Monica A. Altamirano

Same raingarden, three decision logics: How investor type shapes the adoption of nature-based water treatment in European cities

Maria Wirth, Carl Christian Hoffmann, Monica A. Altamirano, Anne Jensen et autres

Overcoming financial barriers to ecological restoration – The case of the Marker Wadden

Lieke M. Hüsken, Jill H. Slinger, Sacha de Rijk, Monica A. Altamirano et autres

In this paper, we closely examine the case of the Marker Wadden, a nature restoration project with recreational opportunities in the Dutch lake Markermeer. The Marker Wadden – a mud island concept – has been constructed using locally sourced building materials (sediments …

nl, Afrique du Sud (code pays fourni par la source)

Money talks. A systems perspective on funding and financing barriers to nature-based solutions

Lieke M. Hüsken, Jill H. Slinger, Heleen S.I. Vreugdenhil, Monica A. Altamirano

• Three different dimensions of financial barriers in NbS projects are exposed, namely the occurrence of funding gaps, the occurrence of financing gaps, and the cost structure. The principal challenge is securing funding over the lifetime of the project. Bridging the funding …

nl, Afrique du Sud (code pays fourni par la source)

Insurance and the Natural Assurance Value (of Ecosystems) in Risk Prevention and Reduction

Roxane Marchal, David Moncoulon, Elena López Gunn, Josh Weinberg et autres

Abstract Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of natural disasters and can threaten the functions of ecosystems. Affected, damaged or destroyed ecosystems in turn also make our societies more vulnerable to natural hazards and climate change (i.e. their assurance value). …

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Economic Assessment of Nature-Based Solutions for Water-Related Risks

Philippe Le Coënt, Cécile Hérivaux, Javier Calatrava, Roxane Marchal et autres

Abstract Evidence are dearly needed to understand under which conditions it is relevant for decisions makers to invest in NBS for water-related risk. This chapter presents the methodological framework developed for the economic assessment of NBS for water-related risks and its application …

fr, es, nl (code pays fourni par la source)

Designing Natural Assurance Schemes with Integrated Decision Support and Adaptive Planning

Laura Basco‐Carrera, Nora Van Cauwenbergh, Eskedar T. Gebremedhin, Guillaume Piton et autres

Abstract Defining and managing integrated urban, river basin and climate adaptation plans towards sustainable development, good ecological status as well as reduced water-related risk is challenging. Uncertainties regarding the future of cities and river basins require these plans to be adaptive. NBS …

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Closing the Implementation Gap of NBS for Water Security: Developing an Implementation Strategy for Natural Assurance Schemes

Monica A. Altamirano, Hugo de Rijke, Begoña Arellano, Florentina Nanu et autres

Abstract In the context of a climate and water crisis, and intensified by the Covid19 crisis awareness about the need to rethink our economic development paradigm has increased. Against this context the potential of Ecosystems and Nature-based Solutions (NbS) as important pieces …

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Multi-Targeted payments for the balanced management of hydrological and other forest ecosystem services

Heidi Asbjornsen, Yanhui Wang, David Ellison, Catherine Ashcraft et autres

us, cn, ch, se (code pays fourni par la source)

Meeting financial challenge facing China's Sponge City Program (SCP) – Hong Kong as a gateway to green finance

Faith Ka Shun Chan, Wendy Yan Chen, Zilin Wang, Christine Loh et autres

China's Sponge City Program (SCP) envisions a city's surface water management system to function like a sponge to absorb, store, infiltrate, and purify rainwater, and release it for reuse when needed. It emphasizes the use of natural and natural-engineering hybrid measures to …

gb, cn, hk, nl (code pays fourni par la source)

Is-it worth investing in NBS aiming at reducing water risks? Insights from the economic assessment of three European case studies

Philippe Le Coënt, Nina Graveline, Monica A. Altamirano, Nabila Arfaoui et autres

Economic narratives are largely put forward as an argument for the promotion of Nature Based Solutions (NBS). However, integrated economic evidence, taking into account direct and opportunity costs, avoided damages and the multiplicity of co-benefits generated by NBS are still needed to …

fr, nl, es (code pays fourni par la source)

Development of a Standard Methodology for Documenting Processes in an Organization

Guido Geovanny Logroño Alarcón, Plata Alarcón, Monica A. Altamirano, Eloiza Rodrigues Centeno

The application of process management in our country has been extended throughout the last decade; improvement in management, high performance levels, reduction of operation times, optimization of resources and obtaining of quality certifications are among the main reasons why both public and …

ec (code pays fourni par la source)

State of the Art and Latest Advances in Exploring Business Models for Nature-Based Solutions

Beatriz Mayor, Helen S. Toxopeus, Siobhán McQuaid, Edoardo Croci et autres

Nature-based solutions (NBS) offer multiple solutions to urban challenges simultaneously, but realising funding for NBS remains a challenge. When the concept of NBS for societal challenges was first defined by the EC in 2017, financing was recognised as one of the major …

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