Landscape planning and polycentricity: potentialities for regional integration in transboundary natural resources

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<div class="authors"> <div class="author"> <strong>Franklin Gabriel Menezes Gaspar</strong> <div class="article-author-affilitation"> University of Porto, Faculty of Engineering. </div> <div class="orcid"> <a href="https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1013-3767" target="_blank"> https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1013-3767 </a> </div> </div> <div class="author"> <strong>Cec铆lia Rocha</strong> <div class="article-author-affilitation"> University of Porto, Faculty of Engineering. </div> <div class="orcid"> <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9736-434X" target="_blank"> https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9736-434X </a> </div> </div> <div class="author"> <strong>Fernando Brand茫o Alves</strong> <div class="article-author-affilitation"> University of Porto, Faculty of Engineering. </div> <div class="orcid"> <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5993-528X" target="_blank"> https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5993-528X </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="summary"> <h2>Abstract</h2> <div class="article-abstract"> <p>This article proposes a discussion on the potential application of polycentricity strategies in the management of strategic transboundary natural resources, such as shared water bodies and river basins with regional potential for water supply and energy production.<br>As a method, it presents a review of the literature on polycentricity, focusing on the challenges and opportunities of governance of shared territories among polycentric cities. It identifies key aspects of polycentricity, focusing on topics such as the integration of cities in polycentric urban regions, regional policies and governance in polycentric regions, and polycentricity and natural resource management.<br>Complementarily, potential landscape planning strategies that can be applied to strengthen regional identity between centralities, as well as to strengthen the functional, institutional and cultural identity and integration of a polycentric region, are also presented.</p> </div> </div> <section class="item downloads_chart"> <h2 class="label"> Downloads </h2> <div class="value"> <canvas class="usageStatsGraph" data-object-type="Submission" data-object-id="2468"></canvas> <div class="usageStatsUnavailable" data-object-type="Submission" data-object-id="2468"> Download data is not yet available. </div> </div> </section> </section> <section class="article-more-details"> <h2 class="sr-only">Article Details</h2>   <div class="panel panel-default copyright"> <div class="panel-body"> <a rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" src="//i.creativecommons.org/l/by/4.0/88x31.png" /></a><p>This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License</a>.</p> <p>Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:</p> <ol type="a"> <li>Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">Creative Commons Attribution License</a> that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.</li> <li>Authors grant the journal the rights to provide the article in all forms and media so the article can be used on the latest technology even after publication and ensure its long-term preservation.</li> <li>Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.</li> <li>Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See <a href="http://opcit.eprints.org/oacitation-biblio.html" target="_blank">The Effect of Open Access</a>).</li> </ol> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-default author-bios"> <div class="panel-heading"> Author Biographies </div> <div class="panel-body"> <div class="media biography"> <div class="media-body"> <h3 class="media-heading biography-author"> Franklin Gabriel Menezes Gaspar, <span class="affiliation">University of Porto, Faculty of Engineering.</span> </h3> <p>For the last 14 years I have gained professional experience in the areas of Nature Based Solutions, Water Management, Blue Infrastructure, Green Infrastructure, Landscape Architecture and Construction. <br><br>Due to the development of academic researches in Green Infrastructure and Landscape Urbanism that dialog with my professional practice, I had opportunities to present my work in International Competitions, Conferences and Workshops in different countries around the world such as Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, France, India, Italy and Switzerland. <br><br>In addition, I am 聽a member of the Brazilian Association of Landscape Architects (ABAP), of the International Water Association (IWA) and a certified professional by the Project Management for Development Program of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB | BID).聽 And professionaly registered architect in the Brazilian Council of Architecture and Urbanism (CAU-BR), a registered Environmental Technologist by the Brazilian Federal Council of Chemistry (CFQ).</p> <p>I am currently a PhD candidate for the Doctoral Program in Spatial Planning, at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, working as a Research Fellow at聽 CITTA - Research Center for Territory, Transports and Environment. My skills ares: Quantitative statistical data analysis | climate modellings | territorial mapping tools | Green and Blue Infrastructure planning | Nature Based Solutions methodologiesQuantitative.</p> </div> </div> <div class="media biography"> <div class="media-body"> <h3 class="media-heading biography-author"> Cec铆lia Rocha, <span class="affiliation">University of Porto, Faculty of Engineering.</span> </h3> <p>Auxiliar Professor and Researcher at CITTA - Research Center for Territory, Transports and Environment, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto.</p> </div> </div> <div class="media biography"> <div class="media-body"> <h3 class="media-heading biography-author"> Fernando Brand茫o Alves, <span class="affiliation">University of Porto, Faculty of Engineering.</span> </h3> <p>Fernando Manuel Brand茫o Alves<br>PhD, Associate Professor, with Habilitation - Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto.<br>Coordinator of the CITTA Research Group 1 (RG1) - Research Centre for Territory, Transports and Environment - FEUP/FCTUC - University of Porto & University of Coimbra.<br>Coordinator of the CITTA Transversal Thematic Area N.1 (ATT) - "Inclusive City and Active Ageing" - Research Centre for Territory, Transports and Environment - FEUP/FCTUC - University of Porto & University of Coimbra.<br>Head of the Spatial Planning and Environment Division - DEC - Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </article> </div> </main> </div> <footer class="footer" role="contentinfo"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-10"> <p><small><a href="https://www.fe.up.pt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto</a><br /><a href="https://biblioteca.fe.up.pt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Servi莽os de Documenta莽茫o e Informa莽茫o:聽Biblioteca</a><br />Rua Dr. Roberto Frias<br />4200-465 PORTO<br /><a title="Biblioteca da FEUP" href="mailto:biblioteca@fe.up.pt">biblioteca@fe.up.pt</a>聽|<a href="tel:+351220413805"> +351 220413805</a></small></p> <p>ISSN <a title="ROAD information" href="https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/2183-6493" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2183-6493</a><br />DOI聽<a href="https://doi.org/10.24840/2183-6493">10.24840/2183-6493</a></p> </div> <div class="col-md-2" role="complementary"> <a href="https://journalengineering.fe.up.pt/index.php/upjeng/about/aboutThisPublishingSystem"> <img class="img-responsive" alt="More information about the publishing system, Platform and Workflow by OJS/PKP." src="https://journalengineering.fe.up.pt/templates/images/ojs_brand.png"> </a> </div> </div>  </div> </footer> </div> <script src="https://journalengineering.fe.up.pt/lib/pkp/lib/vendor/components/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=3.4.0.3" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="https://journalengineering.fe.up.pt/lib/pkp/lib/vendor/components/jqueryui/jquery-ui.min.js?v=3.4.0.3" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="https://journalengineering.fe.up.pt/lib/pkp/js/lib/jquery/plugins/jquery.tag-it.js?v=3.4.0.3" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="https://journalengineering.fe.up.pt/plugins/themes/bootstrap3/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.min.js?v=3.4.0.3" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="https://journalengineering.fe.up.pt/plugins/themes/bootstrap3/bootstrap/js/cookie.js?v=3.4.0.3" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">var pkpUsageStats = pkpUsageStats || {};pkpUsageStats.data = pkpUsageStats.data || {};pkpUsageStats.data.Submission = pkpUsageStats.data.Submission || {};pkpUsageStats.data.Submission[2468] = {"data":{"2024":{"7":"19","8":"30","9":"38","10":"17","11":"5"}},"label":"All Downloads","color":"79,181,217","total":109};</script><script src="https://journalengineering.fe.up.pt/lib/pkp/js/lib/Chart.min.js?v=3.4.0.3" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">var pkpUsageStats = pkpUsageStats || {};pkpUsageStats.locale = pkpUsageStats.locale || {};pkpUsageStats.locale.months = ["Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec"];pkpUsageStats.config = pkpUsageStats.config || {};pkpUsageStats.config.chartType = "line";</script><script src="https://journalengineering.fe.up.pt/lib/pkp/js/usage-stats-chart.js?v=3.4.0.3" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript"> (function (w, d, s, l, i) { w[l] = w[l] || []; var f = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j = d.createElement(s), dl = l != 'dataLayer' ? 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