Implementing Nature-Based Solutions in Rural Landscapes: Barriers Experienced in the PHUSICOS Project
Nature-based solutions (NBS) are becoming increasingly important in both the EU and individual countries’ political agendas, as a sustainable means to reduce the risk posed by hydrometeorological hazards. However, as the use of NBS is increasing, a number of barriers regarding their practical implem...
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doaj-1d1582e7d3254d4589021213a69675872021-01-31T00:03:42ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502021-01-01131461146110.3390/su13031461Implementing Nature-Based Solutions in Rural Landscapes: Barriers Experienced in the PHUSICOS ProjectAnders Solheim0Vittoria Capobianco1Amy Oen2Bjørn Kalsnes3Turid Wullf-Knutsen4Mari Olsen5Nicola Del Seppia6Idoia Arauzo7Eva Garcia Balaguer8James Michael Strout9Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, P.O. Box 3930, N-0806 Oslo, NorwayNorwegian Geotechnical Institute, P.O. Box 3930, N-0806 Oslo, NorwayNorwegian Geotechnical Institute, P.O. Box 3930, N-0806 Oslo, NorwayNorwegian Geotechnical Institute, P.O. Box 3930, N-0806 Oslo, NorwayInnlandet County Administration, P.O. Box 4404, N-2325 Hamar, NorwayInnlandet County Administration, P.O. Box 4404, N-2325 Hamar, NorwayAutorità di Bacino del Fiume Serchio (ADBS), Via Vittorio Veneto, 1, 55100 Lucca, ItalyConsorcio de la Communauté de Travail des Pyrénées (CTP), Avenida Nuestra Senõra de la Victoria, 8, 22700 Jaca, SpainConsorcio de la Communauté de Travail des Pyrénées (CTP), Avenida Nuestra Senõra de la Victoria, 8, 22700 Jaca, SpainNorwegian Geotechnical Institute, P.O. Box 3930, N-0806 Oslo, NorwayNature-based solutions (NBS) are becoming increasingly important in both the EU and individual countries’ political agendas, as a sustainable means to reduce the risk posed by hydrometeorological hazards. However, as the use of NBS is increasing, a number of barriers regarding their practical implementation also become apparent. A number of review studies have summarized and classified barriers, mainly in urban settings. PHUSICOS is a Horizon 2020 Innovation Action to demonstrate the use of NBS in rural and mountain landscapes. Large-scale demonstrator case sites with several sub-projects are established in Italy, Norway and in the French and Spanish Pyrenees. The present paper describes the project’s NBS measures and their experienced barriers, some of which have resulted in full cancellation of the planned interventions. Many of the barriers experienced in rural settings have the same root causes as the ones described from urban areas, and the main barrier-creating mechanisms are institutional factors, resistance among stakeholders and technical and economic issues. The key element, however, is the lack of knowledge about the ability of NBS to deliver a series of co-benefits in addition to their risk-reducing effects and that long-term thinking is required to see the effect of many of these co-benefits.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/3/1461nature-based solutions (NBS)hydrometeorological hazardsPHUSICOS projectimplementation barriersfloodinglandslides |
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Anders Solheim Vittoria Capobianco Amy Oen Bjørn Kalsnes Turid Wullf-Knutsen Mari Olsen Nicola Del Seppia Idoia Arauzo Eva Garcia Balaguer James Michael Strout Implementing Nature-Based Solutions in Rural Landscapes: Barriers Experienced in the PHUSICOS Project Sustainability nature-based solutions (NBS) hydrometeorological hazards PHUSICOS project implementation barriers flooding landslides |
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Anders Solheim Vittoria Capobianco Amy Oen Bjørn Kalsnes Turid Wullf-Knutsen Mari Olsen Nicola Del Seppia Idoia Arauzo Eva Garcia Balaguer James Michael Strout |
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Implementing Nature-Based Solutions in Rural Landscapes: Barriers Experienced in the PHUSICOS Project |
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Implementing Nature-Based Solutions in Rural Landscapes: Barriers Experienced in the PHUSICOS Project |
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Implementing Nature-Based Solutions in Rural Landscapes: Barriers Experienced in the PHUSICOS Project |
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Implementing Nature-Based Solutions in Rural Landscapes: Barriers Experienced in the PHUSICOS Project |
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Implementing Nature-Based Solutions in Rural Landscapes: Barriers Experienced in the PHUSICOS Project |
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implementing nature-based solutions in rural landscapes: barriers experienced in the phusicos project |
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Nature-based solutions (NBS) are becoming increasingly important in both the EU and individual countries’ political agendas, as a sustainable means to reduce the risk posed by hydrometeorological hazards. However, as the use of NBS is increasing, a number of barriers regarding their practical implementation also become apparent. A number of review studies have summarized and classified barriers, mainly in urban settings. PHUSICOS is a Horizon 2020 Innovation Action to demonstrate the use of NBS in rural and mountain landscapes. Large-scale demonstrator case sites with several sub-projects are established in Italy, Norway and in the French and Spanish Pyrenees. The present paper describes the project’s NBS measures and their experienced barriers, some of which have resulted in full cancellation of the planned interventions. Many of the barriers experienced in rural settings have the same root causes as the ones described from urban areas, and the main barrier-creating mechanisms are institutional factors, resistance among stakeholders and technical and economic issues. The key element, however, is the lack of knowledge about the ability of NBS to deliver a series of co-benefits in addition to their risk-reducing effects and that long-term thinking is required to see the effect of many of these co-benefits. |
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nature-based solutions (NBS) hydrometeorological hazards PHUSICOS project implementation barriers flooding landslides |
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