Goodwin Sean, Olazabal Marta, Castro Antonio J, Pascual Unai
Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), Edificio Sede 1, 1º Planta, Parque Cientifico UPV/EHU B/Sarriena s/n, 48940, Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain.
University of Almería, Almería, Spain.
Ambio. 2025 Mar;54(3):520-535. doi: 10.1007/s13280-024-02090-9. Epub 2024 Dec 7.
The emergence of nature-based solutions (NbS) in science, policy, and practice signals a paradigmatic shift in urban climate change adaptation, yet empirical investigations into its impact on adaptation definitions and progress tracking remain scarce. Addressing this gap, we conducted thematic analysis on semi-structured interviews (n = 15) with practitioners responsible for implementing and evaluating urban NbS in different countries. We provide a nuanced understanding of urban adaptation goals within urban NbS according to the insights from these practitioners, extending beyond hazard mitigation and towards cultivating and strengthening relationships between humans and nature. Tracking adaptation progress towards such relational adaptation goals requires acknowledging knowledge pluralism and the diversity of human-nature relations. We propose an alternative definition of adaptation supported by our data that aims to foster a more holistic approach to urban climate adaptation that accounts for the potential benefits of urban NbS across interconnected climate, biodiversity, and social goals.
基于自然的解决方案（NbS）在科学、政策和实践中的出现标志着城市气候变化适应的范式转变，但对其对适应定义和进展跟踪影响的实证研究仍然很少。为了填补这一空白，我们对来自不同国家负责实施和评估城市NbS的从业者进行了半结构化访谈（n = 15），并开展了主题分析。根据这些从业者的见解，我们对城市NbS中的城市适应目标有了更细致入微的理解，超越了减灾范畴，朝着培育和加强人与自然之间的关系发展。跟踪实现这种关系性适应目标的进展需要承认知识多元性以及人与自然关系的多样性。我们根据数据提出了一种适应的替代定义，旨在促进一种更全面的城市气候适应方法，该方法考虑到城市NbS在相互关联的气候、生物多样性和社会目标方面的潜在益处。
