ABSTRACT
Recent growth in the population’s shift to urban cities has led to significant growth in the expansion of urban land cover. Urban sprawl, at an alarming rate, has profound impacts on the global environment. The land use and land cover (LULC) zone of Maharashtra state was found to be 4135.31 km2 based on Sentinel-2 satellite data with a spatial resolution of 10 meters. The urban area shares 1.34% of the total geographic extent of the state; nearly 45% of the population is located in this area. The dual approach of using nature-based solutions (NbS) in combination with climate-resilient technologies can work effectively. New approaches have a significant impact and can create significantly smarter environments to the benefit of urban people with the required preparedness, public awareness, green mobility, and landscape architecture, among other essential aspects to tackle the urban issues of population and pollution. Restoration of natural resources has an important role in bringing back ecosystem services. Collective work by all sectors can speed up the sustainability of cities with aesthetics and a climate-smart approach. The involvement of a concern for nature to alter human lifestyles that can be tuned harmonically with nature as a step towards achieving the UN’s ‘sustainable cities and communities’.
