A5082017313- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Latin American Urban Studies
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions
- Social Sciences and Policies
- Transportation and Mobility Innovations
- Cruise Tourism Development and Management
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Regional Development and Innovation
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Water resources management and optimization
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation
- Finance, Taxation, and Governance
- Smart Cities and Technologies
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Science, Technology, and Education in Latin America
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
2015-2024
Government of Catalonia
2023
Association Clinique et Thérapeutique Infantile du Val de Marne
2023
Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia
2023
Instituto de Estudios Universitarios
2023
Universidad Abierta
2021
Transport Canada
2011
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
1999-2009
Nature-based solutions (NBS) are defined by the European Commission as “actions that inspired by, supported or copied from nature…” and solve societal challenges multiple benefits. As a result, NBS often promoted alternative responses complex such watershed management, while delivering systemic approach of benefits for well-being, human health, sustainable use resources. Despite rising interest in NBS, further identification experiences implementing could advance our understanding...
The complex and multidimensional nature of coastal erosion risks makes it necessary to move away from single‐perspective assessment management methods that have conventionally predominated in management. This article explores the suitability participatory multicriteria analysis (MCA) for improving integration diverse expertises values enhancing social‐ecological robustness processes lead definition relevant policy options deal with those risks. We test this approach Mediterranean locality...
Urban water management has recently been questioned because of the fragmented nature urban system and its linear model. The integration systems are currently recognized as a socio-technical challenge that must be addressed for more sustainable management. In short term, key factor transition will alternative practices allow experimentation, learning, scaling up. This study aims to identify potential shifts supported by two reuse: nature-based solutions reuse technologies, using circular...
Trees provide a broad amount of ecosystem services in urban areas. Although it is well documented that trees are essential for the well-being and livability cities, often not evenly distributed. Studies have found residents with deprived socioeconomic status associated lower coverage access to their communities, yet fair distribution contributes sustainability resilience cities. In this context, environmental justice movement seeks ensure equal green infrastructure its benefits throughout...
Abstract Digitalisation has great potential to reduce costs, improve access and enhance user experience. However, it could also increase inequality, with some people struggling use digital services. It is important understand who likely be excluded in this way why. This can help identify groups at particular risk of exclusion, inform efforts overcome the barriers, develop more inclusive paper introduces a set five linked datasets examining range factors affecting The focus on mobility...
The term nature-based solutions (NBS) has gained traction in recent years and been applied many settings. There are few comprehensive assessment frameworks available that can guide NBS planning implementation while at the same time capturing short- long-term impacts benefits of NBS. Here a recently presented framework, which builds on theory change was developed to assess different phases project cycle, seven diverse case studies. studies addressed water quality quantity issues peri-urban...
Abstract Digital mobility services have great potential to increase passengers’ transportation options, improve their experiences and reduce exclusion. However, these advantages are only available those who can access use effectively. To facilitate the development of inclusive services, information is needed on range users’ technology access, use, attitudes capabilities. A population-representative survey examining characteristics was carried out with 1010 participants in Germany 2020. The...
This paper describes the co-development and implementation of visioning experimenting exercises, agent-based modelling, gaming tools in Integrated Sustainability Assessments (ISAs) involving stakeholders. These new are aimed at supporting reflexive learning building alternative policy relevant knowledge evaluative paradigms for managing sustainability. The specific case study relates to water management within Ebro River Basin. Conclusions concern use these represent complexity, learn how...
Nature-based solutions (NBS) address societal challenges, such as risk vulnerability and climate resilience, provide a potential for local adaptation. Other green conceptualizations besides NBS, infrastructures (GI) ecosystem services (ES), seem to be useful indicating the of nature in urban resilience through provision multifunctional landscape, simultaneous benefits stakeholder participation. The extent which user insight into usual experiences practices can contribute NBS management...
Recent efforts to achieve social, economic, and environmental goals related sustainability emphasize the importance of nature-based solutions (NBS), as grey infrastructure alone is insufficient address current challenges. The majority frameworks proposed in literature fail full potential NBS, neglecting long-term results, unintended consequences, co-benefits, their contribution achieving global agreements, such Agenda 2030, especially for water management a peri-urban context. Here we...
In this paper we analyse the role played by cross-border organisations in Guadiana river basin Iberia, and extent to which new emerging institutional arrangements carry on adaptive management practice as a response mounting climate change risks basin. Particular attention is paid transboundary agencies, promoted EU INTERREG programmes, their potential for mainstreaming considerations into development strategies. Results indicate that penetration of concerns regional policies requires better...
Current data on antimicrobial resistance in pig production is essential for the follow-up strategic programs to eventually preserve effectiveness of last-resort antibiotics humans. Here, we characterized 106 Escherichia coli recovered routine diagnosis (2020-2022) from fecal sample pigs, belonging 74 Spanish industrial farms, affected by diarrhea. The analysis virulence-gene targets associated with pathotypes E. coli, determined 64 as pathogenic and 42 commensal. Antimicrobial susceptibility...
Some coastal environments facing climate change risks are starting to be managed with nature-based solutions (NBS). Strategies based on the rehabilitation of green infrastructures in municipalities, such as renaturalization seafronts, considered adaptive effects but may cause misconceptions that could lead social conflicts between tourist sector and society. A survey was carried out study user perceptions change, preferences for adaptation strategies, assessment projects dune reconstruction....
This paper addresses socio-ecological, community-led resilience as the ability of urban system to progress and adapt. is based on socio-cultural, self-organized case study CanFugarolas in Mataró (Barcelona), for recovery a derelict industrial building given lack attention emerging from grassroots. Facing rigidities (stagnation) observed under provisions regeneration policies (regulatory realm), evidenced proliferation voids (infrastructural arena), social subsystem stands enabler...
The location and context in which people live influences conditions their opportunities life. This becomes relevant a world subject to rapid urban demographic growth, different economic, social, political forces generate accentuate disparities cities. foregoing generates an unequal distribution of the social groups territory known as socio-spatial segregation. study this phenomenon incorporates large number variables belonging dimensions. Nonetheless, few studies have addressed segregation...
Abstract Coastal cities are exposed to high risks due climate change, as they potentially affected by both rising sea levels and increasingly intense frequent coastal storms. Socio-economic drivers also increase exposure natural hazards, accelerate environmental degradation, require adaptive governance structures moderate negative impacts. Here, we use a social network analysis (SNA) combined with further qualitative information identify barriers enablers of in the Barcelona metropolitan...
Recent developments in the transport and mobility sectors are radically altering patterns; these include digitization, smart applications, local digital services, which offer a wide range of innovations that adaptable to rapidly-evolving lifestyles. However, many services currently offered as an "online" mode or incorporate elements, lack adequate literacy specific competencies / skills can be expected generate situations exclusion. The DIGNITY project (https://www.dignity-project.eu/),...
ROCA, E., VILLARES, M and FERNÁNDEZ, 2011. Social Perception on Conservation Strategies in the Costa Brava, Spain. In: Micallef, A., (eds.), MCRR3-2010 Conference Proceedings, Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue, No. 61, pp. 205–210. Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy, ISSN 0749-0208.This communication presents results a research carried out protected area Aiguamolls de l'Empordà, heart Spain, where proposal to extend perimeter order guarantee connectivity function territory has created local...