Science in Funchal: a case of Blue Urbanism · Curator, Funchal Natural History Museum •The...
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Science in Funchal: a case of BlueUrbanism
Manuel José BiscoitoCurator, Funchal Natural History Museum
• The urban-Ocean Connection
• Connecting urban life-styles and ocean health
• Urban design for a blue planet
– Waterfront redevelopment
• Engaging urban dwellers in marine life around them
– Role of aquaria
• New ideas for connecting oceans and cities
– City sponsored ocean research
FUNCHAL
• 500+ years old
• Capital city of the Autonomous Region of
Madeira
• ≈120.000 inhabitants
• ≈1.300.000 tourists/year
≈12 km coastline
Funchal Natural History Museum
•1929
Adolfo César de Noronha (1873-
1963)
•1957
Funchal Aquarium
•1999
Funchal Marine Biology Station
Promoting science
http://publications.cm-funchal.pt
Contributing to Ocean literacy
>10.500 young and adults/year on guided tours and field activities
Exhibition“Treasures of the deep Atlantic Ocean”240.000 attendees
Blue urbanism and sustainable tourism
• When
– 60% world’s population live within 60km from the coast (70% in 2050)
– 80% of tourism takes place in coastal areas
– 45% of nights in EU countries are on coastal areas
• Significant impacts occur on coastal areas
In the International Year of Sustainable Tourism
• We need to forge a Blue Urban Future
– Cities must begin to think much more creatively about how they can support conservation and protection of the oceans
– Cities can and must exhibit leadership in protecting and conserving the oceans
• Engaging city residents
• Fostering science-based knowledge acquisition
• Acting
• Touristic cities need to be smart.
• To be smart is to be intelligent, knowledgeable and ecologically sustainable.
• Coastal cities to be smart need a blue urbanism approach
• Let’s start talking about Blue Smart Cities!
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