Survey: how can we design better green infrastructure in line with NbS principles?

Green infrastructure has considerable potential to protect urban areas from the impacts of climate change while enhancing natural ecosystems within towns and cities. However, it is not always designed in accordance with the principles of nature-based solutions, which support biodiversity and communities locally whilst also addressing societal challenges.

Our research seeks to address this gap by developing a unified set of principles that integrates the best practices from both green infrastructure and NbS, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of urban planning.

To achieve this, we conducted an extensive literature review, building on previous research into the benefits of green infrastructure, and formulated a comprehensive set of combined principles. Now, we need your input to help evaluate these principles.

If you are involved in NbS or green infrastructure, we invite you to take part in our short survey. Your insights will help us determine the practicality and usefulness of these principles. All responses will be anonymous, and the findings will be published in an upcoming paper, which we hope will contribute to more informed and sustainable urban planning in the future.

Please visit our short survey and tell us what you think!