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Quantify the Contribution of Nature-Based Solutions in Reducing the Impacts of Hydro-Meteorological Hazards in the Urban Environment: A Case Study in Naples, Italy

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  • Maria Fabrizia Clemente

    (Department of Architecture, University of Naples Federico II, Via Toledo 402, 80134 Naples, Italy)

  • Valeria D’Ambrosio

    (Department of Architecture, University of Naples Federico II, Via Toledo 402, 80134 Naples, Italy)

  • Ferdinando Di Martino

    (Department of Architecture, University of Naples Federico II, Via Toledo 402, 80134 Naples, Italy)

  • Vittorio Miraglia

    (Department of Architecture, University of Naples Federico II, Via Toledo 402, 80134 Naples, Italy)

Abstract

Urban areas are vulnerable to multiple risks associated with hydro-meteorological hazards (HMHs). The assessment of the climate benefits of implementing nature-based solutions (NBSs) in urban areas, especially in open spaces, is widely recognised and discussed within the scientific literature; however, the quantification of these benefits, in terms of the HMHs reduction, human safety and human well-being, is still a subject of debate. In this context, this contribution proposes a methodological approach that, starting from the analysis of the impacts of coastal flooding and in terms of the potential direct and tangible economic damages, heatwave events and vulnerability of open spaces, proposes the application and assessment of NBSs in terms of the reduction in these impacts. The process was developed in the GIS environment based on the processing of open-source data. The test was conducted in the case study of Naples’ waterfront to identify the potentialities and limitations of the approach. The results showed the contribution of NBSs in reducing the economic damages due to coastal flooding and the improved vulnerability conditions to heatwave events.

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  • Maria Fabrizia Clemente & Valeria D’Ambrosio & Ferdinando Di Martino & Vittorio Miraglia, 2023. "Quantify the Contribution of Nature-Based Solutions in Reducing the Impacts of Hydro-Meteorological Hazards in the Urban Environment: A Case Study in Naples, Italy," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-20, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:12:y:2023:i:3:p:569-:d:1081049
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