Abstract:
The study discusses Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) as a key strategy used in solving a variety
of problems faced by urban development in Pakistan housing. As the pace of migration to cities
quickens, investment in infrastructure construction dislodges workers and livestock from their
usual habitat, and mines strip away hillsides for construction fill rage, this study uses NBS role
in promoting sustainable development, raising urban resilience levels, and facilitating
harmonious ecological balance. By adopting a mixed-methods approach, including literature
review, interviews with stakeholders and case studies, and this study synthesizes the
quantitative data and qualitative insights gathered to garner a more detailed understanding of
today's NBS status and prospects within Pakistan. It takes a critical view towards NBS's ability
to solve urban environmental problems, focusing primarily on the coming crisis in housing.
The thesis sets out a robust investigative methodological framework to examine NBS, both
socioeconomically, environmental, and institutional conditions. Through this analysis we can
then go on to identify the main barriers and opportunities for incorporating NBS into urban
planning and development policy, giving a theoretical vision well as real time
recommendations. The Likert scale evaluation has been used to evaluate different institutes. A
statistical analysis based on reliability measures such as Cronbach's Alpha, along with
qualitative feedback from stakeholders, underscores the cumulative perception and confidence
that NBS is ripe for implementation. The thesis identifies NBS as a seminal concept for the
sustainable evolution of Pakistan's urban environment. It calls for a concerted effort by
policymakers as well as urban planners to make NBS an inherent part of the strategy for
developing cities. Through that process, it says, Pakistan will be able to handle both the
challenges arising from urbanization and environmental sustainability to start on a new journey
leading a resilient, sustainable, and vibrant future in cities.
