Author(s): Dias, Luís ; Vales, Ana Margarida ; Seixas, Júlia ; Truninger, Monica ; Graça, João
Date: 2024
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/98119
Origin: Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
Subject(s): Scenario development; Co-production; water-energy-food nexus; local scale
Urban areas are major consumers of water, energy, and food (WEF). In 2015, Cascais municipality's water, energy, and food imports dependence was 68%, 86.6%, and 85.9%, respectively. This high dependence on external resources induces indirect WEF system pressure and poses risk to the municipality's long-term resilience.The CitySelfy project aims to analyse if WEF self-sufficiency at local scale can be a promoter of sustainability. The project includes participatory methodology, engaging local stakeholders in the conceptualization and exploration of prospective scenarios for the municipality's WEF systems. The first project stakeholder workshop highlighted a strong potential in achieving local WEF self-sufficiency. Throughout the process participants suggested avariety of solutions, such as rainwater harvesting, minimizing household food waste, and the establishing cohesive communities on integrated local WEF resources.This co-creation process facilitated the definition of detailed scenario narratives, which in turn will subsequently frame the modelling scenario development. This assessment will be crucial to identify the most viable and sustainable strategies for achieving self-sufficiency in WEF in Cascais.
