CECILIA P HERZOG
Urban landscape planner. She is adjunct Professor at the Department of Architecture and Urbanism at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, where she is the Chair of the master's degree on Ecological Landscape Planning and Design. Cecilia has worked as an expert/consultant in Nature-Based Solutions and Sustainable Cities for several Brazilian and international organizations, such as the Sectoral Dialogues II and III - European Commission-Brazil (MCTI - Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation); CGEE (Center for Strategic Studies Management), CGEE, for the Interdisciplinary Observatory for Sustainable Cities and ecological sanitation research and publications), WRI (World Resources Institute-Brasil), ICLEI-SAMS (Local Governments for Sustainability South America, Codex Remote. She works on several scales and on intersectoral themes. She has contributed as Lead Author to UCCRN's ARC3-2 (Second Assessment on Climate Change and Cities), in Chapter 8 (Urban Ecosystems and Biodiversity). She currently contributes to the "Central and South
America" chapter of the IPCC AR6 Working Group II. She is member of national and international networks and societies: President of the Society for Urban Ecology - LATAM, and member of the Advisory Committee of the Society for Urban Ecology [https://www.society-urban-ecology.org/executive-committee/]; Executive Committee of the Biophilic Cities Project [https://www.biophiliccities.org/steeringcommittee];
Steering Committee of the UrbioNet – Urban Biodiversity Research Network
[http://urbionet.weebly.com/]; Director of Environment at the National Landscaping Association (ANP). Cecilia curates, organizes, and gives lectures in Brazil and abroad in events related to:
Sustainable and Resilient Cities, Urban Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Urban Ecology, Urban Landscape Ecological Planning and Design, and Adaptation to Climate Change. She gave a talk at TEDx Metropolis in Rio de Janeiro in 2014.
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America" chapter of the IPCC AR6 Working Group II. She is member of national and international networks and societies: President of the Society for Urban Ecology - LATAM, and member of the Advisory Committee of the Society for Urban Ecology [https://www.society-urban-ecology.org/executive-committee/]; Executive Committee of the Biophilic Cities Project [https://www.biophiliccities.org/steeringcommittee];
Steering Committee of the UrbioNet – Urban Biodiversity Research Network
[http://urbionet.weebly.com/]; Director of Environment at the National Landscaping Association (ANP). Cecilia curates, organizes, and gives lectures in Brazil and abroad in events related to:
Sustainable and Resilient Cities, Urban Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Urban Ecology, Urban Landscape Ecological Planning and Design, and Adaptation to Climate Change. She gave a talk at TEDx Metropolis in Rio de Janeiro in 2014.
Phone: +351913716611
Address: Lisbon, Portugal
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provide effective means for cities worldwide to become more sustainable and to enhance urban
resilience, thus improving the quality of life of their citizens. Moreover, cost-effective NBS
can help improve the urban environment in multiple scales, from buildings to neighbourhoods,
from public spaces to peri-urban areas, providing all kinds of co-benefits positively influencing
the above-mentioned challenges. Depending on the context and the need, many different
stakeholders may be involved in the co-creation of systemic, inclusive and locally attuned NBS
supporting social cohesion and urban equality.
The learning alliance fostered by the EU-Brazil Sector Dialogue on NBS, is currently working
together to identify common research and innovation agendas for cooperation, as well as
mapping relevant examples of successful NBS that have been recently implemented or are
under development in both Europe and Brazil. The cases selected have been studied and
compared with a particular emphasis on their potential for replicability, scalability and
adaptation to the local context. In addition, they should address the three pillars of
sustainability: environmental, socio-cultural and economic.
Therefore, this paper discusses the opportunities offered by NBS (even in periods of economic
downturn), but also the limiting factors hindering their wider dissemination. In addition, it will
present through a few inspiring case studies from both regions, clear examples of successful
implementation of NBS, which could be replicated and scaled in other locations in response to
specific local conditions.
provide effective means for cities worldwide to become more sustainable and to enhance urban
resilience, thus improving the quality of life of their citizens. Moreover, cost-effective NBS
can help improve the urban environment in multiple scales, from buildings to neighbourhoods,
from public spaces to peri-urban areas, providing all kinds of co-benefits positively influencing
the above-mentioned challenges. Depending on the context and the need, many different
stakeholders may be involved in the co-creation of systemic, inclusive and locally attuned NBS
supporting social cohesion and urban equality.
The learning alliance fostered by the EU-Brazil Sector Dialogue on NBS, is currently working
together to identify common research and innovation agendas for cooperation, as well as
mapping relevant examples of successful NBS that have been recently implemented or are
under development in both Europe and Brazil. The cases selected have been studied and
compared with a particular emphasis on their potential for replicability, scalability and
adaptation to the local context. In addition, they should address the three pillars of
sustainability: environmental, socio-cultural and economic.
Therefore, this paper discusses the opportunities offered by NBS (even in periods of economic
downturn), but also the limiting factors hindering their wider dissemination. In addition, it will
present through a few inspiring case studies from both regions, clear examples of successful
implementation of NBS, which could be replicated and scaled in other locations in response to
specific local conditions.
• Cities are complex social, ecological, technological and economic systems, unsustainable and vulnerable to
climate change, especially with respect to issues of water and human health.
• Currently, nature-based solutions (NBS) are planned, designed, implemented and monitored in order to meet
today’s challenges. This book focuses on water- and sanitation-related issues.
• Countries such as Brazil, where a substantial part of the water treatment infrastructure is yet to be built, find
interesting options in NBS, whether by using pure systems or by linking them to conventional technologies.
• NBS are intrinsically cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral, and require the real and wide-ranging involvement
of all parties.
• NBS are no panacea to resolve all the challenges. However, projects conducted in different geographical,
social and economic scenarios have had positive results and are cost-effective.
• This book contains seven topics within 23 concise and objective chapters, which are easy to read and
understand. The chapters have been written by researchers
• Cities are complex social, ecological, technological and economic systems, unsustainable and vulnerable to
climate change, especially with respect to issues of water and human health.
• Currently, nature-based solutions (NBS) are planned, designed, implemented and monitored in order to meet
today’s challenges. This book focuses on water- and sanitation-related issues.
• Countries such as Brazil, where a substantial part of the water treatment infrastructure is yet to be built, find
interesting options in NBS, whether by using pure systems or by linking them to conventional technologies.
• NBS are intrinsically cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral, and require the real and wide-ranging involvement
of all parties.
• NBS are no panacea to resolve all the challenges. However, projects conducted in different geographical,
social and economic scenarios have had positive results and are cost-effective.
• This book contains seven topics within 23 concise and objective chapters, which are easy to read and
understand. The chapters have been written by researchers and specialists from different fields of knowledge
who address different but complementary topics.
produtividade, competitividade e geração de empregos em diversos setores. Decisões sobre
investimentos tomadas hoje impactarão os alicerces do modelo de desenvolvimento de longo
prazo. Tendo em vista a importância dos investimentos em infraestrutura para a trajetória de
crescimento do país, a Secretaria de Desenvolvimento da Infraestrutura, da Secretaria Especial
de Produtividade e Competitividade do Ministério da Economia (SDI / SEPEC / ME), em
parceria com o Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento (BID), desenvolveram o Monitor de
Investimentos e a Ficha de Sustentabilidade, contida nesta nota metodológica.
paradigma que já está vigorando em inúmeras cidades do
mundo. São estratégias tecnológicas projetuais que se baseiam
na introdução de biodiversidade para regenerar funções
ecológicas nas paisagens urbanas. Para isso, é essencial
ter compreensão sistêmica, holística e integrada das inúmeras
questões urbanas, visando interação de saberes e competências
na busca de tecnologias que sejam de fato sustentáveis,
adaptativas e que tornem as cidades mais resilientes aos impactos
climáticos.
As novas tecnologias baseadas na natureza mimetizam
os processos e fluxos naturais em diversas escalas. Elas têm
sido desenvolvidas para o manejo de águas pluviais em áreas
urbanas consolidadas, como também em áreas que estão em
fase de planejamento e projeto de implantação. Essas técnicas
são as SbN que englobam infraestrutura verde urbana (IV),
adaptação baseada em ecossistemas (AbE), floresta urbana e
inúmeras tipologias das SbN que visam evitar o escoamento
superficial, possibilitando a infiltração no local ou em áreas
próximas, detenção e retenção das águas.
Desse modo evitam ou retardam a entrada da água das
chuvas no sistema de drenagem das cidades. As SbN ao mesmo
tempo em que acomodam as águas oferecem inúmeros
serviços ecossistêmicos (cobenefícios), como por exemplo:
filtram a poluição difusa do escoamento superficial; recarregam
aquíferos; aumentam a segurança hídrica e alimentar;
moderam as Ilhas de Calor Urbano (ICU); aumentam a umidade
relativa do ar; melhoram a qualidade do ar, das águas, do solo; tornam os ambientes urbanos mais saudáveis; e contribuem
significativamente para a saúde das pessoas, dentre
inúmeros outros tantos benefícios.
Tecnologias inovadoras baseadas na natureza têm sido
desenvolvidas, implementadas, testadas, monitoradas em diversas
cidades do mundo, contribuindo para a adaptação às
mudanças climáticas ao aumentar a resiliência do sistema urbano.
25 case studies from both sides of the Atlantic illustrate how working with nature can have a positive impact on people’s lives. The chosen examples address many challenges: from water management, to ecosystem restoration, urban heat island effect, floods, landslides or coastal erosion. In particular, the Brazilian case studies span all regions of Brazil and the country’s most threatened biomes (the Atlantic Rainforest, the Cerrado, and the Amazon). They display how Brazil’s mega-biodiversity could be the solution to a series of issues and provide inspiration to us all.
The report concludes that nature-based solutions are not only smart investment choices but also a means to enhance quality of life and an opportunity to shift to a new economy and a new lifestyle - more connected to nature.