Sustainable Urbanizing Landscape Development (SULD) decision support tool: report on other Aqua Cases. Aqua-Add project

• Type: Technical Report
• Date: 2014

Authors

Roebeling, Peter (Author) Other; Saraiva, Miguel Marinho (Author) FLUP; Gnecco, Ilaria (Author) Other; Palla, Anna (Author) Other; Teotónio, Carla (Author) Other; Alves, Henrique (Author) Other; Rocha, João (Author) Other; Fidélis, Teresa (Author) Other; Martins, Filomena (Author) Other

Other information

Abstract (EN): "This report has been developed in the context of the international co-operation project Aqua-Add (Deploying the added value of water in local and regional development), aiming at the sharing of knowledge and experience between project partners as to better deploy the potential of 'water' (economically, socially and environmentally) in urbanised landscapes and to improve the implementation of water measures in local and regional spatial development. Aqua-Add not only collects, analyses, disseminates and promotes the specific functions, services and values of green/blue spaces, but also develops and applies a Decision Support Tool (DST) that: i) demonstrates the (potential) social, environmental and economic impacts of different water management scenarios, and ii) facilitates the planning process and better informed decision making across stakeholders. The objective of this report is twofold. First, the importance of stakeholder meetings in the development and application of the Sustainable Urbanizing Landscape Development (SULD; Roebeling et al., 2007, 2014) decision support tool is assessed. In particular, the extent to which these meetings facilitated the identification, assessment and communication of different views and interests and, in turn, encouraged the effective engagement of stakeholders in the participative design of (peri-) urban development plans. Second, the application of SULD to the other Aqua Cases (Bremerhaven DE; Copenhagen DK; Debrecen HU; Imperia IT; Lyon FR; Sofia BU) is presented and discussed, to assess the impact of location-specific green/blue space and infrastructure projects on the location of residential development, housing quantity, residential development density, population density, population composition, household living space and real estate values. (,,,)"

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Technical

Notes: University of Aveiro (UA) . Department of Environment and Planning (DAO) . Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) . Site do projeto: http://aqua-add.web.ua.pt/ . Aqua-Add Technical Report nº. 4 (2014) disponível em: http://aqua-add.web.ua.pt/downloads/report/Aqua-Add_Technical_Report_No04.pdf

No. of pages: 68