Urban Imaginaries
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IMAGINE climate change adaptation in urban areas
IMAGINE Adaptation addresses the urgent need to evaluate climate change adaptation in urban areas and understand progress across governance levels. It argues that the current focus on policy progress can be a useful first step, but it is not indicative of effective adaptation.
The project aims to revisit the concept of adaptation success and go beyond technical framings to consider equity, justice, and maladaptive issues. In doing so the project will pioneer new ways to evaluate adaptation, and contribute to discussions on how local progress can inform global goals.
Only by understanding what good adaptation looks like, can we think of how to evaluate it.
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We are currently looking for study participants to look at different images created by an artist. The purpose of the study is for participants to look at these illustrations and select the images that best represent how they imagine their city adapted.
read moreNew PhD position in IMAGINE adaptation
New PhD position in IMAGINE adaptation through Fundación ”la Caixa” Inphinit incoming program hosted at the Basque Centre for Climate Change.
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Dibuja las ciudades del futuro
BC3 en colaboración con el centro vasco de matemática aplicada (BCAM) y el centro vasco de investigación para el estudio de la cognición, el cerebro y el lenguaje (BCBL) organizará, por primera vez, una feria de ciencia única y diferente en conmemoración de su 15º aniversario. La celebración, diseñada para sumergir a la ciudadanía en desafíos emocionantes relacionados con el cambio climático, las matemáticas y la neurociencia, tendrá lugar el 1 de diciembre en el Azkuna Zentroa (Lantegia 1 gunea) en Bilbao de 17.00 a 19.30.
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New PhD position in IMAGINE adaptation
New PhD position in IMAGINE adaptation through Fundación ”la Caixa” Inphinit incoming program hosted at the Basque Centre for Climate Change.
read moreNew framework to centre justice in urban adaptation planning
We have a new study that is relevant for all of you working on urban adaptation planning and decision-making. The study presents a pragmatic framework or the use of socio-economic projections to centre justice in urban adaptation planning efforts and promote a new form of inclusive data-driven governance.
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IMAGINE adaptation teaching in the Masters in City Resilience Design and Management
The IMAGINE adaptation team is currently teaching a module in the Masters in City Resilience Design and Management at the International University of Catalonia (UIC), in Barcelona.
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IMAGINE Adaptation at EURESFO 2023
IMAGINE adaptation will be attending the European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO) that will bring leading city representatives and resilience professionals together in Cascais, Portugal. Check out where to find the IMAGINE adaptation team!
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Creating inclusive and effective climate shelters
In this policy brief Ana Terra Amorim-Maia offers policymakers valuable insights to inform the design, implementation, and management of climate shelters in cities facing similar challenges.
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Meet the team
On September 14th, IMAGINE adaptation had our first full team building day.
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“In Bilbao there is a lack of nature-based solutions and flexibility”
Marta Olazabal gave an interview to Naiz on the 40th anniversary of the 1983 floods in Bilbao.
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Swimming pools as a refuge from the heat
This article addresses the benefits, obstacles, and ways to maximize the availability of shelter spaces – including pools – for vulnerable groups.
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“Cities are not ready to face climate change”
Maria Loroño spoke to BERRIA´s Kinka podcast about the work of IMAGINE adaptation and our work to analyse how cities can adapt to face the climate crisis.
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What does successful urban adaptation look like?
Adaptation progress is poorly understood and tracked. Only by understanding what good adaptation looks like, can we think of how to evaluate it. Using images, we will investigate the views of experts and professionals working on urban adaptation to create a broader understanding of adaptation success.
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Evaluating adaptation: an analysis of policy progress in coastal cities and regions
This policy brief presents the findings of the CLIC project “Are cities properly preparing for climate change?”