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Kes McCormick

Senior lecturer

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It's not just a Tree: a Story about Nature-based Solutions

Author

  • Steven Curtis
  • Sofie Sandin Lompar
  • Björn Wickenberg
  • Kes Mccormick

Summary, in English

A tree is so much more than just a tree! Trees provide habitat to support biodiversity, remove carbon dioxide and particulate matter from our air, cool our cities during summers, and inspire enjoyment by all. A tree planted deliberately to provide any of these services is considered a nature-based solution. In this episode, we present the concept of nature-based solutions as an approach to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and manage stormwater in our cities. We meet Associate Professor Kes McCormick and PhD Researcher Björn Wickenberg, who share their research on nature-based solutions. Kes introduces us to a new online course called ‘Urban Nature’ and Björn shares with us his perspective as a previous urban planner in how to invite nature into our cities.

Department/s

  • The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics

Publishing year

2020-01-27

Language

English

Document type

Other

Publisher

IIIEE, Lund University

Topic

  • Other Social Sciences
  • Landscape Architecture

Status

Published