In La Coruña, Spain, the European project Atlantic Bridges was launched, an initiative that seeks to promote an innovative model of sustainable urban development in Atlantic coastal cities, integrating the sea into urban planning and strengthening the port-city connection.
Coordinated by the Eixo Atlântico and co-financed by the Interreg Atlantic program, the project adopts a collaborative approach that involves public administration, the business sector, academia, and civil society, the four axes of the so-called “quadruple helix,” to create more resilient, sustainable, and inclusive territories.
With a duration of three years, Atlantic Bridges seeks to address the main challenges facing coastal cities, such as urban growth, climate change, and social cohesion, through the so-called triple transition: ecological, economic, and social.
By 2028, the project aims to foster cooperation among Atlantic territories, promote knowledge exchange, and implement solutions that transform coastal cities into laboratories of sustainability, innovation, and social inclusion.
Figueira da Foz will be one of the study regions, which reinforces the commitment of both Port Authorities to port-city integration, urban regeneration, sustainable tourism, and the development of the blue economy, thus contributing to the value of the region.
The consortium partners are Eixo Atlântico, the coordinating entity, Les Sables-d’Olonne (France), the Atlantic Technological University (Ireland), EM Normandie (France), the Port of Aveiro and the Port of Figueira da Foz (Portugal).
Representing and attending were Maria Manuel Cruz, head of the Environment Department of the Port of Aveiro, and Sofia Ventura, in charge of the Strategy Department of the Port of Figueira da Foz.
