Reports and resources

If you are interested in nature-based solutions, urban forestry, and green infrastructure planning, you can start with these excellent resources. NBSI experts have been actively involved in many of these.

• Selected documents and publications (co-)authored by NBSI or with key contributions from NBSI experts
  
  3+30+300 Handbook (produced by the Yggdrasil – The Living Nordic City project)
  Report from the Yggdrasil – The Living Nordic City project on using the 3+30+300 principle for implementing nature-based solutions throughout the Nordic region
  CONEXUS project, guide and workbook, Valorisation of Nature-Based Solutions
  Research article ‘Beyond the Golden Shovel: recommendations for a successful urban tree planting initiative’
  Book ‘Rethinking Urban Green Space’
  UNECE/FAO Joint Timber Committee, San Marino Regional Action Plan for Urban Forestry
  UNECE Policy Brief on Sustainable Urban and Peri-urban Forestry
  Nordic Council of Ministers – Policy Brief: Nordic Cities – Green, Resilient, Healthy
  Global Forest Expert Panel report – Forests and Human Health
  RESONATE Horizon Europe project, website
  Report ‘Groenblauwe ruimtes als bouwsteen van gezonde en veerkrachtige leefomgevingen’ (in Flemish/Dutch only)
  Birmingham Urban Forest Master Plan
  Blog posts about project ‘Eco-systeem Stad’, greening of Stadhuisplein in Alphen aan den Rijn (in Dutch only)

• European GREEN SURGE project, which e.g., resulted in a Manual for green infrastructure planning
• FAO urban and peri-urban forestry pages, with access to e.g. the FAO guidelines for urban and peri-urban forestry
• Handbook of Urban Forestry, published by Routledge in 2017
• Arboriculture and Urban Forestry, a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the International Society of Arboriculture (editor-in-chief: Cecil Konijnendijk)
• The Project for Public Places
• Trees and Design Action Group (UK)
• Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, a peer-reviewed scientific journal
• Vibrant Cities Lab, US-based resource centre on research and practice provided by the US Forest Service and other partners