for transformation under climate change? Given persistent climate governance lock-ins, what needs to happen in research and policy to build-up the capacities that transform climate governance and ensure effective climate action?
    Keywords Environmental policy
    Subject code 363.7
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2020-2020
    Size 1 online resource (xxv, 698 pages) :, illustrations.
    Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
    Publishing place Cham, Switzerland
    Document type Book ; Online ; E-Book
    Remark Zugriff für angemeldete ZB MED-Nutzerinnen und -Nutzer
    ISBN 3-030-49040-8 ; 3-030-49039-4 ; 978-3-030-49039-3 ; 978-3-030-49040-9
    DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-49040-9
    Database ZB MED Catalogue: Medicine, Health, Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture

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  2. Book ; Online: Nature-Based Solutions for Cities

    McPhearson, Timon / Kabisch, Nadja / Frantzeskaki, Niki

    2023  

    Keywords RPC ; nature-based solutions; urban resilience; cities; climate change; complex systems; green infrastructure
    Language English
    Size 1 electronic resource (408 pages)
    Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing
    Publishing place Cheltenham, UK
    Document type Book ; Online
    Note English
    HBZ-ID HT030381331
    ISBN 9781800376762 ; 1800376766
    Database ZB MED Catalogue: Medicine, Health, Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture

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  3. Article: Wanting it all - is a stakeholders' Vision for Europe compatible with meeting Europe's food demand under high end climate change?

    Holman, Ian / Frantzeskaki, Niki

    FACCE MACSUR Reports, 10(Supplement):SC-06

    2017  

    Abstract: Responding to climate change requires a desirable endpoint or vision against which to plan adaptation and mitigation and to determine `success'. Climate change impact, adaptation and vulnerability (CCIAV) models are useful tools to assess the ... ...

    Abstract Responding to climate change requires a desirable endpoint or vision against which to plan adaptation and mitigation and to determine `success'. Climate change impact, adaptation and vulnerability (CCIAV) models are useful tools to assess the consequences of adaptation in reducing the potential impacts of climate change. However, to date most CCIAV studies have had two significant limitations - (1) the lack of a clearly defined Vision and (2) a lack of contextualisation of adaptation according to the constraints (and opportunities) of alternative socio-economic futures. This paper describes how a European integrated assessment platform (the IMPRESSIONS integrated assessment platform or IAP), downscaled European Shared Socio-economic Pathways (Euro-SSPs) and a structured stakeholder engagement process of adaptation planning and Visioning have been brought together to provide a rich understanding of the adaptation challenges facing Europe. A scenario-neutral multi-dimensional Vision for Europe in 2100 (encapsulating such factors as equity, lifestyle, governance, resilience, environment, food, water and energy) was derived by stakeholders, who then developed preliminary adaptation, mitigation and transformational pathways to achieve the Vision within the context of the individual Euro-SSPs. The multi-sectoral IMPRESSIONS IAP was then used to assess the ability of the pathways to achieve selected indicators of the Vision. The results demonstrate the very different challenges and opportunities for Europe over the coming century posed by the Euro-SSPs and the synergies and trade-offs between meeting Europe's food demand under climate change and other desirable aspects of the Vision.
    Language English
    Document type Article
    DOI 10.4126/FRL01-006412982
    Database Repository for Life Sciences

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  4. Article ; Online: Shifts in urban ecology: From science to social project.

    Frantzeskaki, Niki / Pickett, Steward T A / Andersson, Erik

    Ambio

    2024  Volume 53, Issue 6, Page(s) 809–812

    MeSH term(s) Ecology ; Cities ; Humans ; Conservation of Natural Resources ; City Planning
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-18
    Publishing country Sweden
    Document type Journal Article ; Editorial
    ZDB-ID 120759-3
    ISSN 1654-7209 ; 0044-7447
    ISSN (online) 1654-7209
    ISSN 0044-7447
    DOI 10.1007/s13280-024-02000-z
    Database MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

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  5. Book ; Online: Urban Planet

    Elmqvist, Thomas / Bai, Xuemei / Frantzeskaki, Niki / Griffith, Corrie / Maddox, David / McPhearson, Timon / Parnell, Susan / Romero-Lankao, Patricia / Simon, David / Watkins, Mark

    Knowledge towards Sustainable Cities

    (Life Sciences)

    2018  

    Series title Life Sciences
    Keywords Applied ecology ; Urban & municipal planning ; Sociology ; Political science & theory ; Economic geography ; ecology ; evolutionary biology ; sociology ; political science ; geography ; environmental and development studies ; economics ; anthropology ; engineering
    Language 0|e
    Size 1 Online-Ressource
    Publisher Cambridge University Press
    Document type Book ; Online
    Note English ; Open Access
    HBZ-ID HT021618726
    ISBN 9781107196933 ; 1107196930
    Database ZB MED Catalogue: Medicine, Health, Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture

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  6. Article ; Online: Mainstreaming nature-based solutions in cities: A systematic literature review and a proposal for facilitating urban transitions

    Adams, Clare / Frantzeskaki, Niki / Moglia, Magnus

    Land Use Policy. 2023 July, v. 130 p.106661-

    2023  

    Abstract: Nature-based solutions are gaining prominence in urban sustainability discourses, especially in climate adaptation, in efforts to increase resilience, and as a means of promoting a range of social, environmental, and economic benefits. There are however ... ...

    Abstract Nature-based solutions are gaining prominence in urban sustainability discourses, especially in climate adaptation, in efforts to increase resilience, and as a means of promoting a range of social, environmental, and economic benefits. There are however barriers and inertia that slow the adoption of such solutions, and a term commonly used for overcoming such factors is mainstreaming. The term mainstreaming in relation to nature-based solutions is ambiguous, as it is entangled within or conflated with other similar concepts that also describe change processes. This lack of clarity is a cause for potential misdirection of planning with nature-based solutions towards more climate resilient cities. Therefore, this article expands and deepens the understanding of mainstreaming nature-based solutions in cities by proposing a (re)conceptualisation of the term mainstreaming. Our (re)conceptualisation explores mainstreaming in the context of multi-level governance, to unpack where mainstreaming can unfold within and across levels, and focuses on knowledge drivers, to unpack how mainstreaming activities are shaped. These dimensions are important for unpacking where mainstreaming can happen and what informs mainstreaming activities, facilitating more effective discourses, policy-making, and wider adoption of urban nature-based solutions. We report on a systematic literature review and synthesis of 147 articles, which proposes a new mainstreaming framework and definition by identifying five mechanisms and four roles to explain how mainstreaming processes unfold or mobilise in cities. This adds a framework and language to the academic and policy debate that is needed for operationalising nature-based solutions mainstreaming processes, and thereby to transform urban planning practices.
    Keywords climate ; governance ; land policy ; NBS ; Ecosystem services ; Green infrastructure ; Policy integration ; Multi-level governance ; Climate adaptation
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-07
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    Note Use and reproduction
    ZDB-ID 852476-2
    ISSN 0264-8377
    ISSN 0264-8377
    DOI 10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106661
    Database NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA)

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  7. Article ; Online: Nature-based solutions for circular urban water systems: A scoping literature review and a proposal for urban design and planning

    Tsatsou, Alexandra / Frantzeskaki, Niki / Malamis, Simos

    Journal of Cleaner Production. 2023, p.136325-

    2023  , Page(s) 136325–

    Abstract: This article explores eleven types of Nature-based Solutions (NBS) that can contribute to circular systems for water reuse and resource recovery in cities in terms of their function, co-benefits, integration and scaling-up in urban areas. The challenges ... ...

    Abstract This article explores eleven types of Nature-based Solutions (NBS) that can contribute to circular systems for water reuse and resource recovery in cities in terms of their function, co-benefits, integration and scaling-up in urban areas. The challenges of urban water management and water scarcity indicate the urgency for the transition to water circularity, and provide an opportunity for integrating NBS in cities. Evidence on the co-benefits of NBS has been gathered in the past 20 years, while applications across the globe provide us with knowledge on their modularity, effectiveness in hybridization and siting in urban environments. This article provides new insights and perspectives compared to published reviews, as it bridges a broad range of disciplinary topics: NBS, non-conventional water sources, circularity, urban design, and urban planning. Based on the scoping literature review of 68 peer-reviewed research articles, four key dimensions for the design and integration of circular water NBS in cities are identified: environmental technology, systems design, urban design, and urban planning. Urban planning can provide the platform to connect evidence on the efficacy and effectiveness of circular water NBS, building on environmental technology knowledge, NBS design innovation, and place-based evidence from NBS applications in urban design.
    Keywords environmental technology ; hybridization ; water reuse ; water shortages ; Nature-based solutions ; Urban planning ; Stormwater ; Wastewater treatment ; Cities
    Language English
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    Note Pre-press version
    ISSN 0959-6526
    DOI 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136325
    Database NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA)

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  8. Article: Seven lessons for planning nature-based solutions in cities

    Frantzeskaki, Niki

    Environmental science & policy. 2019 Mar., v. 93

    2019  

    Abstract: Nature-based solutions are proliferating in European cities over the past years as viable solutions to urban challenges such as climate change, urban degeneration and aging infrastructures. With evidence amounting about nature-based solutions, there is a ...

    Abstract Nature-based solutions are proliferating in European cities over the past years as viable solutions to urban challenges such as climate change, urban degeneration and aging infrastructures. With evidence amounting about nature-based solutions, there is a need to translate knowledge about nature-based solutions to future policy and planning. In this paper, we analysed fifteen cases of nature-based solutions’ experiments across 11 European cities. What makes our case studies stand out is the balanced focus between ecosystem and social benefits in contrast to many published cases on nature-based solutions that have a weighted focus on the climate benefits. From a cross-case comparative analysis we draw seven overarching lessons related to all stages of proof-of-concept and implementation of nature-based solutions in cities: (a) nature-based solutions need to be aesthetically appealing to citizens, (b) nature-based solutions create new green urban commons, (c) experimenting with nature-based solutions requires trust in the local government and in experimentation process itself, (d) co-creation of nature-based solutions requires diversity and learning from social innovation, (e) nature-based solutions require collaborative governance, (f) an inclusive narrative of mission for nature-based solutions can enable integration to many urban agendas and (g) design nature-based solutions so as to learn and replicate them on the long-term. The lessons we draw show that nature-based solutions require multiple disciplines for their design, diversity (of settings) for co-creation and recognition of the place-based transformative potential of nature-based solutions as ‘superior’ to grey infrastructure. We further discern that urban planners need to have an open approach to collaborative governance of nature-based solutions that allows learning with and about new appealing designs, perceptions and images of nature from different urban actors, allows forming of new institutions for operating and maintaining nature-based solutions to ensure inclusivity, livability and resilience.
    Keywords case studies ; cities ; climate ; climate change ; ecosystems ; environmental science ; governance ; infrastructure ; issues and policy ; learning ; local government ; planning ; social benefit
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2019-03
    Size p. 101-111.
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 1454687-5
    ISSN 1462-9011
    ISSN 1462-9011
    DOI 10.1016/j.envsci.2018.12.033
    Database NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA)

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  9. Article: Governance of nature-based solutions through intermediaries for urban transitions – A case study from Melbourne, Australia

    Frantzeskaki, Niki / Bush, Judy

    Urban forestry & urban greening. 2021 Sept., v. 64

    2021  

    Abstract: As cities increasingly turn to nature-based solutions to address key urban socio-ecological challenges, approaches to their governance, planning and implementation are increasingly important for ensuring their effectiveness. Nature-based solutions are ... ...

    Abstract As cities increasingly turn to nature-based solutions to address key urban socio-ecological challenges, approaches to their governance, planning and implementation are increasingly important for ensuring their effectiveness. Nature-based solutions are multifunctional, and so their planning and implementation are by necessity interdisciplinary. As such, to support urban transitions with nature-based solutions, the role of intermediary actors deserves research attention. Intermediaries play key roles in linking between sectors, across different levels of government and between disciplines and policy domains. We identified three key points for research and planning nature-based solutions through intermediaries as key agents for change: intermediaries are creators of enabling institutional spaces needed for mainstreaming nature-based solutions in cities; intermediaries as actor configurations are dynamic over time and in context, and intermediation has to be understood as a fundamental governance activity in cities that want to scale up their climate adaptation planning with nature-based solutions. Using a case study of the development and initial implementation of the metropolitan urban forest strategy in Melbourne Australia, we analyze the multi-actor landscape that emerged, through the lens of intermediation. We systematically investigated which actors, partnerships and platforms acted as intermediaries in the transformative agenda of the Urban Forest strategy, how these actors interacted over the course of the strategy’s development and how their roles and functions shifted during the early implementation stages of the strategy. We found that an ‘ecology of intermediaries’ adopted a range of roles to support key functions including building collaboration, informing and disseminating policy learning, and strengthening political support. While intermediaries’ roles and functions shifted across the strategy’s development, their contributions were critical in the complex metropolitan governance context. Collaborative planning and governance for nature-based solutions in cities require intermediaries to remain topical, focused and inclusive/open to new ideas and lessons from innovations both emerging and driven.
    Keywords case studies ; climate ; ecology ; governance ; issues and policy ; landscapes ; politics ; urban forestry ; urban forests ; Australia
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-09
    Publishing place Elsevier GmbH
    Document type Article
    ISSN 1618-8667
    DOI 10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127262
    Database NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA)

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  10. Article: Principles for urban nature-based solutions

    Kabisch, Nadja / Frantzeskaki, Niki / Hansen, Rieke

    Ambio. 2022 June, v. 51, no. 6

    2022  

    Abstract: Nature-based solutions (NBS) were introduced as integrated, multifunctional and multi-beneficial solutions to a wide array of socio-ecological challenges. Although principles for a common understanding and implementation of NBS were already developed on ... ...

    Abstract Nature-based solutions (NBS) were introduced as integrated, multifunctional and multi-beneficial solutions to a wide array of socio-ecological challenges. Although principles for a common understanding and implementation of NBS were already developed on a landscape scale, specific principles are needed with regard to an application in urban areas. Urban areas come with particular challenges including (i) spatial conflicts with urban system nestedness, (ii) specific urban biodiversity, fragmentation and altered environments, (iii) value plurality, multi-actor interdependencies and environmental injustices, (iv) path-dependencies with cultural and planning legacies and (v) a potential misconception of cities as being artificial landscapes disconnected from nature. Given these challenges, in this perspective paper, we build upon and integrate knowledge from the most recent academic work on NBS in urban areas and introduce five distinct, integrated principles for urban NBS design, planning and implementation. Our five principles should help to transcend governance gaps and advance the scientific discourse of urban NBS towards a more effective and sustainable urban development. To contribute to resilient urban futures, the design, planning, policy and governance of NBS should (1) consider the need for a systemic understanding, (2) contribute to benefiting people and biodiversity, (3) contribute to inclusive solutions for the long-term, (4) consider context conditions and (5) foster communication and learning.
    Keywords biodiversity ; governance ; issues and policy ; landscapes ; nestedness ; urban development
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-06
    Size p. 1388-1401.
    Publishing place Springer Netherlands
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 120759-3
    ISSN 1654-7209 ; 0044-7447
    ISSN (online) 1654-7209
    ISSN 0044-7447
    DOI 10.1007/s13280-021-01685-w
    Database NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA)

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