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Bioclimatic design has emerged as a fundamental approach in sustainable architecture, responding to the growing challenges of climate change, energy efficiency, urban heat islands, and environmental degradation. By adapting buildings and urban spaces to local climatic conditions through passive design strategies, bioclimatic architecture seeks to reduce energy consumption, improve thermal comfort, enhance environmental performance, and promote long-term resilience. Unlike conventional architectural models that rel...

Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) have emerged as a strategic approach in contemporary urban planning for addressing the interconnected challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, environmental degradation, and urban resilience. By integrating natural processes and ecosystem services into the design and management of cities, NBS offer sustainable alternatives to conventional gray infrastructure while simultaneously generating environmental, social, and economic benefits. Green roofs, urban forests, wetlands, perme...

Although cities are developing rapidly and dynamically, they also face serious challenges related to the environment, the health of the population and the quality of life. Ecological urbanism seeks to respond to these challenges by integrating green infrastructure into urban landscapes. This approach not only improves the aesthetics of cities, but also contributes to sustainable development, improving public health and increasing biodiversity. The main idea is that cities should function not only as places to live...

With rapid urbanization and growing populations, cities around the world are facing multiple challenges related to the environment, public health and quality of life of citizens. In this context, green infrastructure appears not only as a solution but also as a way to revitalize urban spaces by restoring natural ecosystems and improving the vitality of urban areas. Green infrastructure encompasses a network of natural and semi-natural elements that are integrated into urban planning and management. It includes a v...