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Recife
Water, coast and adaptation
Recife’s adaptation agenda connects sanitation, urban transformation, mobility and the economy. It is an invitation to examine how one decision changes risks and opportunities in several systems.
Compare ↗Research question
How can drainage, housing and mobility policies work together without moving risk onto another neighbourhood?
Conditions for transfer
Local hydrology, tenure, maintenance funding and emergency communication must inform any transferred practice.
What remains unknown
Implementation results and the distribution of protection across neighbourhoods require further research.
Sources
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