Nature-Based Deployment Strategies for Multiple Paces of Change The Case of Oimachi, Japan

Resource type: 
Research
Main entity: 
TU Delft
Type of entity: 
Research centre/University
Key themes: 
Governance
Societal challenges: 
All
Scope: 
Global
Focus: 
Japan
Description: 

In this article, a new planning approach is proposed which holistically links the entirety of urban problems with the path-dependency of transformational paces. The application of Nature-based Solutions, enhancing both human and natural health in cities, is used as the foundation for the design of deployment strategies that respond to different paces of urban change. The results show that urban characteristics, such as population density and built space are, partly, dependent on the underlying landscape characteristics, therefore show specific development pathways. Even small nature-based solutions, applied as the right deployment strategy in the right context, have a profound impact as the starting point of a far-reaching urban transformation.

Date: 
2021
Journal: 
Urban Planning
Language: 
EN