Nature-based solutions for water resources literature review

Publication Year

2026

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Current

Abstract

Comprises appendix two accompanying the Nature-based solutions for water resources handbook, containing a literature review of key nature-based solutions (NbS) for water resources proposals. Covers: methods and purpose; water use and land use change; runoff infiltration split; runoff attenuation features (RAFs) and infiltration basins; floodplain, wetland and peatland restoration; and references.

Document History

Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nature-based-solutions-for-water-resources-handbook/appendix-2-nature-based-solutions-for-water-resources-literature-review and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: guidance. First published: 17 August 2026.

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