(Ebook) Nature-based Solutions and Water Security: An Action Agenda for the 21st Century by Jan Cassin, John H. Matthews and Elena Lopez Gunn ISBN 9780128198711, 0128198710

(Ebook) Nature-based Solutions and Water Security: An Action Agenda for the 21st Century by Jan Cassin, John H. Matthews and Elena Lopez Gunn ISBN 9780128198711, 0128198710

Nature-Based Solutions and Water Security: An Action Agenda for the 21st Century
presents an action agenda for natural infrastructure on topics of
standards and principles, technical evaluation and design tools,
capacity building and innovative finance. Chapters introduce the topic
and concepts of natural infrastructure, or nature-based solutions (NBS)
and water security, with important background on the urgency of the
global water crisis and the role that NBS can, and should play, in
addressing this crisis. Sections also present the community of
practice’s collective thinking on a prioritized action agenda to guide
more rapid progress in mainstreaming NBS.

With contributions from
global authors, including key individuals and organizations active in
developing NBS solutions, users will also find important conclusions and
recommendations, thus presenting a collaboratively developed, consensus
roadmap to scaling NBS.

• Covers all issues of water security and natural infrastructures
• Presents
  a comprehensive state of synthesis, providing readers with a solid
  grounding in the field of natural infrastructures and water security
• Includes
  a fully workable and intuitive roadmap for action that is presented as a
  guide to the most important actions for practitioners, research
  questions for academics, and information on promising careers for
  students entering the field