Nature-based approach to Design solutions for a more resilient future aims to support societies address a variety of environmental, social and economic challenges in sustainable ways. This approach relies on actions that are inspired by, supported by or copied from Nature. Nature-based solutions use the features and complex system processes of nature, such as its ability to store carbon and regulate water flow, in order to achieve desired outcomes, such as reduced disaster risk, improved human well-being and socio-ecological inclusiveness.

Andreia Marcelino Nunes apresenta a tese "Dynamics of laminin niches during muscle development and disease".

This course is designed for students with research interests in sustainable transition and participatory techniques. It imparts the students with a taste of research work through identifying research questions, formulating research structure, application of participatory holistic methodologies, and different communication forms and channels of research outcomes (i.e. presentation and publication).

O evento visa contribuir para um amplo debate sobre esta importante proposta, presentemente em consulta pública.

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Por Diana Matos (MARE-UC).

Tiago Filipe Salgueiro de Jesus apresenta a tese "Responses of congeneric freshwater fish, Squalius carolitertii, and Squalius torgalensis, to future climate change".

Iolanda Lopes Domingues apresenta a tese "Cooperative and harmful behaviour in the bacterial world".

The continuous urban development associated with the growth of the world population has become one of the most important challenges of the present time. Today, cities accommodate more than 54% of the world's population, a proportion that is expected to increase to 70% by 2050. Trends in urbanization show that cities are becoming more complex and heterogeneous social-ecological systems with growing demand for natural resources mainly for infrastructure, housing, food, water, and energy.