La Caatinga como Laboratorio Vivo: Clima, Resiliencia y Ciudades Inteligentes
Lecciones de la Región Semiárida de Brasil para los Futuros Urbanos Globales
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Ciudades inteligentes, Bioma Caatinga, Planificación estratégica, Adaptación climática, Hélice cuádruple, Gobernanza urbana, Transiciones hacia la sostenibilidadResumen
Este artículo reflexiona sobre los desafíos y oportunidades de construir ciudades inteligentes y sostenibles en regiones semiáridas, con un enfoque en el bioma Caatinga en Brasil. A partir de la Guía Estratégica para Ciudades Inteligentes y Sostenibles en el Semiárido, se enfatiza cómo las presiones climáticas y las vulnerabilidades socioambientales pueden transformarse en motores de resiliencia, innovación y gobernanza inclusiva. Utilizando la cuádruple hélice como marco de referencia, la Caatinga se presenta como un laboratorio vivo para probar y desarrollar estrategias urbanas. El artículo destaca sus potenciales contribuciones a los debates globales sobre adaptación climática, sostenibilidad urbana y el futuro de las ciudades inteligentes.
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