Technical Solutions Guidebook

Problem Addressed
This solution was sourced in response to UKGBC’s Innovation Challenge: “How can communities and local authorities implement, maintain, and assess the impact of nature-based solutions to enhance climate resilience?”
Designing and implementing nature-based solutions (NBS) on a scale that delivers economic, environmental and social co-benefits, builds resilience and benefits biodiversity is complex with many different issues to consider: What is the best solution for the area? Who will manage it? How will it be financed? Who needs to be involved in the design, implementation and maintenance? How to measure economic, environmental and social impact? Will it support innovation and generate jobs? How to manage change? Even identifying where to start can often be a challenge! The Technical Solutions Guidebook details the technical components that go into the planning, delivery and the long-term stewardship of NBS.
Verification & Case Study
Other Elements of the Connecting Nature Framework (Impact Assessment and Reflexive Monitoring) are designed to support the evaluation of NBS and processes involved in its implementation.
Cities in the Connecting Nature project have been using the Connecting Nature Framework to develop and mainstream NBS. This has included the Technical Solutions guidebook. Case Studies of this progress can be found on Oppla and the Connecting Nature website. An example of this is the Stiemer Vallei in Genk, Belgium.
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Enhancing Nature
