Project REPAIR Research Presented at British Ecological Society Symposium
1st July 2026
Project REPAIR researcher Martyna Surma presented a poster, co-authored with Blanche Cameron, at the British Ecological Society's Nature-based Solutions: Who Benefits, Who Decides, Who Pays? Symposium, sharing emerging findings with researchers and practitioners working at the forefront of nature-based solutions.
The poster, "Understanding Barriers and Drivers to Delivering Biodiverse Nature-based Solutions in Social Housing Retrofit Through the Lens of the Biome Development in Swansea", explores the opportunities and challenges of integrating nature-based solutions into social housing retrofit.
Using the Biome development in Swansea as a real world case study, the research examines how decisions about nature-based solutions, including green roofs and living walls, are made throughout the development process. Through interviews with clients, developers, funders, planners, designers and contractors, the study explores the factors that influence decision making, including regulation, cost, perceived risk and stakeholder priorities.
The research forms part of Project REPAIR's wider work to understand what enables, and what prevents, the wider adoption of biophilic design and nature-based solutions within the built environment. By identifying both barriers and opportunities, it aims to support more effective delivery of nature-based solutions in future retrofit projects.
The symposium provided an opportunity to share early findings, exchange ideas with researchers working across the field and gather valuable feedback to help inform the next stages of the research.
A copy of the poster can be viewed below:
