What are Nature-Based Solutions?

Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) are interventions that use nature to solve environmental and social problems. They can be used to mitigate i climate changes, protect biodiversity, improve air and water quality. More generally, they deliver “ecosystem services” aimed at improving performance in the use of natural resources, for example in the form of water and energy management and conservation, soil protection and nutrient management, local microclimate mitigation, storage the quality of resources and the environment. NBS are based on the use of a variety of natural elements such as plants, soils, water, animals, generating interconnected natural systems, and can be used in combination with materials, digital tools, sensors and technologies of different types.

What are the benefits of Nature-Based Solutions?

These are solutions"multi-benefit“: the advantages of solutions based on nature are in fact multiple and range fromCO2 absorption to adaptation to the effects of climate changes, up to the efficiency in the use of resources and the improvement of the quality of the environments they are located, improving their flexibility for multiple uses and their resilience over time to the effects of climate change.
NBS can be used in combination with other environmental management techniques to achieve integrated results: improving the environmental performance of buildings and to the urban spaces and not; pursuing goals of Sustainable Development such as, for example, the use of renewable energy sources or the quality of spatial planning; facilitating the adoption of practices urban or agricultural of sustainable development.

 

What service does Ambiente Italia offer you?

IDENTIFYING THE MOST SUITABLE NBS

Definition of needs and requirements for each request, support in identifying the most suitable solution based on the context, needs and problems to be answered. 

CO-DESIGN AND INTEGRATION OF NBS INTO MASTERPLAN AND DETAIL DESIGNS

Construction of the path of involvement of the actors and stakeholders (stakeholders) for the co-design of nature-based solutions, verification of shared needs and common needs, facilitation of the different phases of co-design, co-implementation and co-maintenance of the NBS, including the possible co-monitoring phase of the environmental, social and economic impacts. 

ASSISTANCE IN THE DESIGN

Support in the design and research of possible subsidies o incentives and control of technical checks. 

INTEGRATION OF NBS INTO PROGRAMMING, PLANNING, REGULATORY AND TERRITORIAL AND CORPORATE MANAGEMENT TOOLS

Definition and analysis of the problems that require a response to the different spatial and temporal scales (NBS "grow" and evolve, they do not age), and integration with management practices. Insertion and definition of administrative and regulatory tools for the introduction and facilitation of the use of NBS and Sustainable Urban Drainage Services (SUDS) in urban planning practices and territorial planning. Support in building incentives and administrative practices, integration into existing tools (eg. proposal for integrated energy/climate counters on the "one stop shop" model).

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