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From Ideas to Action

 
The cover page of a report titled From ideas to action: INTERLACE impulses for successfully implementing NbS in cities. The header features the INTERLACE logo and tagline, "Restoring Urban Ecosystems / Recuperando Ecosistemas Urbanos." The  INTERLACE city impulse papers, authored by Gutiérrez Miranda, Marcela, et al. The design includes a vibrant, multicolored abstract swirl, framing an image of a person riding a bicycle through a tree-lined, sunny urban park.

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From Ideas to Action

INTERLACE impulses for successfully implementing NbS in cities

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Gutiérrez Miranda, M.; Burgos Cuevas, N.; Felthöfer, C.; Knoblauch, D. (2024): From ideas to action. INTERLACE impulses for successfully implementing NbS in cities. INTERLACE Project Deliverable 2.4.

The report ‘From Ideas to Action’ presents the strategy papers of the seven INTERLACE partner cities, which were developed in close cooperation with local stakeholders in Europe and Latin America. These papers highlight tailor-made strategies for nature-based solutions (NbS), including the revitalisation of urban parks in Chemnitz and the development of a search engine for green infrastructure projects in Kraków. The aim is to effectively address the unique challenges of each city, such as climate change, biodiversity loss and social inequality.

Focus on participation and innovative tools

The authors emphasise the importance of participatory processes that ensure the close involvement of the local population and stakeholders. They also present innovative tools that support cities in the development and implementation of NbS. The publication thus offers not only theoretical insights, but also practical approaches to successfully shape the path from idea to implementation.

General information

The publication was published as part of the INTERLACE project, which supports cities worldwide in restoring urban ecosystems and making them sustainable. Ecologic Institute made a decisive contribution to the publication by collating research findings and developing concrete recommendations for action.

This report uses concrete examples to show how cities can tackle challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss and social inequalities through adapted NbS strategies.

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Doris Knoblauch
Co-Coordinator Plastics
Coordinator Urban & Spatial Governance
Senior Fellow

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English
Authorship
Marcela Gutiérrez Miranda (National University of Costa Rica)
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With contributions from:
CBIMA: Calderón Jiménez, Erika (CBIMA); Vega-Araya, Mauricio (National University of Costa Rica), Gutiérrez Miranda, Marcela (National University of Costa Rica)
Chemnitz: Arnold, Sarah (City of Chemnitz); Krombholz, Max (City of Chemnitz)
Envigado: Tabares, Johana & the Mayor’s Office
Granollers: Marin, Anna (ICTA-UAB); Romero, Xavi (City of Granollers)
Krakow Metropolis: Arabas, Agnieszka; Baron, Karolina
Portoviejo: Grace Yépez (YES Innovation), Ana Belen Suarez (YES Innovation), Nicolas Salmon (YES Innovation), Ligia Vera (Municipality of Portoviejo), Antonio Orellana (Municipality of Portoviejo), Estefanía Vega (Municipality of Portoviejo)

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Keywords
Nature-based solutions, NBS, International Development, cities, urban restoration, ecosystem-based adaptation, urban ecosystem restoration, sustainable urban development, co-production of knowledge, ecosystem services
Latin America, Europe, Granollers, Spain, Envigado, Colombia, Portoviejo, Ecuador, Chemnitz, Germany, Metropolia Krakowska, Poland, Corredor Biológico Interurbano Río María Aguilar-San José, Costa Rica
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