Enhancing Benefits Evaluation for Water Resources Projects: Towards a More Comprehensive Approach for Nature-Based Solutions
Abstract
To accelerate progress and delivery of Nature-Based Solutions for application in navigation, flood risk management, water operations, and ecosystem restoration the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE),through its Engineering With Nature (EWN) initiative, has engaged in a collaborative effort with The Water Institute of the Gulf (the study team) to conduct policy research for fully evaluating the benefits of Nature-Based Solutions (inclusive of Natural Infrastructure, Natural1 and Nature Based Features(USACE, 2021) and related terms). Throughout this document, these techniques are referred to using the umbrella term Nature-Based Solutions (NBS).This document is the second in a series of reports produced as part of this collaborative effort. This report describes the process used to inventory a set of completed water resources planning studies. These studies were scored by USACE subject matter experts based, in part, on the level of consideration of NBS included as a part of the plan formulation and evaluation process. A subset of six planning studies (case studies) were ultimately identified through this process to be carried forward and used to evaluate other potential technical approaches for evaluating benefits from NBS. This report summarizes results of the scoring process and describes key steps and decisions that informed the final case study selection.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2022
- Accession Number
- AD1184907
Entities
People
- Abby Littman
- Allison Haertling
- Audrey Grismore
- Eva Windhoffer
- Jordan R. Fischbach
- Susan Hughes
- Thomas Hughes
Organizations
- United States Army Corps of Engineers