Abstract

The overarching goal of this Project is to propose a landscape planning model that contributes to the prevention of rural fires, considering the ecological, economic and social sustainability of the landscape. In fact, some Portuguese landscapes are highly combustible due to the last four decades of inadequate policies. Despite the importance of spatial planning as a core component in the rural fires prevention, mentioned in the media and the political discourse, its definition and implementation are still to be accomplished.

The proposed project is based on the assumption that a paradigm shift in the land use is needed in favor of a lesser "fire-prone" and more sustainable model. Acknowledging the economic importance of the most fire-prone species, the aim is to create a landscape protection structure against rural fires that, without denying the economic importance that some more fuel species may have, ensures soil, water and biodiversity conservation and socio-economic viability. This structure will be adapted to each type of landscape. In addition to the proposal for a new land-use planning model, the economic evaluation of multifunctional agroforestry systems will be carried out.

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Development and/or results

In this project it was intended to:

1. For each case study, elaborate a proposal for the organization of rural space articulating nature conservation (water, soil and biodiversity), family and commercial agriculture, forestry, pastoralism, rural and nature tourism and other activities that contribute for settling the population in rural areas.

2. Alternative proposals that contribute to the transition from the current situation to the implementation of the proposed planning model including a proposal for ecosystem services.

3. Economic assessment of agroforestry systems and critical assessment of available financing methods.

4. Analysis of the planning system and management entities in force, and a rationale for the ethics of the proposed intervention.

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Coordinator

Selma Beatriz de Almeida Nunes da Pena Baldaia

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Team

• Natália Sofia Canelas Cunha

• Daniel Maurício Santos de Jesus

• Tiago Morais Delgado Domingos

• Mário Sílvio Rochinha de Andrade Caetano

• José Duarte Centeno Gorjão Jorge

• Maria Paula Baptista Costa Antunes

• José Carlos Esteves Gomes-Laranjo

• Maria Manuela Silva Nunes Reis Abreu

• Jorge Henrique Capelo Gonçalves

• Adriana Conceição Guimarães Veríssimo Serrão

• Jorge Luís Firmino Nunes

• Nuno Manuel Cabral de Almeida Ribeiro

• Cristina Maria Marta Rosa Pedroso

• João Paulo Fidalgo Carvalho

• Nuno Renato da Silva Cortez

• Hugo Alexandre Gomes da Costa

• Maria Rita Rodrigues Carmona Nicolau

• Isabel Maria Augusto de Sousa Rosa

• Ana Luisa Alves Teixeira Gomes da Cruz

• Pedro José Santos da Costa Benevides

• Rita João Duarte Lopes

• Luis Augusto da Costa Álvares Rosmaninho

• Marc Castellnou Ribau