Renaturing Urban Rivers

Carlos Smaniotto Costa (PhD) is a Professor of Urban Ecology at Universidade Lusófona, Lisbon, and an Associate Researcher at the Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Design (CIAUD). His research activities focus on the synergistic potential of environmental and nature conservation for urban contexts, urban and landscape design, and the co-creation of open spaces. Smaniotto has edited several international books and has publications in professional journals in Portuguese, English, German and Italian.

• Preface. Rivers as Administrative Boundaries and an Approach to Reading a Fluvial Landscape—The Case of the Cajuru Linear Park. Development of Riverfronts in Belgrade: From Recreation Area to Megaprojects. Exploring Stakeholder Engagement in Urban River Recovery: An Ibero-American Perspective. Extraction vs. Heritage: Promoting Riverine Fishing Communities in Arctic Villages. The City of Montreal and the St. Lawrence River Shores: A Recent History of Rediscovery and Reconnection. Implementing Nature-Based Solutions in Urban River Landscapes: Opportunities and Constraints in the Vistula River Valley, Warsaw. Integrating Rivers into the Urban Fabric of Kanpur, India: Regenerating Ganga River to Meet Community Needs and Mitigate Environmental Challenges. Walking Through Memories of Waterways. Collaborative Efforts in Urban River Monitoring: The Role of Digital Citizen Science. Land Tenure Regularisation in Areas of Socio-Environmental Conflict: Struggling for the Arrudas River (Belo Horizonte, Brazil). Socio-Spatial Representations of the Everyday Uses of the River Cambamba, Luanda. From Flooding to (New) Opportunities—The River City Cesena, Italy, is Turning the Tide. The Game Inventa(rio) Cidades—Raising Multispecies and Environmental Dialogue for Urban Rivers. Index.