Geodesign and Sustainable Development Goals in the environmental parameterization of the Iron Quadrangle region, Brazil: an academic experience
International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation
ISSN: 2398-4708
Article publication date: 13 May 2022
Issue publication date: 5 April 2024
Abstract
Purpose
There are countless challenges concerning the process of interest mediation. Regarding territorial planning, the participation of different stakeholders is essential. In this sense, Geodesign is a method that supports decision-making based on geocollaboration and co-creation, using geospatial data and tools. The purpose of this study was to use the method to support the co-creation of environmental projects and policies climate-oriented for the Iron Quadrangle region, Brazil.
Design/methodology/approach
The Brazilian platform of Geodesign, GISColab, was used to support the activity. The experiment involved undergraduate and graduate students in Urban Planning and in Geography and technicians that work with planning subjects. Social isolation measures imposed by the pandemic resulted in an adaptation of the dynamic, which was held entirely online.
Findings
The study group proposed 28 designs, in which the most discussed topics were landscape (43%), climate (25%) and risk (25%). This may be associated with the fact that the workshop was conducted in consideration of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the environmental crisis, but it might also suggest the group’s prior concern with such issues. Other SDGs were contemplated, with the productive sector as the most negatively impacted by proposals. This situation reinforces the importance of incorporating different actors (a term used for participants in the Geodesign method, referring to representatives from groups of the society) into planning processes. Geodesign was easily accepted and assimilated by participants.
Originality/value
The proposed methodology proved to be positive for this type of study and GISColab, the Brazilian Geodesign platform, was easily adapted to the characteristics and demands of the experience.
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Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development) [grant number 401066/2016-9] and FAPEMIG (Minas Gerais Research Funding Foundation) [grant number PPM-00368-18] for funding this research.
Citation
Moura, A.C.M., Morais, C.F.d. and Gonçalves Mello, T.A. (2024), "Geodesign and Sustainable Development Goals in the environmental parameterization of the Iron Quadrangle region, Brazil: an academic experience", International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, Vol. 42 No. 2, pp. 294-317. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-11-2021-0143
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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