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- Towards climate adaptation: a case study of a Coastal City in PortugalPublication . Aelenei, Laura Elena; Viana, Susana; Simões, Teresa; Amorim, Filipa; Simoes, Sofia; Barbosa, Juliana; Justino, Paulo Alexandre; Dinis, J.; Fernandes, G.ABSTRACT: The importance of climate-neutral and smart cities was addressed by the European Commission (EU) through the financing program EU Missions, as a response to the urban and energy challenges to promote innovative solutions and strategies and to deliver tangible results by 2050. To manifest their Expressions of Interest to join the EU Cities Mission, several cities across Europe applied for funding to support their local action plans toward reaching climate neutrality by 2030/2050. One example is the research European project Re-Value focusing on waterfront cities and aiming to transform the waterfront cities zones from a risk to an opportunity, through a New European Bauhaus (NEB) inspired value and impact model that allows urban transformation strategies to value quality and other non-monetary benefits in addition to (only) pricing and GHG emission reductions. This paper presents the results of the preliminary analysis developed in one of the 9 cities of the project, Cascais, located on the Portuguese coast. The results will contribute to a detailed roadmap actions and update of the Cascais long-term Territorial Transformation Plans to accelerate its journey to climate neutrality by 2050. As one of Cascais ambitions and main point of the developing roadmap is the adoption of the decentralised renewable energy generation, a spatial analysis of the potential for wind energy and solar PV energy in rooftops along with the wave energy potential assessment along the coast was done. In addition, a Decision Support Tool (DST) using the most relevant Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for energy transition was used, to support Cascais implementation of the measures that will have the highest impact in inhabitant’s lives. The tool enables to evaluate how KPI’s from different sectors will evolve considering three different socioeconomic development scenarios.
- Energia solar no ambiente urbano: caso de estudo, desafios, abordagens e investigaçãoPublication . Viana, Susana; Simões, Teresa; Aelenei, Laura Elena; Justino, Paulo AlexandreRESUMO: O Município de Cascais tem vindo a empenhar-se na mitigação das alterações climáticas, na proteção do ambiente e renaturalização de florestas e espaços verdes, no aumento da recolha seletiva e melhoria de processos de tratamento de resíduos, na melhoria da mobilidade, apostando na mobilidade suave combinada com zonas intermodais de ligação a transportes públicos, como os comboios e a rede gratuita de autocarros municipais (Mobi Cascais) para residentes, trabalhadores e estudantes. Como forma de diminuir a sua pegada de carbono, o município pretende ainda apostar na geração de energia a partir de fontes renováveis, nomeadamente na integração de energia solar fotovoltaica em edifícios públicos e em edifícios geridos pela autarquia. Para atingir estes objetivos Cascais tornou-se um caso de estudo em dois projetos europeus, Re-Value e WeGenerate.
- New Greenhouse Gas simulation and mapping tools to support local carbon neutrality agendas: application to the city of AlmadaPublication . Amorim, Filipa; Simoes, Sofia; Barbosa, Juliana; Oliveira, Paula; Trindade, Paula; Aelenei, Laura Elena; Catarino, Justina; Viana, Susana; Figueiredo, LeonorABSTRACT: The aim of this work is to develop three innovative decision support tools: (1) a scenario tool that enables users to interactively design scenarios of activity variables that support decarbonisation trajectories on a local scale; (2) a mitigation tool that translates scenarios into greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, taking into account the identification and prioritisation of the most innovative, cost-effective mitigation options (technological and behavioural) for Portuguese municipalities; and (3) a mapping tool to identify GHG emissions ‘hot spots’ on a local scale. In the first phase, these tools are applied and tested for the case study of the city of Almada in support of the ‘Agenda for a Carbon Neutral Almada by 2050’. These tools will also contribute to the training and involvement of local stakeholders, to improve the design of local GHG emissions mitigation strategies and roadmap. In the second phase, these tools will be further developed so they can be used in other Portuguese municipalities.