Soluções baseadas na natureza: conjunto de práticas, teoria científica ou movimento de transformação?

Abstract

The expression “Nature-based Solutions” (NbS) has been present in academic and political discourses since 2008, when it was first mentioned. However, like any new expression, its application has been diverse, thus generating confusion about what NbS are. In this article, through a systematic review it was sought to understand what NbS are, from three perspectives: a set of practices, a scientific approach, and a transformational movement. Although different, these perspectives proved to be complementary in understanding what NbS are. As a result, an integrative definition of these three perspectives is presented, in which the NbS are defined as practical actions, scientific theory and transformation movement aimed at studying, proposing and applying sustainable solution strategies for socio-environmental problems, based on understanding the functioning of balanced social and ecological systems and on re-signifying the relationship between humans and nature.

Keywords

• soluções baseadas na natureza
• infraestrutura verde
• relação homem-natureza
• soluções sustentáveis
• sistemas sociais e ecológicos.