Publicação de Maria João Matos

[Video subtitled on english] Mangualde is ready to welcome the members of URBACT Residents of the Future Network. For the next three days, it will become the hub for the exchange of data, knowledge and ideas how to tackle the issue of depopulation of small cities. Good work, everyone!

Urban trees are the answer! 🌿 A little bit of green can make a big change! 🌿 🌆 Observe the contrast on the same street when measuring the temperature. The asphalt road registered a scorching high of 46 degrees Celsius, while the shaded street showed a considerably lower temperature of 34 degrees Celsius. 🚗🌳 🌳 This twelve-degree difference is a powerful eye-opener on how urban planning and green infrastructure can play a crucial role in mitigating urban heat islands and creating sustainable, resilient cities for future generations. 🏙️🌿 Video by Ecosia

📜 Starting from an integrated digital survey project, this paper highlights the potential of the graphic analysis of iconographic-archival and cartographic components for reconstructing a 3D model of the original appearance of Raphael’s Stables in Villa Farnesina, Rome. https://lnkd.in/gmPkNFT2   ❗ Due to its state of precariousness, this ruined and largely disappeared building, once a jewel of Renaissance, has faded into oblivion. 🏟 📲 The opportunity to digitally reconstruct the building, enables technical and tourist use of the model, proving to be useful not only for restoration and valorization projects, but also for delivering a significant piece of Renaissance history to the broad public via virtual tourism.

In Dutch cities and towns, one of the features that first stands out to international visitors is the use of the continuous cycle path. Rather than treating humans as guests in the car space, the opposite occurs, and the cycle path is seamless by design. https://lnkd.in/esSs3vHg

Ever wondered about the story behind the iconic Vasco da Gama Bridge that elegantly stretches across the Tagus River in Lisbon? Here are some key facts about the EU's longest bridge 👇 🌉 Built 25 years ago: Named after world-renowned Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama who marked the maritime route to India. 🏙️ An iconic landmark: The Vasco da Gama Bridge is a significant part of Lisbon’s landscape. 🏗️ Construction timeline: Took 37 months to complete, from February 1995 to March 1998. 💪 Robust design: Engineers designed the bridge to be extremely robust, capable of withstanding wind gusts of up to 250 km/h and designed to resist an earthquake 4.5 times stronger than the Lisbon earthquake of 1755. 👷♂️ Manpower and materials: About 3,300 workers were involved in the project, and 100,000 tons of steel were used in its construction. 🎉 Inauguration: The bridge was inaugurated in March 1998 to coincide with the 500th anniversary of da Gama’s legendary sea route journey. 🚗 Improved commute: The bridge improved the daily commute for thousands of people with more than 62,000 vehicles crossing the Tagus river daily. 🔄 Regional transformation: The bridge transformed the surrounding region and improved connectivity between different regions of Portugal with a significant impact on the development of the municipalities of Montijo and Alcochete. 💶 Financial support: The project received a loan from the European Investment Bank and a significant contribution from the European Union’s Cohesion Fund. ⚠ Find out more about this project and how we helped to make it happen https://lnkd.in/exW576ut #Portugal #VascoDaGama #Bridge #Lisbon #Infrastructure #EuropeanUnion #EuropeanInvestmentBank #WhoWeAre

This week is European Mobility Week. This year’s theme is all about sharing public spaces, where people, transport and public life all have their own place. Space reallocation in our urban areas is the key to achieve this. Both core city areas and our own home neighbourhood streets. European Mobility week is the European Commission’s flagship awareness-raising campaign on sustainable urban mobility. Imagined street. (Joy of sketching is that allows us to get ideas down quickly without overthinking!! Generate ideas to build on, refine and improve.) #streets #europeanunion #streets #urban #urbandesign #transport #transportation #cities

In Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and Rio City Hall are creating sustainable corridors in the Oswaldo Cruz neighbourhood to promote green spaces and active mobility. This project is one of three winners of the Healthy Cities Challenge from C40 Cities and Novo Nordisk. 🏆 The winning projects show how partnerships between local organisations and city governments can bring to life the innovative ideas we need to implement today to protect our tomorrow. Learn more about C40’s Green & Thriving Neighbourhoods work: https://c40.me/4eXBt8w

In Medellín’s green corridors, temperatures are 4.5˚C cooler. The World Economic Forum’s Centre for Urban Transformation advances public-private collaboration in cities, enabling more resilient and future-ready communities and local economies. Learn more: https://ow.ly/BUjY50RtWNH

In Medellín’s green corridors, temperatures are 4.5˚C cooler. The World Economic Forum’s Centre for Urban Transformation advances public-private collaboration in cities, enabling more resilient and future-ready communities and local economies. Learn more: https://ow.ly/BUjY50RtWNH

“We have to rebuild a new Europe focused in peace and sustainability”, according to Adelina Pinto, Vice Mayor of Guimaraes. Guimaraes is rebuilding a green city for its citizens, involving them in the process, especially young people. A better Europe starts in cities! #LocalFutureEU, Município de Guimarães