Green Urban Infrastructure Solutions (GUIS) are becoming more and more popular globally. Recent research reveals the environmental benefits derived from GUIS as well as their contribution to climate change adaptation. However, the urgent need for GUIS in order to meet the Paris Agreement, has not translated into an easy implementation thereof. This paper proposes a circular design methodology (CDM) where the combination of research and practice contributes to minimize both current skepticism and barriers when implementing GUIS. It includes a community engagement process to better understand their sensitivity and build consensus on GUIS. Additionally, GUIS are implemented, in a series of pilot projects and specific research is applied to comprehend the environmental benefits derived from these GUIS. The paper argues that GUIS represent a significant opportunity to respond to climate change risks as well as to achieve other urban benefits; however, in order to overcome existing barriers and skepticism, the proposed CDM reaches for more consensual urban solutions and drives uptake and implementation of GUIS, contributing to move from pilot project to common practice.
Vitoria-Gasteiz, capital de la Comunidad Autónoma Vasca, al norte de España, ha sido cruce de caminos que unían Castilla con Francia y el mar, desde la Iter XXXIV hasta la Ruta Jacobea. La huella que este intercambio cultural ha dejado en la ciudad y la profusión de espacios verdes marcan su imagen, como demuestra el éxito de las visitas a la Catedral de Santa María y su condición de Ciudad Verde Europea.
Esa imagen se percibe hoy fragmentada en subsistemas estructurados: el de la citada Catedral Vieja y su recinto medieval; el del núcleo periurbano de Armentia, próspera sede episcopal hasta el siglo XI; el de la expansión iniciada en el siglo XVIII, en torno a la Catedral de María Inmaculada. Tres subsistemas, tres catedrales. La ordenación de la ciudad debiera dotar de coherencia a esos fragmentos, conectándolos y resignificándolos, en un proyecto común de sistema estructurante fundado en la memoria, sostenible y funcional (Smart Landscape of Memory, SLaM), como el que integra los espacios urbanos de las tres
catedrales de Vitoria: 3KTD.
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