As it becomes clear that climate change is not easily within the boundaries of the 1990's, society needs to be prepared and needs to anticipate future changes due to the uncertain changes in climate. So far, extensive research has been carried out on several issues including the coastal defence or shifting ecozones. However, the role spatial design and planning can play in adapting to climate change has not yet been focussed on.This book illuminates the way adaptation to climate change is tackled in water management, ecology, coastal defence, the urban environment and energy. The question posed is how each sector can anticipate climate change by creating spatial designs and plans. The main message of this book is that spatial design and planning are a very useful tool in adapting to climate change. It offers an integral view on the issue, it is capable in dealing with uncertainties and it opens the way to creative and anticipative solutions. Dealing with adaptation to climate change requires a shift in mindset; from a technical rational way of thinking towards an integral proactive one. A new era in spatial design and planning looms on the horizon. © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009.
There is a clear demand for a collaborative knowledge-sharing on climate adaptation and mitigation. The aim of most climate adaptation platforms is (inter)national knowledge exchange and raising awareness about climate adaptation in urban areas and promote solutions such as Nature-based solutions (NBS) and floating infrastructure. However their multiple benefits are often unknown to the wider public. During seminars (February 2020) in Indonesia climate adaptation measures where mapped and the relevance of the climate adaption platforms such as ClimateScan was evaluated by the means of workshops and a survey. The platform ClimateScan holds now over 5000 locations in 5 main categories of climate adaptation (water, nature, agriculture, energy and people). The conclusions from the workshops in Semarang and Surabaya show high relevance scores for NBS: permeable pavement and swales; for infiltration of stormwater to groundwater; for mitigation of high temperatures with heat stress measures; and flood barriers to mitigate flooding. There were low scores for floating urbanization because this is not a culturally accepted practice in contradiction to other parts of the world. Indonesian floating infrastructure as a floating library, restaurant and airport terminal where mapped during workshops bringing the total of international floating structure locations to 150. The workshops have raised awareness among participants and contributed to capacity building by empowering the participants to map and review climate adaptation measures. A high majority see the value of climate adaptation platforms and will use it in the future.
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Cities are becoming increasingly vulnerable to climate change and there is an urgent need to become more resilient. This research involves the development of the City Climate Scan methodology to measure, map, scan and assess different parameters that provide insight into the vulnerability of urban areas and neighborhoods. The research involved the development of a set of measurement tools that can be applied in different urban neighborhoods in a low-cost low-tech approach with teams of stakeholders and practitioners. The City Climate Scan method was tested in different cities around the globe with groups of young professionals and stakeholders in rapid urban appraisals.For the Rotterdam City Climate Scan (September 2017), the following challenges were selected: risk of flooding, heat stress, water quality (micro-pollutants and plastic waste) and air quality. The Rotterdam climate scan is evaluated with their triple helix partners (public, private and academic partners). The conclusion is that the City Climate Scan approach helps policy makers and practitioners to gather valuable data for decision makers in a rapid appraisal at the neighborhood and city level. The results of the City Climate Scan methodprovides insights, creates awareness and brings together stakeholders. The most valuable deliverable is the concrete and tangible results. The participatory approach brings residents and practitioners together and provides insight into local problems, while at the same time the method facilitates the collection of valuable data about the robustness of neighborhoods. As a result of this positive evaluation, the City Climate Scan will be up scaled to a number of cities in Europe and Asia in the upcoming months.
Het landelijk gebied staat voor ingrijpende veranderingen. In 2050 zal het een geheel ander aanzien hebben. Keuzes van nu, bepalen hoe het toekomstige landschap eruit zal zien. De Europese Commissie en het Rijk zetten hierin de toon waarbij provincies de cruciale uitvoerende regio’s gaan worden. Binnen dit dynamische kader moeten op gebiedsniveau maatwerkoplossingen worden gevonden waarbij publiek/private belanghebbenden samenwerken. Een van de grote landbouw-uitdagingen is de opgave om emissies te reduceren en integraal te verduurzamen. Er is onderzoek nodig om kringlopen (beter) te sluiten, reststromen te verwaarden en onze natuurlijke leefomgeving te beschermen. Uitstoot van CO2, stikstof en methaan heeft aantoonbare schadelijke gevolgen voor onze kwetsbare natuur en het milieu. Hoewel de landbouwsector thans negatief bijdraagt aan de staat van ons milieu kan zij tegelijkertijd ook onderdeel worden van voorgestane oplossingen. Door nabewerkingen van meststromen, kunnen kostbare nutriënten worden teruggewonnen en duurzaam biogas/groengas worden geproduceerd. Aeres, Saxion en VHL (SPRONG-groep), bedrijven en (semi-publieke) overheden kiezen voor een gezamenlijke profilering gericht op een Emissiearme Landbouw en MEstverwaarding iN een gebiedsgerichte contexT (ELEMENT). Het ELEMENT-programma biedt (agrarische) ondernemers uit de mestverwaardingsketen kennis over het hergebruik van meststoffen (verwaarding), sluiten van nutriëntenkringlopen, CO2-neutrale (voedsel)productie, samenwerkingsconcepten voor de optimalisatie van (individuele) bedrijfsresultaten en nieuwe handelingsperspectieven door best practices, business cases en fysieke (mestvergistings en mestverwaardings)installaties te ontwikkelen en te testen. Bovendien worden voornoemde handelingsperspectieven duurzaam verbonden én ingepast in het landelijk/provinciaal geformuleerde gebiedsbeleid en gestelde doelen. Het ELEMENT-programma levert waardevolle bijdragen aan maatschappelijke opgaven in de Sustainable Development Goals, missies van het Horizon Europe-programma gericht op ‘adaption to climate change’, het Gemeenschappelijk Landbouwbeleid (GLB) gericht op milieubescherming, levendige plattelandsgebieden, toekomstbestendigheid van de agrarische sector en aan de missies van de KIA-LWV, KIA-Energietransitie & Duurzaamheid én KIA-Sleuteltechnologieën. Het ELEMENT- programma onderscheidt zich door de actuele integrale aanpak voor nieuwe gebiedsgerichte (landbouw)concepten.
