Frameworks, Evidence, and Lessons from European Cities
Buch, Englisch, 111 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm
Reihe: PoliMI SpringerBriefs
ISBN: 978-3-032-41803-6
Verlag: Springer
This open access book examines how Urban Nature Plans (UNPs) can mainstream biodiversity and nature restoration into urban planning, governance, and decision-making. Against the evolving European policy landscape, it addresses a critical challenge for cities: translating ambitious biodiversity and nature restoration commitments into integrated and long-lasting planning practices.
Moving beyond sectoral approaches and individual greening interventions, the book positions urban nature as a structural component of resilient, healthy, and livable urban systems, requiring systemic and adaptive approaches across sectors, governance levels, and territorial scales.
Based on collaborative research and experimentation within the EU-funded UNPplus project, the book introduces the UNPplus Framework, connecting strategic ambitions with the operational conditions needed for implementation. It explores interconnected dimensions including justice and equity, co-creation, citizen science, local-regional integration, financing, biodiversity and ecosystem services monitoring, and reflexive learning.
Combining conceptual and methodological contributions with lessons from Barcelona, Paris, Belgrade, Burgas, and Mannheim, the book connects research, policy, and practice, showing how UNPs can move beyond static planning documents toward adaptive governance processes. It identifies challenges, enablers, and transferable approaches for advancing biodiversity and nature restoration as integral components of long-term urban and territorial transformation.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Regional- und Städtische Wirtschaft
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landespolitik
Weitere Infos & Material
Realizing the Potential of Urban Nature: Why Do Urban Nature Plans Need a Plus.- The UNPplus Framework Advancing the Integration of Nature into Urban Planning.- Justice and Equity in Urban Nature Planning Challenges, Experiences and Lessons from Practice.- Co creating Urban Nature Plans from Participation to Stewardship.- Embedding Citizen Science in Urban Nature Planning Guidance, Opportunities, and Challenges.- Advancing Local-Regional Integration through Urban Nature Plans.- Financing Urban Nature Plans Aligning Investment and Nature Based Enterprises.- Monitoring biodiversity and ecosystem services in Urban Nature Planning.- Reflexive Monitoring for Urban Nature Planning an Adaptive Evaluation Approach.- Key Lessons and Future Directions for Urban Nature Plans.
