TY - JOUR
T1 - An action framework for the participatory assessment of nature-based solutions in cities
AU - van der Jagt, Alexander P. N.
AU - Buijs, Arjen
AU - Dobbs, Cynnamon
AU - van Lierop, Martina
AU - Pauleit, Stephan
AU - Randrup, Thomas B.
AU - Wild, Tom
N1 - Funding Information:
This research has been funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No. 867564 and participating partners in the CONEXUS Project.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s).
PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - Impact assessment is a key step in mainstreaming urban nature-based solutions (NBS). Yet, it remains unclear if and how assessment frameworks influence urban planning, design and management. We contend that the potential of current NBS assessment frameworks is not fully exploited due to: (1) limited contextualisation of monitoring and assessment to place-specific contexts and (2) the depoliticisation of co-production. To address this, we present a practical five-step action framework to guide inclusive participation across different stages of monitoring and assessment of urban NBS, including indicator selection. Unlike previous approaches, applying selection criteria at the level of individual indicators, we also use criteria at the aggregate level of the indicator set. We conclude that participatory assessment contributes to mainstreaming urban NBS for sustainable and just cities, provided data is contextualised to local decision-making contexts and the process is designed to amplify marginalised voices.
AB - Impact assessment is a key step in mainstreaming urban nature-based solutions (NBS). Yet, it remains unclear if and how assessment frameworks influence urban planning, design and management. We contend that the potential of current NBS assessment frameworks is not fully exploited due to: (1) limited contextualisation of monitoring and assessment to place-specific contexts and (2) the depoliticisation of co-production. To address this, we present a practical five-step action framework to guide inclusive participation across different stages of monitoring and assessment of urban NBS, including indicator selection. Unlike previous approaches, applying selection criteria at the level of individual indicators, we also use criteria at the aggregate level of the indicator set. We conclude that participatory assessment contributes to mainstreaming urban NBS for sustainable and just cities, provided data is contextualised to local decision-making contexts and the process is designed to amplify marginalised voices.
KW - Co-production
KW - Ecosystem services
KW - Environmental justice
KW - Nature-based thinking
KW - Participatory monitoring
KW - Urban nature-based solutions
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U2 - 10.1007/s13280-022-01772-6
DO - 10.1007/s13280-022-01772-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 35932423
AN - SCOPUS:85135518785
SN - 0044-7447
VL - 52
SP - 54
EP - 67
JO - Ambio
JF - Ambio
IS - 1
ER -