NICHES_D2.3.pdf

Baseline and themed NBS scenarios and site potential maps

This report, Deliverable 2.3 titled ‘Baseline and Themed NBS Scenarios and Site Potential Maps’ outlines a systematic and replicable methodology for delineating potential NBS implementation areas for urban water management, considering socio-ecologicaltechnological constraints within cities. It also presents NICHES scenarios as feasibility maps illustrating feasibility levels for different NBS types. These scenarios consider social, ecological, and technological indicators that influence NBS feasibility, categorising areas from entirely feasible to not feasible. Detailed NBS-specific feasibility maps are presented for two of the case study cities, Barcelona and Boston, to exemplify this approach. The presented methodology can be used to assist urban administrations in prioritising and planning NBS implementation to enhance water infiltration and reduce flood risks.