EDUCATOR
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Climate Change and Social Vulnerabilities
EDUCATOR
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Climate Change and Social Vulnerabilities
Project Team
Vera Tangari
Giselle Azevedo
Andrea Rego
Flora Fernandez
Bruno Mendonça
Esther Xavier
Victoria Robadey
José Vale
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The project maps and analyzes urban dynamics and landscapes using GIS as a strategy for reducing climate change risks and social vulnerabilities in the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Region.
Overview
The project aims to map and analyze urban dynamics and landscapes using GIS as a strategy for reducing climate change risks and social vulnerabilities in the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Region. The project considers land use mosaics, open space systems, urban afforestation, and the perceptions of young people and children about public spaces in vulnerable territories.
The outcomes may subsidize guidelines for innovation and improvement of public policies focused on the specific impact of phenomena that cause climate disasters in urban areas (heat islands, extreme rainfalls, landslides, and flooding). The integration of the research team and civil society, involving the population and municipal technicians in the debates, will help promote the dissemination of results.
Institution
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Graduate Program in Architecture – School of Architeture and Urbanism
Community Organization
Municipal Department of Education — Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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Community Engagement
The project considers the children´s perception of routes from home to school, based on mapping activities carried out in the city of Rio de Janeiro in 2019, 2022, and 2025, including more than 700 municipal elementary schools.
Partners
Local Planning Office, Municipal Department of Education, Municipal Department of Environment and Climate, Red Cross Climate Center, Quadrature Climate Foundation SED Fund.
