Structural conditions for the wider uptake of urban nature-based solutions – A conceptual framework

Resource type: 
Research
Main entity: 
Utrecht University
Type of entity: 
Research centre/University
Key themes: 
Cities
Societal challenges: 
Green Space Management
Place Regeneration & Knowledge
Social Capacity Building for Sustainable Urban Transformation
Scope: 
Global
Description: 

This study aims to analyse how structural conditions shape barriers and also possible opportunities for NbS, and constructs a conceptual framework to guide empirical research on structural conditions. The findings of this paper indicate that NbS require a different understanding of socio-technical regimes than other types of innovation. It also suggests taking physical geographies into account in addition to the traditional components of socio-technical regime frameworks.

Date: 
2021
Journal: 
Cities
Language: 
EN