Nature-based solutions (NbSs) are recognised as relevant to spatial planning in addressing societal challenges, although their uptake is limited and fragmented to some case studies, and difficulties emerge from their implementation and operationalisation. The research developed a literature review to investigate how NbS has been considered for its implementation and operationalisation in spatial planning and ho...
Climate change and rapid population ageing pose challenges for communities and public policies. This systematic review aims to gather data from studies that present health indicators establishing the connection between climate change and the physical and mental health of the older population (>= 65 years), who experience a heightened vulnerability to the impacts of climate change when compared to other age coho...
Despite the urgent need to take action on climate adaptation, public engagement remains relatively low. This low engagement poses significant challenges to the effective adaptation process, highlighting the need for innovative approaches in governance. In this paper, we explore the importance of the affective dimension in enhancing citizen engagement in climate adaptation. Drawing from a review of recent litera...
This paper presents the results of an assessment workof the contributions of Portos Urban Rehabilitation Society Porto Vivo for housing rehabilitation and the rentedsector. The starting point is the need for monitoring PortugueseSRUs activities, since their legal framework wasestablished some years ago. First of all, an assessmentmatrix is proposed, which considers SRUs main goalsand the most significant contex...