IN-PERSON Lisbon Livable Cities. Section A

Abstract

Effective climate adaptation in urban areas necessitates a paradigm shift toward integrated approaches that bridge the gaps between sectors and stakeholders. Collaboration among public institutions, private entities, and civil society is essential to developing integrated strategies that address both immediate risks and long-term resilience goals. This includes fostering shared knowledge and creating collective incentives to support sustainable and adaptive measures. By promoting cross-sectoral partnerships and leveraging collaborative approaches, it becomes possible to identify synergies, optimize resource use, and implement scalable solutions that enhance climate resilience across urban systems.
This paper presents a transdisciplinary knowledge integration approach and shares key findings from its application within the Red&Blue (Real Estate Development & Building in Low Urban Environments), a five-year program focuses on climate adaptation in the built environment of the urbanized Dutch delta. Our findings highlight key challenges in operationalizing the knowledge integration approach among inter/multidisciplinary teams of scientists and practitioners, while also outlining opportunities to overcome these barriers and advance the development of integrated climate risk management strategies. The study contributes to fostering effective learning processes at the science-practice interface, offering valuable insights into designing efficient, collaborative approaches to address climate change impacts and potentially other complex societal challenges in urban areas.