Thesis Chapters by Bárbara César
World cities have developed climate change adaptation plans to become more prepared to deal with ... more World cities have developed climate change adaptation plans to become more prepared to deal with extreme and gradual climate impacts and to explore positive opportunities for their sustainable urban development. In this context, Urban and Territorial Planning presents itself as a fundamental instrument in the adaptation process, especially in the urban form planning focused on reducing vulnerabilities and risks in the urban environment and promoting adaptability and resilience. Thus, this study has the general objective of evaluating how the components of the urban form - land use and densities, buildings, informal precarious settlements and public spaces - are approached in plans to adapt cities to climate change. As a case study, were selected the recently published adaptation cities plans: New York (2013), Mexico (2014), Bogotá (2015), and Rio de Janeiro (2016), all located in the American continent. As a methodology, it first looked at the theoretical framework of the Climate Change Adaptation Plans and Urban and Territorial Planning, and secondly, the plans were compared to the main components of the urban form. As a result, it was observed that the components can be approached in a systemic way to dealing with climatic hazards, or in a specific way, considering each hazard. In addition, it can be concluded that they can be used to promote the reduction of climatic risks in territorial planning and vulnerabilities in the built environment, urban resilience, protection of natural resources and ecosystems, and sustainable water management.
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Thesis Chapters by Bárbara César