Overview
- Introduces readers to the diagnosis and management of ecosystems and disaster risks using Nature-based Solutions
- Provides options for mainstreaming disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation by using ecosystem-based approaches and sustainable development tools
- Features case studies, illustrations, success stories, upscaling perspectives and lessons learned from communities affected by disaster and climate adaptation at various levels
Part of the book series: Disaster Resilience and Green Growth (DRGG)
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About this book
This book discusses the concept of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) – both as a science and as art – and elaborates on how it can be applied to develop healthy and resilient ecosystems locally, nationally, regionally and globally. The book covers illustrative methods and tools adopted for applying NbS in different countries. The authors discuss NbS applications and challenges, research trends and future insights that have wider regional and global relevance. The aspects covered include: landscape restoration, ecosystem-based adaptation, ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction, ecological restoration, ecosystem-based protected areas management, green infrastructure development, nature-friendly infrastructure development in various ecosystem types, agro-climatic zones and watersheds. The book offers insights into understanding the sustainable development goals (SDGs) at the grass roots level and can help indigenous and local communities harness ecosystem services to help achieve them. It offers a unique, essential resource for researchers, students, corporations, administrators and policymakers working in the fields of the environment, geography, development, policy planning, the natural sciences, life sciences, agriculture, health, climate change and disaster studies.
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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Decision Making Tools for Mainstreaming NbS
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Evidence and Examples of NbS Implementation
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Advanced Institutional Provisions and Policies for NbS
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Shalini Dhyani is a Senior Scientist with the Critical Zone Group, Water Technology and Management Division of the CSIR-NEERI, India. She is the S. Asia Regional Chair for the IUCN Commission on Ecosystems Management (CEM) and Lead Author of the Global Assessment on Sustainable use of Wild Species (2018-2021) by Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Dr. Shalini has been working tirelessly to integrate and mainstream biodiversity and Nature-based Solutions in decision-making and policy planning.
Dr. Anil Kumar Gupta is a Professor and Head of the Environment, Climate and Disaster Risk Management Division and International Cooperation at the National Disaster Management Institute based in New Delhi. Dr. Gupta is known for pioneering contributions to climate change adaptation integration, including disaster management, concepts for and promotion of environmental sustainability, and ecosystem-based approaches to resilience and adaptation.
Dr. Madhav Karki is an expert on Natural Resources Management and the Executive Director and founder of the Centre for Green Economy Development, Nepal (CGED-Nepal), as well as an expert member of the Government of Nepal’s Environment Protection Council. He is a member of the Multidisciplinary Expert Panel of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and Deputy Chair of the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nature-based Solutions for Resilient Ecosystems and Societies
Editors: Shalini Dhyani, Anil Kumar Gupta, Madhav Karki
Series Title: Disaster Resilience and Green Growth
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4712-6
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-4711-9Published: 08 July 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-4714-0Published: 08 July 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-4712-6Published: 07 July 2020
Series ISSN: 2662-4885
Series E-ISSN: 2662-4893
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXII, 455
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 100 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Management, Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Natural Resources