Nature-Based Solutions and Water Security: An Action Agenda for the 21st Century

Jan Cassin , John H. Matthews , Elena Lopez Gunn 지음

elsevier 2021년 07월 30일 출간

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Nature-Based Solutions and Water Security: An Action Agenda for the 21st Century presents an action agenda for natural infrastructure on topics of standards and principles, technical evaluation and design tools, capacity building and innovative finance. Chapters introduce the topic and concepts of natural infrastructure, or nature-based solutions (NBS) and water security, with important background on the urgency of the global water crisis and the role that NBS can, and should play, in addressing this crisis. Sections also present the community of practice??s collective thinking on a prioritized action agenda to guide more rapid progress in mainstreaming NBS. With contributions from global authors, including key individuals and organizations active in developing NBS solutions, users will also find important conclusions and recommendations, thus presenting a collaboratively developed, consensus roadmap to scaling NBS.Covers all issues of water security and natural infrastructuresPresents a comprehensive state of synthesis, providing readers with a solid grounding in the field of natural infrastructures and water securityIncludes a fully workable and intuitive roadmap for action that is presented as a guide to the most important actions for practitioners, research questions for academics, and information on promising careers for students entering the field

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Section 1: Introduction to Nature-Based Solutions and Water SecurityChapter 1. Setting the Scene: Nature-based Solutions and Water SecurityChapter 2. History and Development of Nature-based Solutions: Concepts and PracticeSection 2: State of Science and KnowledgeChapter 3. Addressing Water Security through Nature-based SolutionsChapter 4. Nature-based Solutions and Climate ChangeChapter 5. Nature-based Solutions, Sustainable Development, and EquitySection 3: State of Policy and GovernanceChapter 6. Why Governments Embrace Nature-based Solutions: The Policy RationaleChapter 7. Nature-based Solutions in International Policy InstrumentsChapter 8. Legible Rivers, Resilient Rivers: Lessons for Climate Adaptation Policy from the Wild and Scenic Rivers ActSection 4: Nature-Based Solutions in ActionChapter 9. Nature-based Solutions for Source Water Protection in North AmericaChapter 10. Protecting Source Waters: Focus on Latin AmericaChapter 11. Mobilizing Funding for Nature-based Solutions: Peru??s Drinking Water TariffChapter 12. Urban Blue Spaces, Health and Well-being: The Healthy New Towns ProgrammeChapter 13. Learning from Indigenous and Local Knowledge: the Deep History of Nature-based SolutionsChapter 14. Nature-based Solutions in Corporate Water StewardshipChapter 15. Funding and Financing to Scale Nature-based Solutions for Water SecuritySection 5: Emerging Innovations, Moving to ScaleChapter 16. Mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions through (Re)Insurance: the Five ??Hats?? of the Insurance SectorChapter 17. Operationalizing NBS in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Redefining and "Greening" Project DevelopmentChapter 18. Nature-based Solutions: An Action Agenda for the 21st Century

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저자(글) Jan Cassin

저자(글) John H. Matthews

저자(글) Elena Lopez Gunn