Assessing the benefits of nature-based solutions in the Barcelona metropolitan area based on citizen perceptions

• DOI: 10.1016/j.nbsj.2022.100021
• Publication Date: 2022-05-20T04:02:42Z
• Authors: Nancy Andrea Ramí...; Montse Badia; Miriam Villares; Elisabet Roca
• Keywords: Green infrastructure; Vulnerability; Crowdsourcing; Empirical evidence; Citizen Science; Urban Resilience

Nature-based solutions (NBS) address societal challenges, such as risk vulnerability and climate resilience, provide a potential for local adaptation. Other green conceptualizations besides NBS, infrastructures (GI) ecosystem services (ES), seem to be useful indicating the of nature in urban resilience through provision multifunctional landscape, simultaneous benefits stakeholder participation. The extent which user insight into usual experiences practices can contribute NBS management improve locally adapted could further explored part concept. Here, we aim empirical evidence about citizens with respect NBS. Further, will how this contributes management. This study investigated perceptions based on public perception survey, gain information that used (among other things) To collect evidence, 114 surveys were conducted users Besòs riverside park, an Barcelona metropolitan area. results show are living near area who visit frequently, mainly social, cultural, recreational health-related purposes. These findings suggest conducting at level is beneficial gathering experiences, perceptions, both monitoring well increasing awareness knowledge Stakeholder participation complements officially recognizing key GI water cycle upcoming master plan. User thus interact promote more localized, decentralized, bottom-up strategy.