Stakeholder Perspectives on Co-Creation of NBS in Rural Mountain Areas – Insights from PHUSICOS

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Nature-Based Solutions (NBS); Stakeholders; Collaborative Planning; Co-Creation; Living Labs; Stakeholder Perspectives; Perception; Acceptance

Abstract

Planners and engineers are increasingly interested in implementing Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) in rural mountain areas to adapt to hydrometeorological risks such as flooding, landslides, mudflows or rockfalls. While co-design and implementing NBS in urban areas has already been applied and is well documented, only little is documented in literature in rural mountain areas. In our case study analysis from PHUSICOS, we follow up on stakeholders and their perspective on NBS throughout the co-creation processes in Living Labs. Qualitative semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders were conducted for this purpose.

Despite the importance of NBS on political and research agendas, in both the literature and the interviews, the concept and ideas are less familiar to stakeholders. The main interest was to reduce risks and to find solutions that were attractive and interesting also from an economical point of view e.g. business models for farmers and landowners. Other ecological and social benefits were considered less important. The collaborative planning approach was seen as important for engaging stakeholders and creating knowledge about NBS, as well as bringing together stakeholders with decisive power to the table when competencies are overlapping, competing or scattered among different authorities and public bodies. Living Labs were regarded as very useful to bring together stakeholders, provide learning opportunities and move processes forward. Preliminary results show that even after several years with many Living Lab formats, skepticism and the need for more knowledge remain especially on the long-term proof of concept and for creating value chains or compensation mechanisms for the maintenance of NBS.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Gerd Lupp
AU  - Joshua J. Huang
AU  - Aude Zingraff Hamed
AU  - Didier Verges
AU  - Eva Maria Balaguer
AU  - Nicola Del Sepia
AU  - Alberto Martinelli
AU  - Massimo Lucchesi
AU  - Trine Frisli Fjøsne
AU  - Mari Olsen
AU  - Turid Wulff Knutsen
AU  - Ingvild Aarhus
AU  - Anders Solheim
AU  - Bjørn Kalsnes
AU  - Amy Oen
AU  - Stephan Pauleit
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/08/26
TI  - Stakeholder Perspectives on Co-Creation of NBS in Rural Mountain Areas – Insights from PHUSICOS
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Nature for Innovative and Inclusive Urban Regeneration (NATiURB 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 29
EP  - 41
SN  - 2667-128X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-469-3_4
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-469-3_4
ID  - Lupp2024
ER  -