URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE: A CASE STUDY IN THE METROPOLITAN REGION OF VALE DO PARAÍBA AND THE NORTHERN COAST

Abstract

Extreme climate events have intensely affected the urban territory, becoming a systemic threat to cities in general. Faced with the growing concentration of people and economic activities in cities, Metropolitan Regions are becoming victims of environmental disasters. This article seeks to understand whether Master Plans at different scales have incorporated concepts that represent new approaches to urban and regional planning. Therefore, the presence of the terms Climate Change, Nature-Based Solutions, Ecosystem Services, and Green Infrastructure were investigated in the Master Plans and the Development Guide of the Integrated Urban Development Plan of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba and the Northern Coast. This study points out that there is a lack of alignment and coordination between the Master Plans with regard to the new planning guidelines for addressing climate change and emphasizes that the Integrated Urban Development Plan can serve as a benchmark in the development of the next municipal Master Plans if it overcomes the challenges of articulation and interfederative cooperation.