Knowledge Hub
A compilation of best practice case study examples of relevant projects from around the globe, as well as the latest insights, evidence, methods, tools, publications and articles on Nature Based Solutions (NbS) for building resiliency within vulnerable landscape contexts.
Case Study
Publication
Thought Piece
Toolkit
Other
Toolkit
#Refugees Welcome In Parks
Displacement, Social Cohesion, Public Space, Wellbeing
Clare Rishbeth, University of Sheffield, UK
2017
Germany, United Kingdom
Publication
Being Settled, exploring livelihoods of Turkana people
Urban Planning
UN-Habitat
2017
Kenya
Case Study
Charaani Stairs
Water Sanitation & Hygiene, Displacement, Disaster Risk Reduction, Social Cohesion
EVA Studio
2020
Lebanon
Thought Piece
Emergency measures in Ethiopia, Greener Recovery tackling climate emergency and Covid-19
Displacement, Climate Change
Oana Baloi
2020
United Kingdom
Publication
Fire safety engineering guideline for informal settlements: Towards practical solutions for a complex problem in South Africa
Disaster Risk Reduction, Fire Safety
Stellenbosch University
2020
South Africa
Other
Generation Restoration Roundtable Uganda, August 2024
Displacement, Food Security, Environmental Restoration
Generation Restoration e.V.
2024
Uganda
Publication
Human behaviour in informal settlement fires in Costa Rica
Disaster Risk Reduction, Fire Safety
Safety Science Journal
2021
Costa Rica
Other
Incremental public space: Ten public spaces proposals for the informal settlement of Mumbai
Urban Planning, Public Space
Giuliana Galasso
2015
India
Publication
Kalobeyei Settlement Advisory Development Plan
Urban Planning, Resilience
UN-Habitat
2018
Kenya
Case Study
Move Beirut
Wellbeing, Public Space
Nikolett Puskas, UCL Institute for Global Prosperity
2021
Lebanon
Case Study
Place Tapis Rouge
Water Sanitation & Hygiene, Disaster Risk Reduction, Social Cohesion
EVA Studio
2016
Haiti
Publication
Public Open Space Initiatives for Healthier Cities in Rwanda
Public Space
GGGI
2020
Rwanda
Publication
Qoloji Spatial Profiling
Displacement
UN-Habitat
2021
Ethiopia
Thought Piece
Refugee crises, whether caused by war or climate change, demand a landscape-led approach
Displacement
Oana Baloi
2019
Ethiopia
Other
Sustainable Landscape Architecture in Azraq Refugee Camp Development
Displacement
Saja Al-Rifaie
2017
Jordan
Publication
A Framework for Fire Safety in Informal Settlements
Disaster Risk Reduction, Fire Safety
Arup
2018
Global
Other
Blue Economy and Cities
Urban Planning, Resilience
UN-Habitat
2018
Kenya
Other
Design Principles for Protection and Creation of Urban Wetland Landscape as Urban Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
Disaster Risk Reduction, Resilience
Oana Baloi
2014
The Netherlands
Case Study
Evergreen School
Education
CAUKIN Studio
2019
Zambia
Case Study
Food Share Initiative
Food Security
HLC
2020
United Kingdom
Thought Piece
HLC Earth Workshop
Disaster Risk Reduction, Displacement, Shelter, Public Space, Urban Planning, Resilience
Humanitarian Landscape Collective
2023
Publication
Implementing the New Urban Agenda in Rwanda: Nation-wide Public Space Initiatives
Public Space
GGGI
2019
Rwanda
Publication
Kabrebeyah Spatial Profiling
Displacement
UN-Habitat
2021
Ethiopia
Publication
Mazingira Yetu Magazine
Environmental Restoration, Public Space, Resilience
Mazingira Yetu
2012-present
Kenya
Case Study
Naweni Kindergarten II
Education
CAUKIN Studio
2019
Fiji
Case Study
PlayScape Koh Rong
Childhoods, Education
CAUKIN Studio
2015
Cambodia
Toolkit
QSAND: Quantifying Sustainability in the aftermath of Natural Disasters
Resilience, Climate Change, Natural Disasters
BRE Global Limited
2014
International
Thought Piece
Re-imagining Syrian Refugee Camps
Displacement, Shelter
Grace Ruddick
2018
Greece
Case Study
Resource Recovery and Empowerment of Women in Humanitarian Conditions in Kenya
Gender, Climate Change, Displacement
International Renewable Energy Agency
2019
Kenya
Case Study, Publication
The Redesign of Refugee Camps and the Connection and Integration of Refugees with Local Communities through Space
Displacement, Social Cohesion
Despoina Kouinoglou / ECOWEEK
2016-2017
Greece
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