
Nature-based solutions: Urban
Find out how urban nature-based solutions can help Scotland's towns and cities mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Find out how urban nature-based solutions can help Scotland's towns and cities mitigate and adapt to climate change.
While there is in many cases a higher priority applied to a particular focal point, these outcomes are often combined or mixed with multiple benefits being achieved.
Connecting people with nature makes them happier and healthier. In addition to the many social and economic benefits, improving our urban greenspace can also help us adapt to and mitigate climate change.
Urban blue spaces, such as canals, ponds and rivers, help to create nicer, healthier places to live. They also deliver a range of ecosystems services and benefits.
There is a substantial body of evidence which shows that incorporating good quality green infrastructure, such as green spaces, green roofs, living walls and rain gardens, can have significant multiple benefits for climate, wildlife, and people. In addition to locking up and absorbing carbon dioxide (and other pollutants), green infrastructure:
Find out how we are using place-based approaches to help deliver urban nature-based solutions across Scotland.
For more information on what NatureScot is doing, see placemaking and green infrastructure
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