GC027
Building Resilience across Nature and Neighborhoods: Integrated Nature-Based Approaches
Session ID#: 251353
Session Description:
As climate-driven extremes like drought, flooding, and heat intensify, nature-based solutions (NbS) offer scalable, science-based strategies to enhance resilience from parcels to regions, while promoting social equity and environmental sustainability. NbS harness natural systems and processes to address environmental and climate challenges, and include green infrastructure, ecosystem restoration, agroforestry, among others. NbS have gained significance internationally for meeting crucial targets set by international agreements, but there is growing emphasis on the importance of cross-sector collaboration. This session explores how NbS can deliver measurable climate, ecological, and community benefits—especially when rooted in collaborative science and co-designed with local stakeholders. We welcome submissions that showcase scientific tools, interdisciplinary approaches, and community-led strategies that inform, evaluate, and scale NbS implementation across urban, rural, and coastal systems. This session aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and community partners to foster multi-scale, multi-sector collaborations that accelerate the science, application, and impact of NbS.
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Index Terms:
1616 Climate variability [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1821 Floods [HYDROLOGY]
4324 Spatial decision support systems [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4327 Resilience [NATURAL HAZARDS]
Primary Convener: Andrea E Gaughan, University of Louisville, Dept. of Geographic and Environmental Sciences, Louisville, KY, United States
Conveners: Narcisa GABRIELA Pricope, Mississippi State University, Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State, MS, United States and Weiwei Mo, University of New Hampshire, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Durham, United States
Student/Early Career Convener: Fei Han, University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Durham, United States
Building Community Resilience through ENACTing Equity in Nature-based Solutions (NbS) Co-Design and Decision-making (1875070)
Abigail Abrash Walton1, Weiwei Mo2, Andrea E Gaughan3, Semra Aytur4, Johanna Barthmeier-Payne5, Angela Storey6, Amber Butler7, Na Choih7, Fei Han8 and Madison Jones9, (1)Antioch University New England, Keene, NH, United States, (2)University of New Hampshire, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Durham, United States, (3)University of Louisville, Dept. of Geographic and Environmental Sciences, Louisville, KY, United States, (4)University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Health Management & Policy, Durham, United States, (5)Rhode Island School of Design, Department of Landscape Architecture, Providence, United States, (6)University of Louisville, Department of Anthropology Director | Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research, Louisville, United States, (7)Antioch University New England, Department of Environmental Studies, Keene, United States, (8)University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Durham, United States, (9)University of Rhode Island, Departments of Professional & Public Writing and Natural Resources Science, Narragansett, United States
Global Building and Population Exposure to Sea Level Rise for Resilient Coastal Planning (1893765)
Andrew Zimmer1, Daniel Adams2, Jessica Moehl3 and Marie Urban2, (1)Oak Ridge National Laboratory, GSHS, Human Geography, Oak Ridge, TN, United States, (2)Oak Ridge National Laboratory, GSHS, Human Geography, Oak Ridge, United States, (3)Oak Ridge National Laboratory, GSHS, Geoinformatics Engineering, Oak Ridge, United States
Co-Producing Scalable Green Infrastructure Solutions by Bridging Remote Sensing Science and Local Action in Coastal Communities (1923511)
Narcisa GABRIELA Pricope1, Leah M Mayo2, Joanne N. Halls2 and Elijah G Dalton3, (1)Mississippi State University, Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State, MS, United States, (2)University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, United States, (3)Spatial Informatics Group, LLC, Alameda, United States
Mitigation of Green Gentrification Through Community-led Nature-based Solutions (NbS) (1973062)
Mavis Stone, Stanford University, Earth System Science, Stanford, CA, United States, Alan Horacio Cuevas, Stanford University, Earth Systems, Stanford, United States and Elliott White Jr., Stanford University, Earth System Science, Stanford, United States
From Community Roots to Systemic Reach: A Framework for Equitable Scaling of Nature-based Solutions Through Community Engagement and Hybrid Governance (1982035)
Hallie Decker1, Andrea E Gaughan2, Kalpana Venkatasubramanian3, Forrest R. Stevens2, Angela Storey4, Brooke Pardue5, Alice Bridges5 and Eric Gurevich5, (1)Hofstra University, Health Sciences - Department of Population Health, Hempstead, United States, (2)University of Louisville, Dept. of Geographic and Environmental Sciences, Louisville, KY, United States, (3)University of Louisville, Dept. of Geographic and Environmental Science, Louisville, United States, (4)University of Louisville, Department of Anthropology Director | Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research, Louisville, United States, (5)Parks Alliance of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Making a Community Health Greenprint: Translating Greenspace Typology Evidence into Urban Forestry Practice (1996406)
Ray A Yeager1, Patrick Piuma2, Sean Willis2, Aruni Bhatnagar3 and Ted Smith3, (1)University of Louisville, Department of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States, (2)University of Louisville, Urban Design Studio, Louisville, United States, (3)University of Louisville, Department of Medicine, Louisville, United States
