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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 803-810 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Nature Sustainability |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
Ecosystems play a potentially important role in sustainably reducing the risk of disaster events worldwide. Yet, to date, there are few comprehensive studies that summarize the state of knowledge of ecosystem services and functions for disaster risk reduction. This paper builds scientific evidence through a review of 529 English-language articles published between 2000 and 2019. It catalogues the extent of knowledge on, and confidence in, ecosystems in reducing disaster risk. The data demonstrate robust links and cost-effectiveness between certain ecosystems in reducing specific hazards, something that was revealed to be particularly true for the role of vegetation in the stabilization of steep slopes. However, the published research was limited in geographic distribution and scope, with a concentration on urban areas of the Global North, with insufficient relevant research on coastal, dryland and watershed areas, especially in the Global South. Many types of ecosystem can provide sustainable and multifunctional approaches to disaster risk reduction. Yet, if they are to play a greater role, more attention is needed to fill research gaps and develop performance standards.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Science(all)
- Global and Planetary Change
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Food Science
- Social Sciences(all)
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Environmental Science(all)
- Ecology
- Energy(all)
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Social Sciences(all)
- Urban Studies
- Environmental Science(all)
- Nature and Landscape Conservation
- Environmental Science(all)
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Nature Sustainability, Vol. 4, No. 9, 09.2021, p. 803-810.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Scientific evidence for ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction
AU - Sudmeier-Rieux, K.
AU - Arce-Mojica, T.
AU - Boehmer, H. J.
AU - Doswald, N.
AU - Emerton, L.
AU - Friess, D. A.
AU - Galvin, S.
AU - Hagenlocher, M.
AU - James, H.
AU - Laban, P.
AU - Lacambra, C.
AU - Lange, W.
AU - McAdoo, B. G.
AU - Moos, C.
AU - Mysiak, J.
AU - Narvaez, L.
AU - Nehren, U.
AU - Peduzzi, P.
AU - Renaud, F. G.
AU - Sandholz, S.
AU - Schreyers, L.
AU - Sebesvari, Z.
AU - Tom, T.
AU - Triyanti, A.
AU - van Eijk, P.
AU - van Staveren, M.
AU - Vicarelli, M.
AU - Walz, Y.
N1 - Funding information: The authors are grateful to the many other people who made substantial contributions to this paper, including M. Estrella, H. Rossum, A. Gomez, M. Ford, T. Chareyre (UN Environment Programme, Crisis Management Branch, Switzerland), R. Lin (Institute for Environment and Human Security, United Nations University (UNU-EHS), Germany), I. Katrinnada, L. S. Ern (Yale-NUS College, Singapore), K. Compton (University of Massachusetts-Amherst, USA) and A. Casteller. We offer special thanks to Yale-NUS College, UNU-EHS and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst for funding research assistants who contributed to this article and M. Jaboyedoff (University of Lausanne, Switzerland) for funding the main author’s salary at the beginning of this research project.
PY - 2021/9
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N2 - Ecosystems play a potentially important role in sustainably reducing the risk of disaster events worldwide. Yet, to date, there are few comprehensive studies that summarize the state of knowledge of ecosystem services and functions for disaster risk reduction. This paper builds scientific evidence through a review of 529 English-language articles published between 2000 and 2019. It catalogues the extent of knowledge on, and confidence in, ecosystems in reducing disaster risk. The data demonstrate robust links and cost-effectiveness between certain ecosystems in reducing specific hazards, something that was revealed to be particularly true for the role of vegetation in the stabilization of steep slopes. However, the published research was limited in geographic distribution and scope, with a concentration on urban areas of the Global North, with insufficient relevant research on coastal, dryland and watershed areas, especially in the Global South. Many types of ecosystem can provide sustainable and multifunctional approaches to disaster risk reduction. Yet, if they are to play a greater role, more attention is needed to fill research gaps and develop performance standards.
AB - Ecosystems play a potentially important role in sustainably reducing the risk of disaster events worldwide. Yet, to date, there are few comprehensive studies that summarize the state of knowledge of ecosystem services and functions for disaster risk reduction. This paper builds scientific evidence through a review of 529 English-language articles published between 2000 and 2019. It catalogues the extent of knowledge on, and confidence in, ecosystems in reducing disaster risk. The data demonstrate robust links and cost-effectiveness between certain ecosystems in reducing specific hazards, something that was revealed to be particularly true for the role of vegetation in the stabilization of steep slopes. However, the published research was limited in geographic distribution and scope, with a concentration on urban areas of the Global North, with insufficient relevant research on coastal, dryland and watershed areas, especially in the Global South. Many types of ecosystem can provide sustainable and multifunctional approaches to disaster risk reduction. Yet, if they are to play a greater role, more attention is needed to fill research gaps and develop performance standards.
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