Stakeholders’ Engagement on Nature-Based Solutions: A Systematic Literature Review

Cities are facing a broad range of social and environmental challenges due to the current pressure of global urbanization. Nature-based solutions aim to utilize green infrastructure to improve people’s health and wellbeing. The design of urban environments must embrace the individual ideals of citiz...

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Published in:Sustainability 2020-01, Vol.12 (2), p.640
Main Authors: Ferreira, Vera, Barreira, Ana, Loures, Luís, Antunes, Dulce, Panagopoulos, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Citizen participation
Collaboration
Ecosystems
Infrastructure
Literature reviews
Perceptions
Public participation
Quality of life
Search engines
Stakeholders
Sustainability
Systematic review
Urban environments
Urban planning
Urbanization
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Summary:Cities are facing a broad range of social and environmental challenges due to the current pressure of global urbanization. Nature-based solutions aim to utilize green infrastructure to improve people’s health and wellbeing. The design of urban environments must embrace the individual ideals of citizens and stakeholders which can only be achieved if effective methods of communication, involvement, and feedback are ensured. Such a procedure creates trust during its implementation, helping to take ownership and stewardship of processes and sites. This systematic literature review explores the current state of the art regarding citizen and stakeholder participation in nature-based solutions (NBS). The search on the SCOPUS database identified 142 papers in total that met the inclusion criteria. The participation analysis was separated in two areas: (a) analysis of perceptions, preferences, and perspectives of citizens and stakeholders, and (b) analysis of the participation process, including challenges and opportunities, motivations, methods and frameworks, and collaborative governance. The results revealed that stakeholder and citizen participation or collaboration in nature-based solutions is increasingly recognized as promising; however, research in several related domains is still lacking.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su12020640