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Engaging young people in the development of innovative nature-inspired technologies for carbon sequestration in cities: Case studies from Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorMoreira da Silva, Manuela
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Lurdes
dc.contributor.authorSarmento, Teresa
dc.contributor.authorSelada, Catarina
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-24T12:32:42Z
dc.date.available2024-02-24T12:32:42Z
dc.date.issued2024-01-31
dc.date.updated2024-02-23T15:03:21Z
dc.description.abstractCurrently, cities are the most vulnerable places on the planet to the effects of global change, both anthropogenic and climate-related, and this is not compatible with harmony and well-being regarding the economy, nature, and future generations. Young people have a unique potential to catalyze the transformative sustainable change that the planet needs now, as they are the first generation to grow up with tangible impacts of climate change. We tested a new strategy to empower young people to foster carbon neutrality in cities by engaging them in ecosystem services quantification and technological innovation to increase CO2 sequestration in two Portuguese cities. The species with best performance for carbon sequestration were M. exelsa in Porto and O. europea in Loulé, and for air pollutant removal and hydrological regulation were P. hispanica in Porto and P. pinea in Loulé. Through the innovative advanced summer program SLI, a nature-based learning experience, young people developed two new concepts of technological solutions to accelerate city decarbonization by designing a hedge for air pollution hotspots and a biodevice to be placed at bus stops using autochthonous shrubs and mosses. Initiatives like SLI contribute to a greater awareness among young people about the drivers that brought us to the current climate emergency, motivating them towards more balanced lifestyles and creating innovative nature-based solutions towards a smart and sustainable citypt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationSmart Cities 7 (1): 445-459 (2024)pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/smartcities7010017pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn2624-6511
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/20449
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relationCentre for Marine and Environmental Research (CIMA)
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectYouth and sustainabilitypt_PT
dc.subjectClimate changept_PT
dc.subjectCarbon neutralitypt_PT
dc.subjectUrban ecosystem servicespt_PT
dc.subjectSustainable solutions for smart citiespt_PT
dc.titleEngaging young people in the development of innovative nature-inspired technologies for carbon sequestration in cities: Case studies from Portugalpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.awardTitleCentre for Marine and Environmental Research (CIMA)
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDP%2F00350%2F2020/PT
oaire.citation.endPage59pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage445pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleSmart Citiespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume7pt_PT
oaire.fundingStream6817 - DCRRNI ID
person.familyNameGomes Moreira da Silva
person.givenNameManuela Fernanda
person.identifier.ciencia-id4A17-D88F-F5DE
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-3331-8280
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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