Speakers
Description
Spatial planning at metropolitan level is an important basis in order to make steps forward to an appropriate metropolitan governance as soft spaces, despite non-formalized metropolitan governments. That is asking for collaborative, interscalar approaches to address complex challenges,redefining governance and planning practices beyond traditional administrative boundaries. This presentation, based in a comparative approach bettewen two case studies (Eurodelta metropolis and euroregion, and Valencian metropolitan area) will emphasise on innovative planning procedures research by design approaches, frameworks for shared knowledge and exchange, fostering an interplay across scales and sectors. Both The Netherlands (in past 2010 decade) and Valencia region (more recently in past october 2024) has heavely soffered effects of floods due extraordinary rainfalls intesified by the Climate Change, causing very important damages at personal, economic, facilities and infrastrutural levels.
If climate adaptation measures as well as the issue of resilience in decision-making are not included in the planning of area developments, sooner or later these projects will be unviable; more particularly in low-lying areas with geomorfological risk. The compliance with planning, the knowledge of protocols and the coordination between actors will be some of the factors that will be evaluated.
The objective is to highlight the need to strength a territorial culture and to develop institutional capacity to respond in a coordinated manner to these phenomena at metropolitan scale. By shifting the focus toward the changing roles of designers and planners, the presentation aims to spark a dialogue on innovative approaches to resilience. How can planning evolve to navigate the complexities of climate transitions and ensure equitable outcomes? What new methods and collaborations are needed to create adaptable, future-proof megaregions? This dialogue seeks to exchange knowledge and ideas across disciplines and regions, advancing the global conversation on crossing borders for resilience and sustainable spatial development.
| Keywords | Metropolitan resilience; Floods; Planning, Governance |
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