Vol.05 - Understanding and transforming the territory : new approaches and perspectives
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Item The potential of citizen science for socio-spatial studies : defining and operationalizing research pathways(Edições Universitárias Lusófonas, 2023) Simon, Sandrine; Duarte, Tiago; Correia, Sónia Vladimira; Fernandes, Pedro Afonso; Costa, Carlos Smaniotto; Manico, Zuinder; Escola de Comunicação, Arquitetura, Artes e Tecnologias da InformaçãoThe term Citizen Science has been used in various contexts, but little effort has been made to provide a vision of it in regard to socio-spatial studies, which are at the core of the research group on Citizen Science in understanding and transforming the territory (CIDATE). The authors of this chapter represent widely diverse disciplines, including environmental engineering, economics, urban planning and design, landscape architecture and education. The chapter intends to deliver a tailored and timely vision of how, with the help of Citizen Science, the democratisation of science can be promoted and, with this, more collective and sustainable decision making achieved. This chapter is the result of a reflective dialogue between researchers, their projects and experiences tackling spatial and human development from different perspectives. It gathers the conclusions that emerged in the organised debates and the research projects carried out by the researchers, towards creating a broad understanding of the key issues that could help operationalise Citizen Science in future research efforts. Keywords – Citizen science, socio-spatial research, key principles of citizen science, citizen's contribution to science, social sciences.Item A review of urban river restoration projects : practices and challenges(Edições Universitárias Lusófonas, 2023) Orey, António D'; Aragão, Nagayamma Kaymir Tavares de Sousa; Costa, Carlos Smaniotto; Duarte, Tiago; Escola de Comunicação, Arquitetura, Artes e Tecnologias da InformaçãoUrban rivers are one of the most threatened ecosystems in the world, being the focus of neglect or costly restoration. It is therefore urgent to identify appropriate technical solutions that, associated with social innovations and collaborative planning approaches, can guide new ways of treating the water of rivers threatened by urban pressures – in particular in the context of climate change, biodiversity and economic challenges. This chapter reports on a research project that attempted to examine interventions in rivers through the lens of environment, planning, technology, and societies. The Project Base Platform Urban Rivers – baseRiU aimed to expand the body of knowledge dedicated to the research on and ways to approach urban rivers. Besides providing a broad base for further research, the findings clearly have shown that resources invested in restoration, renaturing and bringing rivers back to the city make the best investment, as cities become wealthier, with more complex (green and blue) structures, more biodiverse, and environment-, climate- and people-friendlier. Creating sustainable solutions, rediscovering urban rivers’ multiple values to society and the environment can be a driving force in the transition to more sustainable (urban) systems. Yet, bending the curve towards sustainability also requires a radical change in mindsets – and to guide this we need more practice-based evidence. Keywords - Rivers and watercourses, restoration and regeneration, riverain communities, participatory processes, place-based networks