Finding space for nature in cities: the considerable potential of redundant car parking

Abstract Nature-based solutions (NBS) are recognised as a means to address challenges such as heatwaves, flooding and biodiversity loss. Delivering these benefits at scale will require large areas of scarce urban land to be converted into green space. Here we show an approach by which cities can mak...

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Main Authors: Thami Croeser, Georgia E. Garrard, Casey Visintin, Holly Kirk, Alessandro Ossola, Casey Furlong, Rebecca Clements, Andrew Butt, Elizabeth Taylor, Sarah A. Bekessy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:npj Urban Sustainability
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42949-022-00073-x