UrbanGaia Research Project

Coimbra, located in the central region of Portugal, has a Mediterranean climate, and houses approximately 150.000 inhabitants. It is the biggest city in the Centro Region, a transition area between Mediterranean and Atlantic climate. It has a medieval centre surrounded by several areas of expansion, especially since the 19th century, accompanied by a variety of green infrastructures that witness the needs of different generations for leisure, recreation and contact with nature.

It has one of the oldest Botanical Gardens in the world, which is also considered one of the most beautiful in europe, and its Green infrastructure includes riverbank ecosystems, different types of gardens, backyards, areas specifically assigned for urban agriculture and urban forests, providing a differentiated set of ecosystem services.