Maximise the Impact of Your Urban Green Investments
The global movement towards resilient cities is accelerating, with Nature-Based Solutions (NbS)—from green roofs to urban forests—emerging as powerful allies against climate change, pollution, and urban heat. But for municipalities making these vital investments, a critical question remains: how do you prove their worth and ensure they deliver their full, sustainable potential?
The Quick Guide for Monitoring Nature-Based Solutions provides the definitive answer. Developed through the EU UPSURGE project, this essential roadmap equips municipal planners, policymakers, and urban development professionals with the expertise to transition from planting to proving the value of their green infrastructure. It is your key tool for turning green ambition into measurable, scientifically sound results.
A Proven Path to Data-Driven Resilience
This guide cuts through the complexity of impact assessment by offering a clear, actionable methodology for developing robust NbS monitoring systems. It lays out a comprehensive 6-Step Monitoring Strategy that guides users through every stage, starting with the construction of a theory of change and concluding with the strategic dissemination of results for policy impact.
Crucially, the guide champions a collaborative approach. It details how to successfully embed Co-Creation and RACER Principles to involve citizens and stakeholders, ensuring indicators are not just technical, but universally Relevant, Accepted, Credible, Easy to monitor, and Robust.
To jumpstart the process, the guide features a Comprehensive Indicator Catalogue, providing a ready-to-use list of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) spanning every critical benefit category: from climate vulnerability, air and water quality, and biodiversity enhancement, to health and wellbeing, social justice, governance, and new economic opportunities.
Real-World Success Stories
Finally, you will find inspiration in the detailed Real-World Inspiration offered by the UPSURGE demonstrator cities. By showcasing the tailored monitoring strategies implemented in Belfast, Breda, Budapest, Katowice, and Maribor, the guide provides practical examples of how diverse NbS projects are being tracked and verified on the ground.
The success of a Nature-Based Solution is dependent on data-driven verification. By leveraging the standardised methodologies and expert insights contained within, your city can ensure its green infrastructure is demonstrably effective, affordable, and durable for generations to come.
Download the Quick Guide today and take the guesswork out of green infrastructure monitoring.