Exploring the emergence and governance dynamics of nature-based solutions for enhancing urban resilience

在第一个案例研究地点宇都宫市，我们参加了里山保护和都市农业活动，并进行了参与性观察。在研究期即将结束的11月，我们在第三个案例研究地点熊本进行了额外的实地研究，因为冠状病毒相关限制放宽了。同时，基于2019财年和2020财年的研究活动，我们对日本的城市自然创新背景、治理结构和赋能/限制条件进行了背景研究。此外，我们还进行了文献分析和实地调查（访谈、实地考察、研讨会、移动的实验室），分析了国家统计局（NBS）的治理动态和三个案例的有利或限制因素，并进行了比较分析。在可持续城市发展这一更广泛的研究领域，与日本合作伙伴共同撰写了两篇学术论文。分别于10月和11月在两个多利益攸关方讲习班上进行了介绍和讨论，目的是加强对治理动态的了解，并在基于自然的创新领域相互学习。我们还一直在讨论联合国际研究合作，并在气候治理和基于自然的解决方案方面开发联合未来研究应用-基于我们以前和最近对这些主题的研究。为了加强跨学科性，我们与来自日本不同大学的研究人员一起进行了研究。

In Utsunomiya City, the first case study location, we participated in satoyama conservation and urban agriculture activities and conducted participatory observations.In November, just before the end of the research period, we conducted additional field research in Kumamoto, the third case study location, as the coronavirus-related restrictions were relaxed.In parallel, based on the research activities during FY 2019 and FY 2020, we undertook background research on the Japanese context of urban nature-based innovations, governance structures and enabling/limiting conditions. We also undertook literature analysis and field research (interviews, site visits, workshops, mobile labs), and analysis of NBS (a) governance dynamics and (b) enabling or limiting factors of the three case studies, from which comparative analysis was developed.Two academic articles co-authored with Japanese partners in the broader research field of sustainable urban development were written. Presentations and discussions were held at two multi-stakeholder workshops with the aim of enhancing understanding of governance dynamics and mutual learning in the area of nature-based innovations in October and November respectively.In parallel, we have also been discussing joint international research collaborations and developing joint future research applications on climate governance and nature-based solutions - based on our previous and recent research in relation to these topics. To enhance interdisciplinarity, we did so with the involvement of researchers from different Japanese universities.