PLANNING FOR COEXISTENCE IN VULNERABLE TERRITORIES Strengthening ecosystems, building socio-territorial resilience in Paranaguá Bay Type of project: Territorial planning| Research by design European Post-Masters in Urbanism Thesis Year: 2019
Between the Atlantic Ocean and the last continuous remnant of the Atlantic Rainforest, Paranaguá Bay region, in Southern Brazil, is one of the few urban territories in the world that have the privilege of detaining nature as it was shaped in its genesis. Both regional economy and culture are supported by its diversi ed ecosystems, that offer the basis for the traditional groups subsistence, support port activities and regulate natural events. However, the increasing pressures from urbanisation, infrastructure expansion and the global market are causing the fragmentation and degradation of its ecosystems. As a consequence, the population is more exposed to environmental risks, and the regional economic development is declining.
Menthor: Paola Viganò
Acknowledging that unsustainable ways of living and producing in this territory are threatening its unique biodiversity and are undermining their own progress, how can planning and design promote the harmonious coexistence between nature conservation and regional socio-economic development?
Pressures on ecosystems > Interpretation of the current situation
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