Mainstreaming nature-based solutions in and with cities: Insights for transformative practices in planning and governance

This research explores how cities can play a transformational role in adapting to climate change and biodiversity loss by better understanding processes of mainstreaming. It focuses on how change can be actioned, examined with a case study of urban forestry governance in metropolitan Melbourne, as an example of mainstreaming nature-based solutions in cities. This thesis develops new frameworks to broaden and deepen the knowledge around what mainstreaming is, how it can be achieved, and pathways for changing governance norms to make nature-based solutions - as one type of sustainability solution - a mainstream consideration in urban politics and urban planning.