Using Geodesign as a boundary management process for planning nature-based solutions in river landscapes
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In: Ambio, Vol. 50, No. 8, 01.08.2021, p. 1477-1496.
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T1 - Using Geodesign as a boundary management process for planning nature-based solutions in river landscapes
AU - Gottwald, Sarah
AU - Brenner, Jana
AU - Janssen, Ron
AU - Albert, Christian
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2020, The Author(s).
PY - 2021/8/1
Y1 - 2021/8/1
N2 - Planning with nature-based solutions (NBS) presents a participatory approach that harnesses actions supported by nature to address societal challenges. Whilst Geodesign may facilitate participatory planning, manage boundaries between participants, and assess impacts of NBS, empirical insights remain scarce. This paper aims to develop and test a Geodesign process for planning with NBS, and to evaluate its contributions to boundary management. In a one-day Geodesign process, eleven stakeholders delineated priority areas, changed land uses, and observed resulting impacts on ecosystem services. Contributions to boundary management were evaluated regarding translation, communication and mediation functions, as well as perceived attributions of credibility, salience, and legitimacy. Results include spatial NBS scenarios and insights into contributions to boundary management: translating scenario stories into maps differed depending on the stakeholders involved; communication can be easily facilitated; yet mediation using an indicator tool led to frustration. Geodesign can indeed facilitate NBS co-design but needs to be integrated into a larger collaborative process.
AB - Planning with nature-based solutions (NBS) presents a participatory approach that harnesses actions supported by nature to address societal challenges. Whilst Geodesign may facilitate participatory planning, manage boundaries between participants, and assess impacts of NBS, empirical insights remain scarce. This paper aims to develop and test a Geodesign process for planning with NBS, and to evaluate its contributions to boundary management. In a one-day Geodesign process, eleven stakeholders delineated priority areas, changed land uses, and observed resulting impacts on ecosystem services. Contributions to boundary management were evaluated regarding translation, communication and mediation functions, as well as perceived attributions of credibility, salience, and legitimacy. Results include spatial NBS scenarios and insights into contributions to boundary management: translating scenario stories into maps differed depending on the stakeholders involved; communication can be easily facilitated; yet mediation using an indicator tool led to frustration. Geodesign can indeed facilitate NBS co-design but needs to be integrated into a larger collaborative process.
KW - Freshwater
KW - Land use change
KW - Participatory mapping
KW - Planning support tool
KW - River management
KW - Touch table
KW - Environmental planning
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U2 - 10.1007/s13280-020-01435-4
DO - 10.1007/s13280-020-01435-4
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 33331977
VL - 50
SP - 1477
EP - 1496
JO - Ambio
JF - Ambio
SN - 0044-7447
IS - 8
ER -