Yayasan Bina Lentera Insan

Nature-Based Solutions: A Landscape Planning Perspective for Cities and Urban Forests Management presents a comprehensive exploration of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) as an innovative and transformative approach to urban planning, environmental management, and sustainable development. Written by experts in landscape planning, ecology, and urban forestry, the book integrates scientific theory, practical case studies, and policy frameworks to demonstrate how cities can harmonize urban growth with ecological resilience.

Spanning concepts from the historical evolution of NBS to modern applications in soil and water conservation, the book offers a multidisciplinary perspective on how natural processes can be leveraged to address contemporary urban challenges such as flooding, erosion, climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation. Through detailed discussions, readers gain insights into NBS typologies, hydrological and soil-performance evidence, design methodologies, and the social dimensions of community-based environmental planning.

Highlighting global and Indonesian case studies, including examples from Manado, Jakarta, Makassar, and Yogyakarta, the book illustrates how locally adapted NBS can create cost-effective, equitable, and climate-resilient urban environments. It also addresses governance mechanisms, monitoring strategies, and future directions for scaling NBS across diverse urban contexts.

Combining academic rigor with practical relevance, this book serves as an essential reference for students, researchers, urban planners, policymakers, and environmental practitioners seeking to design regenerative, inclusive, and sustainable cities through the power of nature.