Policy Instruments to Encourage the Adoption of Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Landscapes

Resource type: 
Research
EU project stamp: 
No
Main entity: 
Aveiro University
Type of entity: 
Research centre/University
Societal challenges: 
Green Space Management
Place Regeneration & Knowledge
Social Capacity Building for Sustainable Urban Transformation
Scope: 
Global
Description: 

This study assesses policy instruments, such as plan/legislative, economic and information instruments, to include NbS in urban governance and planning agendas. It conducted a systematic literature review, using a bibliometric and a content analysis, collating and reviewing papers that consider policy instruments and NbS in order to: (i) assess the existence of policy instruments that influence the adoption of NbS; and (ii) evaluate the existence of specific examples of policy instruments. Results show that plan/legislative instruments are most mentioned, followed by economic and information instruments.

Date: 
2021
Journal: 
MDPI ResourcesAffiliation: Aveiro University, Portugal
Language: 
EN