Profile

Email

ID12669@uminho.pt

Science ID

D21C-07F1-4229

Ciênciavitae

ORCID

Lab2PT Group

LandS – Landscapes and Societies

Scientific Area

Geography

Supervision

Hélder Tiago da Silva Lopes Paula Cristina Almeida Cadima Remoaldo

Project Title

Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) and Regenerative Tourism in Guimarães: insights from the Stockholm case study in the context of the European Green Capitals

Abstract

Nature-based Solutions (NbS) have increasingly established themselves as structuring instruments for promoting urban quality of life, fostering the urban-environmental-social nexus, and playing a fundamental role in European Green Capitals (EGCs). Our research will assess how NbS implemented within the framework of EGCs have contributed to the Sustainability Transition and to the consolidation of Regenerative Tourism models. Guimarães, EGC in 2026, will constitute our main case study, with Stockholm (EGC in 2010) serving as a comparative case. Based on this rationale, the project will articulate institutional, territorial, and sensory dimensions. The triangulation of data, combining quantitative methods (e.g., Difference-in-Differences and questionnaire surveys) and qualitative methods (e.g., an Advisory Board and Walking Interviews), will enable an understanding of urban dynamics in transition, supporting policies aimed at promoting Regenerative Tourism. The articulation between NbS and Regenerative Tourism in urban contexts remains unexplored, constituting the main contribution of the project.

Keywords

Nature-based Solutions (NbS); Urban Green Infrastructure (UGI); Regenerative Tourism; Multilevel Environmental Governance; Socio-ecological Transition.

Organic Unit

Institute of Social Sciences of University of Minho

FCT Reference

2026.00412.BD