Urban resilience through adaptive multifutures and nature-based solutions

This article offers an innovative framework - the Adaptive Multifutures Framework (AMF) - that bridges implementation gaps through four interconnected components: participatory visioning, scenario planning, fractal design, and immersive visualization, aiming to transform how cities design and implement nature-based solutions (NBS). Urban Nature-Based Solutions often fail to deliver their promised impact despite their potential for addressing climate change, biodiversity loss, and social inequities.

As urban populations increase and climate change intensifies, cities worldwide face unprecedented challenges in ensuring resilience, sustainability, and quality of life for their inhabitants. The complex web of urban issues, from mitigating climate impacts to conserving biodiversity and enhancing human well-being, demands innovative and holistic solutions^1,2. In this context, Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) have emerged as a promising paradigm to address these multifaceted urban challenges.