eprintid: 4696
rev_number: 5
eprint_status: archive
userid: 1
dir: disk0/00/00/46/96
datestamp: 2024-08-12 12:02:12
lastmod: 2024-08-12 12:02:12
status_changed: 2024-08-12 12:02:12
type: thesis
metadata_visibility: show
sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Dragneva, Slavina V.
creators_id: S3373401
creators_email: slavinadragneva@gmail.com
title: Nature-based solutions for climate adaptation in coastal cities
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Anthropogenic climate change is a reality which presents unprecedented challenges for coastal  cities worldwide. Rising sea levels and extreme rainfall events pose a serious threat of flooding in the foreseeable future, and nature-based solutions (NBS) have emerged as a promising, multifunctional solution. A qualitative, comparative research framework of Rotterdam, Netherlands, and Copenhagen, Denmark highlights the international collaboration required to mainstream this form of adaptation. Key findings reveal that, while each city is unique, shared coastal vulnerabilities and expertise allow for small-scale replicability of NBS. Despite a ‘one size fits none’ approach, lessons can be learned from Rotterdam and Copenhagen to inform cities globally. With the climate emergency at hand, it is vital to recognize cities and nature as one functional ecosystem and protect it as such.
date: 2024
pages: 31
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: TP
tutors_name: Theron, C.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Infrastucture Planning
tutors_email: c.theron@rug.nl
security: public
keywords_local: climate change
keywords_local: nature-based solutions
keywords_local: coastal cities
keywords_local: flood adaptation
keywords_local: coastal flood
keywords_local: cloudburst
keywords_local: case study
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2024-08-05
comment: My thesis can be filed publicly, as per the policy.
citation:   Dragneva, Slavina V.  (2024) Nature-based solutions for climate adaptation in coastal cities.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4696/1/FINAL-Thesis-version.pdf