| Results
During the two years pilot phase the project
activities have been realized on three different but interconnected
levels. At the scientific-technical level the main target was the elaboration,
discussion, examination and refinement of interdisciplinary concepts
and methodologies for the analysis and valuation of development-, vulnerability-,
risk-, resilience- and conflict-potentials and dynamics of open spaces
on different spatial scales. Beside the discussions the working groups
defined relevant indicators for the valuation of open spaces in the
pilot area Apipucos, collected and analysed the necessary data. Qualities
and deficits of the open spaces were defined from different perspectives
and compared to the perceptions of residents and stakeholders.
In this context different analyses have been
carried out:
- Stakeholder analysis (64 stakeholder organizations and institutions,
which can be classified into 26 different types were investigated in
the project area and its surroundings)
- Natural risks and vulnerabilities (incl. exemplary solution approaches)
- Ecological-botanical quality
- Potential for improvement of life quality and urban climate
- Potential for agricultural use
- Potential for use of open spaces for leisure-time activities
- Perception by local population
At the organisational-administrative level the main focus was the consolidation
of a interdisciplinary scientific consortium and the necessary communication
and administration structures.
Main goal at the cooperation level was the integration of decision makers
and other stakeholders and the development of efficient communication
and cooperation structures between the project consortium and the stakeholders.
In spite of initial difficulties, it has been achieved a high degree
of integration with different actors. The close cooperation with local
decision makers leads also to an exchange about existing or planned
projects of the municipality and the state government.
Theses
A further result of the project is the number of theses of graduate
and postgraduate students from German and Brazilian universities which
were and are realized within the research activities.
- Diego Sotero de Barros Pinangé: "Molecular
population studies in two species of Chamaesyce (C. hirta e C. thymifolia;
Euphorbiaceae) with bio-indicator potentials for anthropogenic influenced
environments", Faculty of Biosciences, Federal University
of Pernambuco
- Sebastian Beyer: "Interdependencies
of Open Space, Settlement Structure and Risk Prevention in a Brazilian
Megacity: A Case Study on the Zona Norte, Recife – Brazil",
Institute of Geography, University of Leipzig
- Christine Ellen: "Implementation
of "Condomínios abertos" as an alternative to the present
movement of the "Condomínios fechados" within the urban
development in Brazil - Branch area of the former textile manufacture
"Fábrica de Macaxeira", Recife",
ITT, Cologne University of Applied Sciences
- Antje Enke: "Pedo-ecological
assessment of open spaces regarding actual and potential land use in
Apipucos and Sitio dos Pintos, Recife, N-E Brasil",
Institute of Geography, University of Leipzig
- Oliver Jende: "Carbon
storage and ecological potential of open spaces in Recife, Brazil, and
its socio-economical implications as a tool for sustainable city planning",
University of Bonn
- Henriette Neef: "Temporary
Territorializations of Public Spaces – An analysis of social-spatial
strategies by informal workers in Apipucos/ Recife, Brazil",
Institute of Geography, University of Leipzig
- Simone Schmidt: "Analysis
of spontaneous and planted vegetation in Recife, Brazil and development
of a biotope type concept", Department of Systematic
Botany, University of Leipzig
- Roman Seliger: "Ecologic-orientated
surface water management in megacities – A contribution to sustainable
urban development in Apipucos, Recife", Institute
of Geography, University of Leipzig
- Tobias Töpfer: "Classification
of the residents of Apipucos, Recife, on the basis of their perception
and use of open spaces taking into consideration the socioeconomic,
structural and societal framework to appoint conflicts of use on open
spaces", Faculty of Geography, University of Tübingen
- Esther Wiebel: "Analysis
of settlement structures in peri-urban areas considering socio-economic
transformation processes – the example of Recife, Brazil",
Faculty of Geography, University of Hamburg
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